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Old 10-03-2007 | 09:48 AM
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Default pro tire setup,,,for a newb.lol

this is for the guy loosing speed and ripping tires off the rim,,,,BALLOONLESS tires

im sure a few of you do this but i thought ide give a crash course,,lol

1.flip tires inside out and clean with denatured alchohol---to get all the oil left over from the tire mold..

2.use fiberglass strapping tape---or real good packing tape that has lines of fabric imersed in the tape...

3.stick the foam back into the inside out tire,,,you need that for good support when taping..

4.evenly roll the tape all the way around starting from the edge in...

5.super glue the spot where you end ,,,i usually super glue a few area's for good measure..

6.take foam out and flip tires back around.

7.bust out the dremel or some sand paper and take off the shiny residue left over from factory.you have to do this because no matter what kind of glue your using it generally wont stick to a flat shiny oily surface..

8.dremel the inner edge of your rim -taking off any left over plastic from the rim mold,,,making this surface scratchy and ruff will
forever lock the tire to the rim letting the glue get a good grip.

9. denature alchohol clean the rim and tire well --put it all back together..

10.ive had good luck with balancing by installing the rims and tires on your truck,hold the truck in the air and rev it hard a few times.
this will let the tire seet into the rim more evenly ,,,then take them off your truckor car ..

11.roll back the edge and make sure to get glue all the way in to the seet area of the rim.

12after all that is dry

13.pull one axle carrier off of your truck with the axle,with the stub end,,,

14.spin the wheel and see how it feels if it seems to spin forever and feel real smooth you may be real close to true balance---
BUT if it sort of stops after a while then goes back and forth its out of balance which isnt good for anything it ruins your bearings ,,your axle,s and puts a lot of stress on your arms,,PLUS IT SLOWS YOUR TRUCK DOWN AND GIVES YOU HORRIBLE TRACTION.

15.use modeling foam crayola makes it and sells it at walmart,,..WHERE the rims spins and falls is the heavy side ,,,stick the foam in the
on the top area then spin it ,,,you,ll know when your balanced when the rim doesnt stop in a particular area ,and it just spins around like it will never stop..

16. use a few drops of glue on the foam to keep it from slipping out ..

17. have a good time and go race and i hope this helps you ,,,your tires will evenly wear down THEY WILL be like a foam tire and wont balloon at all,,,and you will never ever have to reglue a tire ever...
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