[chrisguyw]

thanks Leo
 
will definitely look into this PA39 axle kit 
but for a different car 
don't want to mess with the look of the plastic wheels on this car 
will however keep in mind for alloy wheels where i can also add inserts 

Kev

Hello Kev,...If you do choose to try independently rotating front wheels on your alloy wheel cars, the Slot-it kit is certainly one option, or, if you are handy with a soldering iron, and have a spare axle and a metal spacer, you can make your own.......you can use up some old axles, and this option is much more reliable, as you do not need to glue in the eyelets, which also makes disassembly a bit of a pain.

Solder a thin metal spacer to one end of an axle,.......clean up the solder from the inside of the spacer and the axle, and put one wheel on the axle with the spacer on the outside flange of one wheel. Do not use a set screw on this wheel !!. The other side wheel attaches normally with a grub screw. The one wheel rotates on the axle, and the other with the axle.

Cheers
Chris Walker

The following pic. was used to show someone how much they could reduce a Slot-it Crown.....and has no relevance to my response whatsoever  ......you will notice the washer soldered on to the left hand side of the axle.