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What is the hub thickness of your 2.85 drive
"Monster Props" ? I
would like to know what length of bolts are needed for this prop
including the crush plate,spinner back plate,etc .
Hi
Kelly,
Here's is a
note from my logs on the prop hubs:
Talked to
Performance Props (520-394-2059) again, to find out what the hub thickness will
be with the new prop, so I can find a spinner. They said that they buy blanks in 4-3/8”
thickness, and usually plane them down to 4-1/4”. For Tracy’s monster prop, due to the
extra pitch, they found a thicker than normal blank, and planed it down to
4-3/8”. That’s what they will do
for mine as well, so 4-3/8” is the thickest the hub could be. This is the normal size for a 13” RV
spinner, which is why Tracy was able
to use his RV-8 spinner. I’ll look
at the options, and decide if I want to go with 13”, or try to find a spinner
that’s 12”, with the correct hub size.
Despite what this says, I think I ended up getting a 4-1/4"
hub, though I can't find a note to that effect. I gave all the
numbers to Saber Manufacturing when I got the prop, and they sold me a crush
plate, threaded lugs for the redrive, and the proper length
bolts.
Rusty
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