is it bad to have water in your foam inserts because i was driving my truck and my tire came off and went into a big puddle and got wet




thanks
Ryan

Let em dry out and you'll be fine. The only thing water soaked foams will do (I think) is add extra rotatating mass and a heavier load upon your engine. Also make sure you have a hole on the inside of the rim to allow them to compress and/or drain.

I remember reading in my N-Rusty manual that you should glue the tires about 4 or 5 times around the rims and rely on the capillary action to pull the glue around the full rim. I did that once and the tires nearly came off. The next time, I applied a bead all the way around and haven't lost one since.

Good luck

im in school right now but when i get home ill glue one single bead around my rim


thanks
Ryan

There is another problem that comes with having water in the wheel. Unbalanced wheels. The water in the wheel will all drain down to the bottom, creating a heavy spot in the wheel. When the wheel starts moving, it will shake the entire vehicle.

Squeeze as much water out as you can. In my experience, it doesn't dry out very easily. I haven't tried putting them out in the sun though.

I've poked holes in the surface of my tires with a hobby knife and spun them with the air compressor. That gets a lot out. They balloon up pretty good with the compressor blowing across them.

But then you get water easier now with the holes in them.

i didn't really have any problem getting water in before the holes. The problem was getting it out.

I honestly don't think the water goes in easier with the holes. They're just tiny 1/8" slits that you can't even see.

Yea but when the tires are spinnig fast they balloon and probably open up the slits.

Yep water get's in and out easy..not to mention the dirt and grime that goes in and get's stuck to the foam inserts that will unbalance the wheel and you'd be wondering why is the truck buggy tilting doing some air :P.

Plus it's funny to see water marks on a dry track left by tires with slits/holes

Chances are, if the wheels are spinning fast enough to balloon, no water would be able to get in through the open slits because of centripedal force.

Do the slits add to the problem of water getting in your tires? Maybe, but i don't think so. If i squeeze the tire and let it go, i see no evidence of it sucking air in through the slits i've made. The vent holes in the wheels allow that. Water would be harder to suck in than air.

The fact remains that water is getting in with or without the slits. The slits help get the water out.

Many Pros cut holes in the tires, not the rims for the simple reason it makes any water that get in during cleaning, wet spot on tracks,, etc. just get pushed right back out. with holes in the rims, the water that gets in has to evaporate out,,,you must agree a much slower process,..

If your tire came off your rim then you really need to glue them.