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Post by dragfool on Jan 7, 2012 12:06:08 GMT -7
After racing 1/24th scale Drag Cars for many years I can't believe that trying to find tires for HO can be so difficult. It seems that the majority of tires and rims for sale do not list what size they are.
I have purchased several different types of silicon tires and rims and I am getting frustrated because you never know what size the final dimensions of the tire is going to be after mounting them on several different rims. Dose any manufacture actually state the final size of the slip on tire after mounting to different rims?
I have also tried to true the silicon tires using a Dremel Tool and nail file all it does is chew up the silicon. Can you true these tires or do you need to just get lucky and find the right combo of rim and tire to get the desired final size?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Post by Eagle Racing on Jan 7, 2012 14:16:33 GMT -7
There is a dealer that has a chart for some of the wheel/tire combos with sizes. I think it is Ho Slot Car Racing his link is as follows: www.hoslotcarracing.com/What size are you looking for and what is it going on? |
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Post by dragfool on Jan 7, 2012 15:27:34 GMT -7
Thanks for the link eagleracing I will check it out. I'm working on 2 N/PS cars and the tire must be no larger than .450 diameter by .230 width.
Thanks again for the help!!
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Post by pceng on Jan 7, 2012 16:59:56 GMT -7
Good luck finding tires that size. Keep us posted. Had a time trying to find that size last NTRA season. Ended up sanding to size, took longer than I thought it would. Tried dremel and rpm just expanded then flung tire. But sanding while on chassis will work. Don't let car get to hot if you do this. Only tires I know of that are sized are tire/wheel combos, silly foams. Can't use in N/PS, tires have to be slip-on. Width is also a problem. Narrow tires are less in weight and exert the same pressure on track with less footprint than a wider tire. N/PS use traction magnets, so something to think about.
..........PC
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Post by 440gtx on Jan 7, 2012 23:02:58 GMT -7
Good luck finding tires that size. Keep us posted. Had a time trying to find that size last NTRA season. Ended up sanding to size, took longer than I thought it would. Tried dremel and rpm just expanded then flung tire. But sanding while on chassis will work. Don't let car get to hot if you do this. Only tires I know of that are sized are tire/wheel combos, silly foams. Can't use in N/PS, tires have to be slip-on. Width is also a problem. Narrow tires are less in weight and exert the same pressure on track with less footprint than a wider tire. N/PS use traction magnets, so something to think about. ..........PC .450" Tall and .230" wide is no problem. Just use a slip-on silicone tire for tuff-one wheels stretched over any .250" wheel. That has been my NP/S setup from the beginning. I always use, "Tuff One Black Silicone Tires (pr) S101" from Jag hobbies. The .250" wheels are pretty easy to find. The RRR wheels are .250". Hope this helps Matt |
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Post by pceng on Jan 8, 2012 8:32:52 GMT -7
Thanks Matt, good to know! This size was giving me fits last spring.
..........PC
Oh, was just looking at tires and AJ'S tires have sizes listed. But nothing that looked like it would work.
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Post by dragfool on Jan 8, 2012 12:26:20 GMT -7
Thank you, thank you, thank you Matt, this has been driving me nuts. I have tried to true three pair of some Jel Claws and they either ripped or looks like they hand air bubbles in the silicon. I will definitely check out Jag Hobbies, again thanks for your help.
Steve
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Post by dragfool on Jan 8, 2012 12:46:44 GMT -7
Hi Matt,
Is RRR Road Race Replicas wheels?
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Post by Eagle Racing on Jan 8, 2012 13:47:01 GMT -7
Yes they are.
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Post by dragfool on Jan 8, 2012 13:49:17 GMT -7
Thanks Matt.
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Post by nosubfor3 on Jan 8, 2012 16:15:11 GMT -7
After racing 1/24th scale Drag Cars for many years I can't believe that trying to find tires for HO can be so difficult. It seems that the majority of tires and rims for sale do not list what size they are. I have purchased several different types of silicon tires and rims and I am getting frustrated because you never know what size the final dimensions of the tire is going to be after mounting them on several different rims. Dose any manufacture actually state the final size of the slip on tire after mounting to different rims? I have also tried to true the silicon tires using a Dremel Tool and nail file all it does is chew up the silicon. Can you true these tires or do you need to just get lucky and find the right combo of rim and tire to get the desired final size? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Go to www.hoslotcarracing.com/Click on HO parts and tools then click on tires and wheels Also go to jaghobbies.com/ho_slot_cars/super_tires.htm or jaghobbies.com/ho_slot_cars/silicone_tires.htmHope this helps. |
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Post by pceng on Jan 9, 2012 8:57:04 GMT -7
Dragfool, saw you mention Jel Claws. Have never used them, what do you think of them. Aside from truing that is. Problems I had with dremel were due to rpm. Did you do the claws with dremel?
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Post by dragfool on Jan 9, 2012 19:16:15 GMT -7
Hey pceng, I like the tires and they perform really good on stock stuff, I haven't used them on anything real fast yet (still building those cars). Yes I did use a dremel at the lowest speed and even that seemed to fast, I also used the finest grit nail file I could find. two sets did true up real nice but the others had rips and air bubbles. I will still use the Jel Claws but only when I need to do no to light truing. I hope this helps.
Steve
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Post by nosubfor3 on May 25, 2015 9:03:38 GMT -7
Does anyone true slip on silicons? I have different brands and some bounce the car down the track. Traction magnets cure the problem.But not all class's allow traction magnets.
BTW axles are straight and rims are trued.
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Post by Eagle Racing on May 25, 2015 9:56:56 GMT -7
That is a royal pain to do. I don't know anybody that likes doing that. If everything is true have you checked how true your chassis is? What type chassis is this setup going into?
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