05-27-2004, 06:24 PM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Portland or
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| softer tires?
Has anyone out there tried to soften a tire? I have heard of many different methods ie: acetone, diesel fuel, simple green even electric motor cleaner. If anyone has tried any of these or others with or without success maybe you could post up here to help a few people out. Thanks in advance.
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05-27-2004, 06:37 PM | #2 |
PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Re: softer tires?
There's a few in this thread. http://www.rccrawler.com/postt649.html I never tried it cuz Savage tyres are sooooo soft, and gummy already. |
05-27-2004, 10:10 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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| Re: softer tires?
Sean, your tires are too soft as it is.... you want them softer? Damn man.. :P
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05-27-2004, 10:37 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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TORCH A few times before runs I'd hold a torch to my tires until they just started to lite on fire and pat them out.. The result was devulcanized rubber that stuck to everything, and even left black marks on my rock pile Worked great, probably wears my tires down real fast though. |
05-28-2004, 07:38 AM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Portland or
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hey toyo. working on something new here could end up being really cool.
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05-28-2004, 07:12 PM | #6 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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Are you going to Salem on Sunday? I hope to have my junk all put together by then. | |
05-28-2004, 08:23 PM | #7 |
Gold Star Baby Momma! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maumelle, Ar
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| Re: softer tires?
I wanna know about the jr emaxx !
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05-28-2004, 10:25 PM | #8 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Portland or
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Toyo I wouldnt miss sunday if you cut off my legs and took my 3pj hehehe.I am excited as he#$ to see tater tot. If that thing wheels 1/3 as bad a%$ as it looks Im back to the drawing board. what time are you going to head down. I usually leave here about 11 or so and grab lunch in west salem about 11.40. Oh and the project jr emaxx well if youve seen my emaxxs you know that they are quite large my goal is to put together a smaller truck with maxx sized tires currently have locked out mt axles and working from there well see hope to have done soon.
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06-01-2004, 06:40 PM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Longmont, CO
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| Re: softer tires?
Many years ago guys would soak there tires in GOJO hand cleaner to soften them up. I never tried it so I don't know if it worked or not.
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