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Jay2380 · 02-14-2011, 12:27 AM

Just got set of rc4wd oem steel wheels for a bronco build I am doing. The problem I am having is I can not get the lip of the tire to fit inside the inner ring. I am using flatirons and seems that the lip is to thick so it makes it damn near impossible to get fuses seat right. What am I missing or do I need to get a diffent tire to work these wheels?

Eric Layton · 02-14-2011, 12:37 AM

Those rims dont work well with anything but rc4wd tires. If u look at the bead on rc4wds tires they are real thin unlike the flat irons that are thick. The flat irons will work but its a pain in the butt and alot of work. hope this help..

foproy · 02-14-2011, 12:40 AM

you can also try cutting new inner rins from a 2 inch pvc pipe. the inner ring on the oem rims are exactly 1.9 inches, which means it barely fits the bead.

Jay2380 · 02-14-2011, 12:48 AM

Thanks for tips. I was wondering about pvc pipe so i am glad u mentioned that. maybe i will give that a try. Thanks again.

drywallguy · 02-14-2011, 11:20 AM

Mr Layton is correct. Those rims don't like Proline tires. RC4WD even has a little note at the bottom of the description saying just that.
Even RC4WD tires are hard to mount. The tutorial at the link they provide works pretty well but I never got it in 5 min. Good luck and post your solution when you get them mounted.

Jay2380 · 02-15-2011, 02:06 AM

So I tried some 2in abs and it seemed to work alright. After many curse words I think I got it to work for now until I can get some new tires. Thanks for the help.

toyotatrucks83 · 02-23-2011, 10:30 PM

I was looking for some answers about these wheels before I buy. Anyone know if they will work with 1.9 rovers on a MRC?

02-14-2011, 12:27 AM	#1
Jay2380 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Moses Lake Posts: 110	Rc4wd oem wheels Just got set of rc4wd oem steel wheels for a bronco build I am doing. The problem I am having is I can not get the lip of the tire to fit inside the inner ring. I am using flatirons and seems that the lip is to thick so it makes it damn near impossible to get fuses seat right. What am I missing or do I need to get a diffent tire to work these wheels?

02-14-2011, 12:37 AM	#2
Eric Layton Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Layton Posts: 79	Those rims dont work well with anything but rc4wd tires. If u look at the bead on rc4wds tires they are real thin unlike the flat irons that are thick. The flat irons will work but its a pain in the butt and alot of work. hope this help..

02-14-2011, 12:40 AM	#3
foproy Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Charleston Posts: 408	you can also try cutting new inner rins from a 2 inch pvc pipe. the inner ring on the oem rims are exactly 1.9 inches, which means it barely fits the bead.

02-14-2011, 12:48 AM	#4
Jay2380 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Moses Lake Posts: 110	Thanks for tips. I was wondering about pvc pipe so i am glad u mentioned that. maybe i will give that a try. Thanks again.

02-14-2011, 11:20 AM	#5
drywallguy Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kyle TX Posts: 457	Mr Layton is correct. Those rims don't like Proline tires. RC4WD even has a little note at the bottom of the description saying just that. Even RC4WD tires are hard to mount. The tutorial at the link they provide works pretty well but I never got it in 5 min. Good luck and post your solution when you get them mounted.

02-15-2011, 02:06 AM	#6
Jay2380 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Moses Lake Posts: 110	So I tried some 2in abs and it seemed to work alright. After many curse words I think I got it to work for now until I can get some new tires. Thanks for the help.

02-23-2011, 10:30 PM	#7
toyotatrucks83 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Reno Posts: 646	I was looking for some answers about these wheels before I buy. Anyone know if they will work with 1.9 rovers on a MRC?

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