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Does anybody have a recomendation on what 33" wheels would fit in Athern blue box Buckeye trucks? Their website shows 33-1-1.035. 

                                                                                                                                                                                       Thanks, Doug

Doug Wetherhold
Macungie, PA

Don't you believe them?  By the way, are those the old metal trucks which were bolted together and hard to pry sideways to change wheelsets?  Then you do have a problem!

their site doesn't show one for 33's only 36's so just double checking.

Doug Wetherhold
Macungie, PA

ALCO630 Wrote:
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> Does anybody have a recomendation on what 33"
> wheels would fit in Athern blue box Buckeye
> trucks? Their website shows 33-1-1.035. 
                        
> Thanks, Doug

Doug,

Most any Athearn car with Delrin trucks will use the Intermountain 33" flat back wheel sets.

I believe that Reboxx uses the same factory in China for their wheel sets. Reboxx does provide different axel lenghths in their line of wheel sets, but you should not need them.

If you are going even further back with Athearn kits that have the sprung metal trucks. Then either Proto2000 or Kadee wheel sets are best as they have plastic axels that will not short out on metal trucks.

J.

It's for a funaro & carmalengo aux. Tender. I'm putting more modern trucks than what it comes with and having working headlites.

Doug Wetherhold
Macungie, PA

J.Ferris Wrote:
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> ALCO630 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Does anybody have a recomendation on what 33"
> > wheels would fit in Athern blue box Buckeye
> > trucks? Their website shows 33-1-1.035. 
>                         
> > Thanks, Doug
>
> Doug,
>
> Most any Athearn car with Delrin trucks will use
> the Intermountain 33" flat back wheel sets.
>
> I believe that Reboxx uses the same factory in
> China for their wheel sets. Reboxx does provide
> different axel lenghths in their line of wheel
> sets, but you should not need them.
>
> If you are going even further back with Athearn
> kits that have the sprung metal trucks. Then
> either Proto2000 or Kadee wheel sets are best as
> they have plastic axels that will not short out on
> metal trucks.
>
> J.

Metal axles will not short out with metal trucks as long as you install the wheelsets correctly. I have several this way. Make sure your insulated ends of each wheelset are on the same side when mounted in the truck.

They.re not metal trucks. I need insulated wheels for electrical cantacts.

Doug Wetherhold
Macungie, PA