Boss Claw Foam Tuning

[Nabil]

Originally Posted by rcjackson0926

The foam that came with the tires are basically scrap. They were not seated in the tires, and when I pulled the wadded piece of foam from the center of the tire, they were flat on one side with big jagged cuts on the ends of the flat spots. Completely unusable as a tire foam. I was planning to use the stock foam in the rear like Jake mentioned, but the ones that came with the tires can't be used. I am not really sure what happened or if that was a mistake, but I got 4 sets of tires, and all 8 tires had the same messed up foam in it.

let them sit for awhile they will come back. if you hit them with a heatgun they will come back faster

[rcjackson0926]

Originally Posted by e-hills4x4

let them sit for awhile they will come back. if you hit them with a heatgun they will come back faster

I added a picture to my post. These aren't coming back. They are cut wrong.

[fa1rch1ld]

They have to sit for a few hours.....That is what mine also looked like when I
purchased them....I thought the same, I thought they are coming with
foams...Went out into the garage a few hours later.......And they became PINK
foams, its like the dinosaurs you put in water...You have to be patient.

[Speedracer19]

You can also use a hair dyer on low heat & let in blow on the side's & they will puff back up.

[Rich Trujillo]

Originally Posted by Speedracer19

You can also use a hair dyer on low heat & let in blow on the side's & they will puff back up.

Yikes, The foams are cut correctly but the production team didn't stuff them in like they should have. They packed them like they do on our 2wd buggy foams, which are not affected like the foam we call out for our boss claws. In our push to get them out, they didn't ask (nor did I make the point, so much for assuming). They will come back to shape and I've got production stuffing the tires correctly.

Rich

[rcjackson0926]

Originally Posted by Rich Trujillo

Yikes, The foams are cut correctly but the production team didn't stuff them in like they should have. They packed them like they do on our 2wd buggy foams, which are not affected like the foam we call our for our boss claws In our push to get them out, they didn't ask (nor did I make the point, so much for assuming). They will come back to shape and I've got production stuffing the tires correctly.

Rich

Okay, I'll wait and see what happens. They sure look like a mess right now. Thanks for the quick reply.

[Nabil]

those will come back. how long did ago did you pull them out of the tires?

[rcjackson0926]

Originally Posted by e-hills4x4

those will come back. how long did ago did you pull them out of the tires?

It was probably 15-20 minutes after taking them out of the tire that I took the picture. They are starting to look better at this point, but still pretty flat on one side.

[davec]

Use a heat gun or a hair dryer and they will perk right up.

[mann0mann]

We thought the same thing here. I thought there was no way that was a foam donut..but we just massaged them for a bit and they will come back.

[666]

Originally Posted by davec

Use a heat gun or a hair dryer and they will perk right up.

That works wonders!!

I saw these tires work in real hot conditions the other day, not sure what foams he was running. On some side hills they kinda folded over and scared me but he just kept driving and making it hard to keep my tongue in my mouth!!!

[travis c.]

Originally Posted by mann0mann

We thought the same thing here. I thought there was no way that was a foam donut..but we just massaged them for a bit and they will come back.

You weren't massaging, you were fondling and caressing.

[2500hdon37s]

Originally Posted by Rich Trujillo

We are in development with a new memory foam and we will have info very very soon

Will Losi be coming out with a new standard foam?, because i hate memory foam because it is so inconsistant around here because of temp changes

[mann0mann]

I just did the hair dryer trick...don't even bother trying to wait it out or massaging it back into shape.

Few seconds under a hair dryer and it popped back. Super easy!

Kinda cool. Reminded me of those capsule foam animals my kids get and put in hot water.

[rcjackson0926]

Originally Posted by rcjackson0926

Okay, I'll wait and see what happens. They sure look like a mess right now. Thanks for the quick reply.

They did eventually expand back to a usable shape. Thanks again for the replies.

[EeePee]

Originally Posted by rcjackson0926

These aren't coming back. They are cut wrong.

Originally Posted by rcjackson0926

They did eventually expand back to a usable shape. Thanks again for the replies.

[Chaos314]

Yep mine looked the same today, left them out for a bit in the heat and good as new

[blue10]

Originally Posted by EeePee

giggity

I picked up mine today. Same deal with the foams, but all is well.

However I'll be curious to know if anyone else has had a problem with any beads not locking into Vanquish DH wheels? I have one bead, on one tire that will not lock down. I can pull it out no matter how I set it in and screw it down. I've marked both the tire and the wheel to see it there was a consistency to where the bead is pulling out from under the ring, and it's random....?? Anyone?

[travis c.]

I'm having the same issue with the beads, almost seems like the ID is 2.3.

[blue10]

Originally Posted by travis c.

I'm having the same issue with the beads, almost seems like the ID is 2.3.

I finally got them all seated, but it was more work than I've ever had getting all the beads in the grooves. Yea, almost like the bead diameter was just very slightly too large.

Objective report on performance as soon as I'm able to get them on the rocks.