Team Associated/Team Losi HPI 5X11 Bearing Adapter by rcnand

Last crawled date: 3 years, 4 months ago

5 X 11 bearing adapter for a variety of vintage R/C vehicles that have a 3/16" axle.
In the 1990's, HPI offered several different rims for vehicles called the Super Star (SS) rim. These rims came with a variety of adapters to allow you to use them on different vehicles. While the offsets may not completely match the original vehicle rim offsets, it was a nice concept that allowed you to use the same rim/tires from a metric based vehicle (Traxxas/Tamiya/Kyosho) on a SAE/imperial based vehicle (Team Associated/Team Losi). Theoretically this could reduce the need to invest in vehicle specific rims.
This adapter is loosely based on that same design. It takes a 3/16" x 3/8" bearing and adapts it to a 5X11 based rim (like the front rims for a Traxxas Nitro Rustler) to a Team Associated/Team Losi truck. The downside is that the front track width of the truck will be increased by ~3.5 mm. If you choose to do this, you will need a ~5 mm wide hex adapter combined with a Traxxas Nitro Rustler ream rim.
This is set up for my printer's tolerances. You may need to increase the outer diameter of the adapter slightly (~0.05 mm) to get a more snug fit; depending on your setup.