a bunch of thinner wire and many turns @LukePL. 40kv woudnt be too hard and its half the kv of what is wound already so about double the turns I’m doing now in wye so 18.
do I have a problem with understanding or both of you saying completely opposite things 
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I wind them so I know.
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More turns is less kv and vice versa.
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No I was being dumb lolz I have my directions mixed up for some reason. Just use a little thinner wire, maybe 11 or 12 turns instead of 8.
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Is there any chance I could get an estimate of the total weight of the package (Hubs, hanger, and tires cause I already have the front tires and trucks) so I can start calculating shipping?
7-10 pounds with wheels on
Did some testing in Marin County. Quick edit:
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Schweet as, those smokey blacks look fecking sick!! Great job guys
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That music… Nice.
Super nice! Why they are called steel hubs?
Because somebody considered it to be good name. Why are you called Luke? 
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Hub motors made of steel, not aluminum.
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I personally vote for them to be nicknamed Hubbies
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And special edition pink version called, Wiffies.
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I keep asking my parents but they don’t want to tell me 
@webst you see here is a reason which leads to my next question why? Is aluminium not easier to mill to make a part?
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It will bend like a banana when the wheel hits a curb 
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First motors were Aluminium, then it had to change:
I just though that the answer was so obvious that the question shouldn’t be asked (and I couldn’t resist a bit of malice) 
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