cutting tire foam??

[1TONCHEVY]

Just got proline hammer tires with memory foam. i was going to glue them down and be done with it.

read somewhere that cutting them into a pointed star help performance. can or should i do this with memory foam??

going to wrap he center of the wheels with stick on weights or is there something better i should use?

thanks for the help mike

[EeePee]

Originally Posted by 1TONCHEVY

read somewhere that cutting them into a pointed star help performance.

Don't do it! I fully disagree with the idea that star cut foams helps with anything, and believe me, I've tried it all.

I would not advise cutting memory foam either.

[vdubman]

i second that .dont do it .will make them way to soft

[1TONCHEVY]

ok what about the stick on weights or bbs? just want to get it right the first time thanks

[thevulgarcowboy]

Originally Posted by 1TONCHEVY

ok what about the stick on weights or bbs? just want to get it right the first time thanks

i say stick weights. ezer to get the same weight in the tires 2 reason if your out bashing in the woods and bust a wheel thare is nothing left behind. less impacked on mother nature. and i cracked two rims with bbs. and a few bead miss haps.

sorry for the mess on my post 1 to meny

[Trike Kid]

Originally Posted by thevulgarcowboy

i say stick weights. or 1 reason if your out bashing in the woods thare is nothing left behind. less impacked on mother nature. and i cracked to rims with bbs

I run my truck every day with BB's in the tires. If you're breaking wheels you're breaking wheels, that isn't the fault of the weight you use. And if you're that worried, pick them up if you do break a wheel.

[vdubman]

i just goto my local tire shop and get 1/2 oz stick on weights i run 9.5 oz in each front and 2 oz in the rear they seem to work well but everyone has there own setup

[hitman46mod]

Do not cut the foams the come with the Hammers. They work great. And stick on weights.

[dirtworkshw]

yup..cutting foams into star shape just making the foams softer and softer after each run....then they're unusable...

[SMOKEY]

dont cut the foams and do yourself a favor buy some beadlocks that way if you dont get it right the first time you can always change it later

[Flash]

Ya it will make foams to soft and tires will wad up on u. Also sidehilling will suffer since there is no sidewall support in the tire. Also you get to much rear bite in the tire on verticle climbs flipping backwards much easier too.

[1TONCHEVY]

thanks anyone know a pretty cheap beadlock wheel?

[rockspider]

Proline 8 shooters or Axials or Junfac Gmade are first to come to mind, cheap, and all them feature plastic centersection with alu rings.

Proline 8 shooters are the narrowest of the group, if that matters.