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Jan 2, 2000 Hi Tony - Question for you: I bought a used pair of Mission Mod4 inline hockey skates the other day, and like them pretty well. On these skates, the wheels are all the same size, and there are 4 of them on each skate. The guy told me I could replace the 2 back wheels on each skate with a slightly larger wheel to help with accelleration, etc. I said "great" not knowing much about skates. Now that I have them home and have used them a few times, Im looking more closeley at the skate and have noticed that each of the bolt mounts which hold each wheel on the frame are lined up exactly the same and are parallel to the ground and equadistant to the ground and the bottom of the frame. Noticing this, Im thinking the guy was incorrect, for it seems to me that to be able to put larger wheels on the back, you would need the back 2 mounts located a little higher on the frame, this way the wheels are even on the bottom. Maybe I just dont understand skates, but my basic question is - can I put 2 larger wheels on this pair of skates on the back 2 mounts? thank you! -David

Hi David, Mission's hockey skate frames use their HiLo design, which allow you to use big wheels in the back (80mm) and smaller ones in the front (72mm). Assuming your used skates have their original frames, you should be able to use this combination. However, as you noted, the axle holes are not adjustable. With larger wheels in back, this means your skates will now be higher in back too. You'll tilt forward more than when you had all same sized wheels, so expect some minor readjustments in your skating. Hope the pictures below give you an idea of what it'll look like. For skaters with other skates, the frames may or may not allow you to use this configuration. You might not be able to use 80mm's but you might still be able to use 76mm/72mm or something similar.