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05-19-2009, 03:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: pittsburgh
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|  Dye stock rims.
Can I dye the rims black without removing the tires?
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05-19-2009, 05:40 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
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I'm doubting it. If the plastic is dyable you need to boil the dye, which at the very least it would probably unglue the tires.
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05-19-2009, 08:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Cloud
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The length of time you need to boil the rims would most likely do damage to the tires. Boil them for a few minutes to get the tires off the rims then try the the rims to see if they take dye. The rims will have to boil for 15 or more minutes to get the dye to take if it will. DISCLAMER: I HAVE NOT DONE THIS SO I WILL NOT TAKE THE BLAME IF SOMETHING GETS MESSED UP. | |
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05-20-2009, 04:07 AM
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I oven baked the tires off the stock rims following the instructions on a sticky in the tire section. They came off, but two are now permanentely distorted. Go easy on the heat! |
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05-20-2009, 06:47 AM
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Fixxed13- I did what you said and everything got messed up! I Know where you live!!!!!! Just kid'n. Was just wondering. I do have an extra set in case I mess them up though. I will try to boil some off. Will the tires fit hpi 2.2 truck rims? |
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05-20-2009, 08:40 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN
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 , they should fit as long as the wheels are 2.2 | |
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05-20-2009, 08:54 AM
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Since my last post, I boiled a set off and the stock rims are bigger than 2.2. I would say 2.3 or 2.35. I dont know if I can get them to fit. If I had to stretch the tires on, it would be ok, but there is play between the stock tire and 2.2 rim.
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05-20-2009, 09:35 AM
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Glad they came off for you ..............doesn't suprise me that they are a little different, thats the way Duratrax does things. If there is play your best bet would be to try to get them on Beadlocks and not to glue them on (glueing may not work out to well). Any 2.2 tire should still fit on the stock rims if you wanted to go that route. | |
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05-20-2009, 11:07 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN
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Straight from tower, Tires: 4.25" (108mm) diameter, 2" (51mm) wide extra soft compound for high traction, low rebound foam inserts Wheels: 2.3" (59mm) diameter, 1.6" (40mm) wide, gray in color with 12mm hex mounts that are compatible with 1/10 scale wheels they claim 2.3" wheels? i was almost certain they had to be 2.2 which is standard at least for crawlers:? |
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05-20-2009, 03:11 PM
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A pic from your thread Rag6. So do they fit good enough to glue onto regular 2.2?  |
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05-21-2009, 02:32 PM
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glued up a full set, but won't know how they will hold up until I get a couple of runs on them. So far, so good. It seems the tire bead is also about 1mm too wide for the Hpi rims. On a side note, they look kind of cool on traxxas 2.8 allstars.
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