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Originally Posted by oosh123
Welshy, I may have a few ideas, how should the slipper slip to be correct? what problems are you running into now?
From what I remember your design of using the B4 slipper pads works, but the only problem I see that is, we are still using the lazer's original aluminum slipper hubs. When using the original slipper hubs, I believe only 1/2 of the pad is used. Why not try to see if the B4's slipper hub would fit (Part numner 9604). From what I see on their manuals, most of the slip pad is covered when it is assembled.
With this, it may be easlier for you to set your slipper to the correct slippage. There are a few advantages when using a larger diameter slip hub: 1. Don't need to tighting the bolt too much as more surface is being contacted on the pad thus less stress on other parts 2. Less wear on the pad 3. More degrees of fine tuning 4. More adjustability.
Worst case scenario is that the Associated B4 slipper hub can't fit on the Lazer. When that happens, I am more than happy to custom make some with blue anodized alloy. If they are not that expensive to make, I can always make them out of Titanium. It is only 6 times more expensive than anodized aluminum, but you will never have to worry about it.
Wouldn't it be cool to see this on the Lazer? Vented slipper hubs
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i have designed my own top shaft for my optima mid , and now it uses all the B4 parts for slipper, the plates, pads ,spring, and also spur gear. it works really well, and bestt of all all the B4 parts are cheap and easy to get. perhaps a new top shaft design for the lazer would be a good idea too?