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10-10-2019, 05:44 PM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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| Keeping track of foams / tires
Most of us run multiple wheel/tire combos on any given day and different foams from front to rear. Sure, you can try and go by squeeze or feel, but I've found unless it's a fairly big difference in foams, you're pretty well guessing. Anyway, what I do any time I mount up new tires and foams, is mark the rear wheelset. I use a red sharpie, or even some red paint and color the inside of the hub. (Red for Rear - R for R). Takes the guess work right of it for me and then I'm 100% sure I've got the wheels where they need to be front to back. |
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12-09-2019, 02:09 PM | #2 |
Moderator Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Readsboro, VT
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires
I've been marking them with sharpie. Red paint is smarter. Thanks for the tip.
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12-10-2019, 09:28 AM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires
Similar story here but I use a silver sharpie to mark the inside face of the rim and I mark both front & rear. Not because I run multiple sets in a day or even in a month, but more because I often have all 4 wheels off while I'm wrenching. |
12-10-2019, 01:11 PM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Santa Maria, CA
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires
I use a silver paint pen on black wheels, or black on everything else. I put "S" for soft outer, "M" for medium, and add a "+" if there's any weights inside. I don't bother marking the closed celled ones since they're very obviously firmer.
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12-10-2019, 02:14 PM | #5 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Nowhere
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires
I take a soldering iron and "brand" the front 2 tires in some fashion since I've found that sharpie sometimes gets rubbed off.
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12-10-2019, 03:39 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires This, but some I can remember without marking because they are so unique. |
12-10-2019, 04:12 PM | #7 |
Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires
I do black Sharpie on the inside of the tire or inside of the rim if possible.
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12-10-2019, 04:47 PM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tri-cities, WA
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires
Yup just sharpie the inside of the wheels. I've bought some tire & wheel combos used from CI and eddie uses a label maker to list what foams are inside the tires.
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12-10-2019, 05:06 PM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Texas
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires
I am kind of a goober and use a spread sheet. I have quite a collection of cars so keep track of all their specs, oil wts, electronics, setups, tricks and even "reapairs needed" in Excel. Also have a column of unused build parts to know whats available without digging through tubs. Its kind of fun on its own actually.
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12-10-2019, 07:21 PM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: Keeping track of foams / tires
I mark the inside of the front wheel hub's so its not very visible when installed.
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12-11-2019, 06:08 AM | #11 | |
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