tire movement on rim
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09/08/13 09:03 PM
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Crizila
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Got a new pair of 15X10 Convo pros that I really do not want to put screws in to. Unfortunately, this weekend I noticed about a 2" - 3" movement ( 6 runs) between the wheels and the rims. I run tubes in my Hoosier Quick Time Pros. Car seems to work best at around 12 psi. Any other solutions out there to keep this from happening - without using screws / bead locks ?
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Re: tire movement on rim
[Re: Crizila]
#1498543
09/08/13 09:07 PM
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tex013
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glue the tyre to the rim , I use high tack gasket sealant . that is the most common way to deal with tyre movement
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Re: tire movement on rim
[Re: Crizila]
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09/09/13 10:57 AM
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DaveRS23
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I have had a couple of different tire/rim combos that the tire moved several inches each racing day. It concerned me at first, but it never presented a problem. So I ran them that way.
Is there a real risk as long as there aren't tubes?
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Re: tire movement on rim
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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09/09/13 07:36 PM
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When I bought my new wheels this year I spent a lot of time researching this as I didn't want to drill the wheels if I didn't have to !4 inch wide wheels, 14-32's slicks). I was told if I run tubes you MUST drill wheels or risk ripping valve stem out of the tube and wrecking the car. If running tube-less seal the sidewalls with dawn soap mixed with a little water. Clean tire bead with lacquer thinner, scuff inside wheel bead with red sanding pad and clean with lacquer thinner. install tire on rim and carefully brush "high-tac" sealer on bead. Inflate slick to 20-25 pounds or tire to 35-40 pounds and let sit for 24 hours if possible. Set pressure where desired and go racing. Mine have moved approximately 1/4 inch in 4 races. The shop that mounted mine took extreme care when mounting and I had very little clean-up but I did so with some brake cleaner sprayed on a rag. The way it looks I will never drill a set of wheels again. My 60 foots are in the 1.38 range.
Thanks for all the good info!! Maybe I will pull the tubes and try gluing them .
No problem. Better safe than sorry.
I use the permatex HY Tack on mine and they have not moved at all works great
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