Wheel clips
OK I have done a ton of research looking for the safety clips for single nut wheels on race cars....I have a small wire/spring steel that works by squeezing and placing in the stub axle hole...problem is when you search you must have the proper terminology to be effective....for that I am not....if anyone knows both what to call them and where to buy them that would be great...
I do have a DB4
JD McDermont of Front Range Motorsports 303-324-1975
orange or blue box or hardware store
I get my spring clips at HD or Lowes or anyhardware store.
View
This is what they look like
R-clips? (shaped like a capital letter "R")
Ken
Wheel Clips
Try these: http://www.mcmaster.com/#pins/=10zxx7
Hairpin Cotter Pin
Using Johns link I found exactly what I need for my Ralt RT5: http://www.mcmaster.com/#92391a058/=1113paOriginally Posted by John Caldwell
Thanks John
Scott Woodruff
83 RT5 Ralt/Scooteria Suzuki Formula S
(former) F440/F5/FF/FC/FA
65 FFR Cobra Roadster 4.6 DOHC
pins
Those are the ones I also use on my car.
Very light , don't add any weight or undue vibration.
Ricardo
Those are what JD has.
Those are standard "hitch pins" available at any hardware store. There are many other options (such as the R pins listed) available.
Charlie Warner
fatto gatto racing
'Cause there's bugger-all down here on earth!
....ug...I have found all kinds and most if not all would work...I am really looking for the same one I have.......went through the entire alphabet with the word clip behind it...NOT one was the same........has anyone seen ones like I have ...in this state, hardware stores do not have them.
you'll have to post a picture.
Charlie Warner
fatto gatto racing
'Cause there's bugger-all down here on earth!
Post #4
Or this could be a bit better scale
Sorry, missed that. Those are most likely custom built, probably in the UK. Phil Reilly in CA can make some - he made some similar for me for the March F1 - or probably Alvin Brantley in Indy can also make them. I've never seen those in production. Uses spring steel and are a pain to make. I'd opt for one of the various other types of clips out there that are way cheaper.
Charlie Warner
fatto gatto racing
'Cause there's bugger-all down here on earth!
Clips
Originally made for Tatuus - JD at Front Range had a spring guy make them in quantity and they work well
Phil
Make your own from welding rod (fairly easy to bend) then have them heat treated to make them springy. Sorry I can't remember the specs - made mine 15 years ago and they're still 'like new'. No doubt Richard or someone else will chime in with the details.
Anybody have a good number for JD....seems 303-324-1975 will not work
Help...bump
Any body with a number that JD will answer...or anyone with news about him
A quick Google search for Front Range Motorsports may provide some information.
Clips
I have some of these Tatuus clips if required.
Front Range is 303-340-1001
Phil
Wheel Clips
We have used Tillman Group Hitch Pin Clips, like the one below, with great success. You can get them in Home Depot or Lowes. They come in various wire diameters and lengths. As these are run of the mill commercial clips, the wire diameter tolerance is not held as close as we need, so take a micrometer with you, check the wire diameter of each piece and pick those that will have a good fit in the spindle hole.
Ian L. McKechnie (dad)
Crewchief FC 61
Thanks I had already done that.
Has anyone used an AN415-2 "cowl lock pin" as a wheel safety clip?
Looks like they should fit.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...s/lockpins.php
I am surprised Pegasus does not offer them....
They are VERY difficult to get in....IMO stick with the red ones.
JD phone #303) 340-1001, I buy them all the time from JD
I use the AN clips as they dont lose their tension as some of the Homedepot clips seem too, they can be hard to get it but they also stay in.
Thom
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