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Old 02-16-2007 | 11:02 AM
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From: BrechinOnt, CANADA
Default RE: Making drift tires

I tryed that, but tape seems to difficult to push under the pvc/abs when installing the tire and never gets tight enough.

If your pvc/abs tire is a tiny bit larger then the rim, or is snug but still tends to slip off during use, try some silicone! You can dab a few globs, or paste the hole inner side of the rim and then slip your pvc tire on. Now place it face up on a piece of wax paper so the excess silicone wont stick to anything and try and free hand it straight as you can. Then I have an axle stub mounted on my drill so that now I have a generic laith to true the surface and sidewalls for balance and looks. Holding the drill is another story, lol. If you clamp the drill into a vice, use impact foam or wood and hollow out where the drill body will sit so you dont crush the drill.

I did however use vinyl tape on the outside of my rubber tires for my nitro drifter and they lasted a nice while, you need to make sure the tape end is pointing forward so the spinning action doenst rip it off in 2 seconds, lol. And my tape was as wide as the tire, bout 1 1/2" wide so it might have been special. I got it from a body shop supply store, its used for covering things that you dont want damaged if your sandblasting a window frame or whatever...