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05-24-2022, 05:02 AM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Middleboro
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| Newbie looking to get bead locks
I have a defender and I’m looking to get some wheels, I like the stock tires but looking for better wheels. Can I just take the tires off the stock wheels and mount them to bead locks or do I have to purchase new tires as well? Thank you |
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05-24-2022, 06:10 AM | #2 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: East Tennessee
Posts: 195
| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks
The stock tires are glued to the wheels, so you’ll need to remove that glue first. There are a few methods of doing that. Some folks bake them, some boil them. There are other methods, all with varying degrees of effectiveness.
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05-24-2022, 08:12 AM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2021 Location: NorCal
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks
In my opinion, this is your chance to experiment with another tire. That way you can still have your stock Traxxas combo also.
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05-24-2022, 03:34 PM | #4 |
Slow is the new Fast Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks
With a heat gun and a gentle approach you can get those tires off of the plastic wheel. The off-gassing makes the process a less than pleasant experience however. I have done it and may yet do it with another set. I like to save a buck here and there. I like the Canyon Trails. Especially with the tread blocks trimmed open. It’s a hobby so I put in the effort.
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05-24-2022, 05:32 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: california under the rock im crawling on
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks
i leave the tire out in the sun for a few hours on warm days the glue comes right off be carefull though the trx4 and 1.9 wheels dont always play nice together Last edited by ferp420; 05-24-2022 at 05:35 PM. |
05-24-2022, 09:03 PM | #6 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks Quote:
I know, because I was stationed at Twentynine Stumps back in the early '80s, when I was in the USMC. It gets HOT... (...But it’s a dry heat!) | |
05-24-2022, 09:23 PM | #7 |
Slow is the new Fast Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks
Where I live I would likely have more luck sticking them outside in the winter to freeze and then knocking the tire glue off of the wheels with a hammer |
05-25-2022, 07:23 AM | #8 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: california under the rock im crawling on
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks Quote:
heck i would rather be at my place in johnson valley when its 100 out than at my other place in the bay area any time of the year when i lived in yosemite the temps were with in 5° + or minus a few degrees there as it is here 29 yuccas has higher temps than were im at by a long shot about 20° differance at times even though im a stones through from the base our elivation is alot higher on this side of the valley leaving the tires outside in the bay area worked to if you did it on one of the 3 days a year we got sun hows that saying go coldest winter ever was a summer in san fransico how true is that just one more reason to stay away from that poop hole but anyway the sun worked there too if it got hot enuff it also depends on the glue used not all superglues are created equilly | |
05-25-2022, 09:41 AM | #9 | ||
Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Mid-Ohio
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks Quote:
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I remember back in '93, I got sent out to Mesa, AZ for a week for work. Had to work outside everyday. It was about 98 degrees with very little humidity everyday. I remember it actually felt very comfortable for being 98 compared to the high humidity in Ohio. I'd take the Arizona weather any day! Funny, but true! That sounds like the January's here in Ohio! | ||
06-28-2022, 07:42 PM | #10 |
Newbie Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Springville
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks
I seen a new method a guy used a air fryer
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11-08-2022, 04:17 AM | #11 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Arab
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks
I just put a set of bead locks on my Deadbolt and realized I am old AF and can't see anymore(: Took me over an hour to get it right and had a massive headache after I was done; LOL I need a magnifying light to work on these damn things Carry on.
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11-15-2022, 04:17 AM | #12 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2022 Location: Hillsboro
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| Re: Newbie looking to get bead locks
I've heard that this stuff work wonders in a few minutes, but I have yet to try it. https://bsi-inc.com/hardware/un_cure.html |
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