Homemade Wheels - ATVs

It is no secret that some villages can be reached without problems only in the summer. In autumn, winter or spring, great difficulties arise - either a swamp or snowdrifts, only a modern four-wheel drive car copes with the tasks. But this is a very expensive pleasure, most of the inhabitants of the outback can not afford. We’ll tell you how to remake old rubber and make an ordinary all-terrain vehicle out of an ordinary Zhigulenok.

What needs to be prepared

To fix the elements required hardware M6 corresponding dyne. Hooks are made from a profile “D” belt (upper width 32 mm, lower 19.2 mm). The belt is chopped into pieces with an ax, for the accuracy of the length of the pieces, a blow is made by a sledgehammer. The holes are drilled with an ordinary drill and drill for metal, it is easier to tighten the nuts with a screwdriver. The flipper is made from old cameras, glued to the tires with rubber glue. To cut off the bolts, a grinder with an abrasive disk is required.

Manufacturing process

Chop the belt blanks with an ax on a level board. Length about 15 cm, specific values ​​depend on the width of the tire and the angle of inclination of the segments. Position the blade of the ax at an angle of 45 degrees to the axis of the belt. The quantity depends on the distance between the individual elements, on average it should be 20 cm.
In order for all the segments to be the same length, make a mark on the board and use it as a template. Set the ax in the right place and chop the piece of the belt with a sledgehammer on the butt. Drill holes in the belt and tire, place them at a distance of about 1 cm from the ends and along the axis of symmetry.
Drill holes on all pieces of the belt first, and then use each as a template to drill holes in the tire. Screw each Christmas tree element separately immediately after preparing the holes. The distance between the pieces of the belt can be installed on the eye or adapted to the template any board of the appropriate width.
According to the described algorithm, install a "Christmas tree" around the wheel. Prepare two tires on the rear wheels. Cut the old chamber along the radius. It is necessary to make a semblance of a flipper - this is a special tape that protects the camera from damage by the caps of the bolts that hold pieces of the belt around the perimeter of the tire. Coat the inside of the tire with rubber glue.
Carefully insert the flipper, align it. Leave for a day to harden the glue. With a grinder, cut the protruding parts of the bolts around the circumference of the wheels.
Assemble the wheels and install them on the car. Have a test drive. You will be surprised by the results, such a Lada far surpasses the most modern jeeps in cross-country ability.

Conclusion

It is forbidden to drive such tires on paved roads; the speed should not exceed 50 km / h. It must be remembered that the strength of fixation does not meet the requirements for high-speed rubber, such tires can only be used for a short time for driving bad sections of the road.

Watch mud tests in the video

For full tests of all the driving properties of these wheels on a rear-wheel drive car, be sure to see the video.