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Old 05-01-06, 05:34
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The front bogies have thinner rubber on them cause thats how they were designed. If they were supposed to be the same then all wheels would have the same amount of rubber. It is very possible that the previous owner put them on in the wrong order.

I have no idea what would happen if you left them as they were. Chances are that nothing bad will happen but then again you could be cruzing along in a parade and have a wheel or track fall off and take out a bunch of civies.

The best way to tell the difference is to look at the part numbers on the wheels themselves and compare it to the manual.

Heck so far the funniest I have seen was two years ago at an event I was watching Stewart L?? and Charlie F????? (keeping names confidential but they know who they are) mess around with the tracks. I thought somthing doesn't look right and a quick run to the other side of the carrier confirmed what I was thinking. Charlie F?????'s front left wheel assembly was on front to back. He had never noticed it and figures it must have been done by a previous owner. He always wondered why that side was bumpy.
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