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...

Preftect and worthy of a sticky!!!

THANKS man ,,,,,just tired of seeing BALLOON tires at races lol...

OH and if your curious what glue i use ,,,i use PRO ca its a great planes product....medium gap filling..

only thing that sucks is when a bunch of newbs want you to set there tires up AAAARRRRR 3 sets today ....sucks

soooooooo time consuming

excellent idea thanks for sharing

I might try this out. Would duct tape be good or is it to heavy?

ive often looked at my duct tape roll and thought man i would be easier to just use that instead of going around and around with the small stuff,,,,

but actually i never tried it ---doesnt seem to me that it would be that much heavier,,i would super glue the ends though because the tape i use actually is battery tape made for wolf motor sports (out of business now),,,it says on the tape SUPER STICKY AND SUPER strong

and it is real sticky,,,,i would suggest using expensive duct tape if you do ......


THIS works for on-road and off road tires,,,,buggy monster ...whatever...
the most important thing is to denature alchohol everything very well ,,it really helps making that glue stick

if you have a extra axle carrier and axle stubb keep it around your tool box and every know and then check the balance...
also make sure to clean and oil the bearing in the carrier so the the tire spins freely ....

when your tires are done this way and your balanced ,,,man its like gaining 10 mph,,,i swear your vehicle launches like a bullet..
no flex at all no balloon,,,,no railing on straight aways...

Hi,

I have a Hellfire RTR so the tires are already glued to the rims. How can I seperate them without destroying either?

If your tires don't balloon anymore your top speed should be less I guess?

Regards,

there are a couple of ways ---heat up oven to 180 degrees and stick the rim and tires in there for about 10 minutes and check ,additional heating may be needed if they havent started to come unglued another way is a super glue deteriator they sell it at hardware stores
for getting off silicon ,,,if all else fails a good ol hard tug will usually work ,,may ruin tires though,,,

actually i can see where ballooning may increase top speed b making the gearing larger ,,,but that would only be minimal at most
and the loss of traction would be silly....when your tire balloons it sort of rails back and forth,,,which usually happens when top fuel drag cars slip the tire under LOAD and go back and forth losing TIME== high speeds require tight non shaking movement to be exact

Fahrenheit or Celcius???

sorry didnt see where you where from fahrenheit.......dont know what it converts to......
big ups to the nether lands.....wher people drive fast and taxidrivers even faster ,,,,my best friend took me to hungryand the netherlands while he was dj-ing ,,,,,know what chook is ? i do now

hey thats great advice for the problem if ballooning tires, Can i ask a Favor? can you copy and paste this excact post in the official tires and rims thread i started, its a thread for questions and tips for tires and rims.. and this is perfect to be added there...

I don't know what chook is???