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05-23-2010, 04:20 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville FL
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|  drilled rims
how many of you guys have a hole in your rims for the air to escape looking at some youtube videos i noticed alot of guys tires flatten out on rocks and realized mine dont alot i waz wondering if this improves performance at all. also while the rig is just sittin how much would the weight of the rig flatten them any info would be helpful thanks all |
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05-23-2010, 05:35 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tualatin, Eugene Or
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05-23-2010, 05:52 PM
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my rig is pretty much bone stock with a 6 cell battery
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05-23-2010, 08:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tualatin, Eugene Or
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Still drill your rims  |
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05-24-2010, 01:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles, 90201
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The weight of your rig will also help on the trails. Yess by drilling your rims helps out I would do it if I were you improves traction and grips better but also try adding weights insides (tire weights) will make your front end heavy for them steep inclines |
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05-24-2010, 01:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Drilling holes will help you get better traction. What works best for my SCX10 is drilling two 1/8" holes in each front wheel (on opposite sides of the wheel) and a single 1/8" hole in each rear wheel. The reason for going with just one hole in each rear wheel is that you want air to escape slower in these wheels so that when you nail on the throttle, you still get the acceleration grip that more inflated tires give you, but the tires will still conform to the rocks and give you great traction when in the rough stuff. This is how my rig is drilled and it never stops surprising me as to what it can crawl its way up with little to no effort.
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05-24-2010, 02:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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DO NOT DRILL HOLES IF IT EVER SEES WATER, your foams will get wet and become crap
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05-24-2010, 03:52 PM
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05-24-2010, 04:21 PM
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05-24-2010, 04:52 PM
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05-24-2010, 04:57 PM
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So you are going to tell me you would drill your rims then everytime out you ran you would take your bead locks completely apart, take of the tires and foams, then clean them, dry them, and put everything back together. I just can't see the reasoning for drilling holes on scaler wheels. |
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05-24-2010, 05:19 PM
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If you're going to run your scale truck in a scale comp, then I would say, "yes, vent your tires". You can use every advantage you can get. If you're just going to be bashing around, I wouldn't vent your tires. It's really more of a PITA than it's worth. Notice I said "vent your tires" and not "vent your wheels", too. On my very first scale truck, I vented my wheels and went to sell the wheels at a later date and had a few turn down the sale because they were vented. It's much easier and better to vent your tires with a leather punch, IMO  |
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05-24-2010, 06:07 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Anniston
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I run leaves up front and the "factory" 4 link in the rear. All I did was took the foams out of the tires taking care not to squeeze each tire while locking the beads down. I get a good amount of tire roll and bulge...
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05-24-2010, 08:19 PM
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I wouldn't run with no foams  The point of foams is to support the tires and keep them from bouncing on the rocks....
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05-25-2010, 08:37 AM
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I went with no holes due to the water issue. Being a scaler, there is more of a chance to see water than a comp rig. I have had zero traction issue with no holes drilled in the rims.
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05-25-2010, 12:32 PM
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05-25-2010, 12:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville FL
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its not a problem to me to have to clean the foams i would rather have increased performance than have clean foams plus i hardly ever run through water and i do some scale comps do i could really use the advantage and i already drilled them |
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05-25-2010, 05:47 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Anniston
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Wheel hop happens with my 1:1 Toyota.
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05-25-2010, 06:03 PM
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I don't vent my scaler rims either, Pull out moldy foams just once and you'll change your mind too. If you're planning on doing scale comps too maybe get a extra set of tires and wheels. One drilled for comps and the others sealed up. Or you can put a set screw it the vent hole to seal it, and take it out for comps.
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05-25-2010, 06:14 PM
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I still wouldn't run without foams (and I bet 99% of people agree) | |
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