I bought some rally type tires (basically a road tire) on ebay for my buggy for running on the street. They had already been glued to the rims, which I thought was a good thing. When I got them I realized that whoever glued them to the rims did not install foam inserts in them first. My question is, do you think I can run these on my buggy without the foam inserts? The sidewalls are short, and they seem pretty stiff, so I guess they might work without the foam, but I don’t know for sure. I really would like to avoid going through the hassle of trying to remove them without damaging the tires/wheels to install foam if I don’t have to, but I just assumed that you had to have the foam in there. Do any of you guys run street tires without foams?

Here is a link to the ebay ad with pictures of them, if that helps any.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...EBWA%3AIT&rd=1

Thanks for the help.


Chuck - Charlotte, NC

those are duratrax tires and they come without the inserts....they will be fine without the inserts. Not having inserts will only affect handling but they are pretty stiff, I use them to break in engines.