06-23-2015, 08:04 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SB
Posts: 556
| Tire venting
Hello, I am running 1.9 super swamper XL's with the CI foams made for the tire's, and gearhead beadlocks. Do I leave it alone, or do I want vent the tires? Thanks |
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06-23-2015, 08:11 PM | #2 |
Newbie Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Upstate NY
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| Re: Tire venting
I personally run my tires unvented and even plugged the vent holes on my stock wheels with 3mm rubber plugs
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06-23-2015, 08:26 PM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SB
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06-24-2015, 04:20 AM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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| Re: Tire venting
CI recommends that you vent tires.
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06-24-2015, 05:18 AM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: philly
Posts: 129
| Re: Tire venting
I vent all my tires, the tire not the rim two or three holes. Let's water out, tires flex well.
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06-24-2015, 06:58 AM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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| Re: Tire venting
Venting improves tire performance it allows the tire to conform to the surface giving you more traction. You can then control the amount of traction by using different foam combinations. For best results you want your front tires to have more traction than the rears, CI DD foams Front soft outer in the rear medium outer. A single 1/8" hole is all you need.
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06-24-2015, 10:08 AM | #7 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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06-24-2015, 10:15 AM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SB
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| Re: Tire venting
Thanks guys
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06-24-2015, 10:21 AM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Castle Rock, WA
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I'll just reinforce, that if you Crawler Innovations foams, they are designed to run with a vented tire.
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06-24-2015, 10:28 AM | #10 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: bryant
Posts: 148
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The tires on my crawler came with vents in the rim. I would put a whole in the tire or rim some where. It works much better for letting air and water out.
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06-24-2015, 01:58 PM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orygun
Posts: 448
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Despite CI saying to vent, I wasn't. I finally did once I realized how much temp and altitude affect the tire. I drill the tiniest hole I can in the wheel, I can use elec. tape if I decide to change it.
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06-24-2015, 02:11 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2014 Location: Burlington, ON Canada
Posts: 327
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To vent a tire, I just put a very small "slice" in it with an x-acto blade, usually 2 180 from each other.
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06-24-2015, 02:50 PM | #13 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville Illinois
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On the tires I do vent- I use the good ol hot poker wire method. Heat up the end of a wire red hot, and poke it into the tire from the outside inwards in the center between lugs. No sharp edges for it to rip and naturally flings water out.
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06-24-2015, 04:49 PM | #14 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
Posts: 466
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A leather punch works great for venting tires before you mount them
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