Post by SKR on Aug 18, 2008 19:47:20 GMT -7
Silicone foam tires are the best tires you can throw on a HO car. You can buy just about any size (O.D.) and they are true unlike alot of the slip on tires. The down side is that white delrin wheels are pretty dang ugly and ruins the looks of the cars. Not a big problem if you'd rather have performance over looks. Why not have both?
Here are some shots (bad pics) of some before and after shots of wheels inserts from a die cast car. To get the wheel insert to fit you might need to trim down the wheel insert OD. After I got the insert to fit the delrin wheel. I placed the back side of the wheel insert on some 400 grit sanding paper and sanded it as thin as I could get it. This will give the rear wheel a deep well appearance. Paint the delrin wheel silver to cover up the white wheel before setting your wheel insert in. After the insert was in I took a Black sharpie around the edge of the wheel to give the tire more of a taller look instead of the low profile look that you don't see on drag cars.
I also drilled a small hole in the center so I can still remove my wheels with a puller.
Picture of how thin this insert is. That's a Vincent wheel in the back. Sorry about the bad pictures.
Before
After
Before, Notice how it looks like a low profile tire.
After
You can see how far the inserts sits inside the wheel
Here are some shots (bad pics) of some before and after shots of wheels inserts from a die cast car. To get the wheel insert to fit you might need to trim down the wheel insert OD. After I got the insert to fit the delrin wheel. I placed the back side of the wheel insert on some 400 grit sanding paper and sanded it as thin as I could get it. This will give the rear wheel a deep well appearance. Paint the delrin wheel silver to cover up the white wheel before setting your wheel insert in. After the insert was in I took a Black sharpie around the edge of the wheel to give the tire more of a taller look instead of the low profile look that you don't see on drag cars.
I also drilled a small hole in the center so I can still remove my wheels with a puller.
Picture of how thin this insert is. That's a Vincent wheel in the back. Sorry about the bad pictures.
Before
After
Before, Notice how it looks like a low profile tire.
After
You can see how far the inserts sits inside the wheel
