12-12-2010, 12:28 AM | #1 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: los angeles
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| New foam help!
Just got my vanguish wheels fitted with some rovers, what is a good foam to use and i noticed wheels have no airholes for tires. do i need to put small hole in tires? thanks for any help |
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12-12-2010, 05:21 AM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Yes, you need vent holes in either the wheels or the tires. I prefer Crawler Innovations 1.9 foams in either the soft or medium firmness. |
12-12-2010, 06:18 AM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK
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X2 on the Crawler Innovation foams stage 1s. Soft in front and medium In the rears. They are huge but I've not cut mine down.
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12-12-2010, 10:11 AM | #4 | |
dnf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Under a big fkn rock.
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I use to use vent holes in my tires,dont,drill them into your wheels. If you vent your tires,you can get your foems wet running through a puddle,ect.And then your foam wont act exactly the same and you weight in that wheel has slightly changed. vent the wheel, and you will have a less likely chance of getting unwanted water in your foams,not only from water on course,but from cleaning your tires also. | |
12-12-2010, 11:59 AM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Plus, if you know that water will be high enough to enter through the vent hole in the wheel, you can easily tape them up for that course.
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12-12-2010, 07:18 PM | #6 |
RcBros Hobbies Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon
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Nova 1.9's for the win. Run them in the water no problem, just pulled them out after the comp and let them dry for a day or 2.
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12-13-2010, 12:11 AM | #7 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Calgary Crawlers, Alberta, Canada
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On my first 2.2 aluminum rims I didn't want to drill them or cut my new tires so I tried squeezing about 10-15% of the air out of the tires before tightening the 2nd beadlock ring. Made them work like 1:1 tires aired down with no chance of getting the foams wet. I've since ripped the tire sidewalls on my stock Berg knuckles and just clipped the tires anyway. It's just something you could try and if you don't like it you haven't done anything permanent yet. It's also useful for a trail rig that gets wet often.
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12-13-2010, 11:12 AM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: los angeles
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thanks for all the info! definetely gonna get the crawler innovations foams, one question, what size hole should i drill in wheel? thanks again!
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12-13-2010, 11:23 AM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Jersey Strong!
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