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TOPTRIM · 02-17-2010, 06:57 PM

I just received my new rover whites. I noticed that they were lumpy right out of the bag. I installed them with the HB foams on the stock creeper wheels. Everything looks even around the bead locks. When they roll they apear to wobble and are lumpy. I have tried pinching them around the bead and they have a even reveal all around. Will they straiten out over time?

InFlames · 02-17-2010, 07:03 PM

Not unless you put new foam in them. The foam included with them does not full up the tire as it should. Get some ProLine oversized foam or some Nova foams if you have the coin.

LSXEric · 02-17-2010, 07:34 PM

Yea its normal, the stock foams are too short. If your running a light rig though 5lbs or less, they work farily well.

TOPTRIM · 02-17-2010, 08:15 PM

I haven't run them on the rocks yet. 5' of snow here. The rig is light. I guess I will see how the work before I replace the foams.

Thanks

taa84 · 02-18-2010, 04:07 AM

my rovers was doing that i added more foam to the stock foam and i have no prob with that now

evolekim · 02-18-2010, 07:43 AM

Try the Novas they work excellent in all temps

Original Design (2009) - 2.2 and 1.9 dual stage foams

vicsjeep · 02-19-2010, 10:02 AM

Mine are very lumpy also, it helps them wrap around the rocks. I tried the oversized foams and ran it for a few weeks. I noticed they work better with the smaller foams installed.

kurtus · 02-19-2010, 10:27 PM

Vent your rims with 2 1/8" holes as well, it will help let the air in and out keeping your tire round. I always park my rig sitting ontop of a couple 2x4's to keep the tires elevated off the ground preventing flat spots from sitting in one spot too long. Nova's crawler InNovation 2 stage 2.2 foams are the only way to go with these tires.

TOPTRIM · 02-20-2010, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurtus420

Vent your rims with 2 1/8" holes as well, it will help let the air in and out keeping your tire round. I always park my rig sitting ontop of a couple 2x4's to keep the tires elevated off the ground preventing flat spots from sitting in one spot too long. Nova's crawler InNovation 2 stage 2.2 foams are the only way to go with these tires.

Always on blocks and have holes. I hope to get out on the rocks soon and test. If I don't like the way they work I will try new foams.
Thanks

kurtus · 02-20-2010, 07:35 PM

If you want a decent cheap foam setup try this......... I run oversized proline memory foam with a 3/8" wide piece of the Rover non memory foam that I trimmed off and placed in the tire on the outer sidewall(inside the tire of coarse). This helps to keep the tire from folding over on a sidehill, worked great with my Pro-line Chisles but never tried it on my Rovers since I'm running Nova's foams. This setup is sorta a sideways 2 stage foam combo of memory and non memory foam. Hope you can understand this(if your even interested), sorta having a hard time spitting this out in a way that makes alot of sense. Kurt.

Almighty Malach · 02-21-2010, 12:41 AM

It's just how the tires are with stock foams. Run them for 5-10 battery packs and they'll start to round out just fine.

imotox · 03-10-2010, 08:06 PM

The proline dual stage over sized foams are great help.

Santa Cruz Jeff · 03-11-2010, 10:02 AM

I cut 1/2 to 1/3 of an inch of a regular foam and sleaved it into the tire and then put in the meamory foam.It fills out the tire and gives it good traction with the dual densitys of the foam.No lumps good traction.Works well.

RockGarden · 03-11-2010, 10:13 AM

I ran mine with just memory foam still a little unround but dont bother me great traction on the rocks..... gives it that finished look lol

kurtus · 03-11-2010, 02:31 PM

That's exactly how I run my Chisels, works good if you can't get the nova foams.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Santa Cruz Jeff

I cut 1/2 to 1/3 of an inch of a regular foam and sleaved it into the tire and then put in the meamory foam.It fills out the tire and gives it good traction with the dual densitys of the foam.No lumps good traction.Works well.

02-17-2010, 06:57 PM	#1
TOPTRIM Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Timonium Posts: 46	Lumpy Rovers I just received my new rover whites. I noticed that they were lumpy right out of the bag. I installed them with the HB foams on the stock creeper wheels. Everything looks even around the bead locks. When they roll they apear to wobble and are lumpy. I have tried pinching them around the bead and they have a even reveal all around. Will they straiten out over time?

02-17-2010, 07:03 PM	#2
InFlames RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Plainfield, IL. Posts: 1,297	Not unless you put new foam in them. The foam included with them does not full up the tire as it should. Get some ProLine oversized foam or some Nova foams if you have the coin.

02-17-2010, 07:34 PM	#3
LSXEric Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TXRCO Posts: 210	Yea its normal, the stock foams are too short. If your running a light rig though 5lbs or less, they work farily well.

02-17-2010, 08:15 PM	#4
TOPTRIM Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Timonium Posts: 46	I haven't run them on the rocks yet. 5' of snow here. The rig is light. I guess I will see how the work before I replace the foams. Thanks

02-18-2010, 04:07 AM	#5
taa84 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: murfreesboro Posts: 35	my rovers was doing that i added more foam to the stock foam and i have no prob with that now

02-18-2010, 07:43 AM	#6
evolekim Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lebanon Posts: 34	Try the Novas they work excellent in all temps Original Design (2009) - 2.2 and 1.9 dual stage foams

02-19-2010, 10:02 AM	#7
vicsjeep Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lubbock Posts: 34	Mine are very lumpy also, it helps them wrap around the rocks. I tried the oversized foams and ran it for a few weeks. I noticed they work better with the smaller foams installed.

02-19-2010, 10:27 PM	#8
kurtus RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC (Vancouver Island) Posts: 1,153	Vent your rims with 2 1/8" holes as well, it will help let the air in and out keeping your tire round. I always park my rig sitting ontop of a couple 2x4's to keep the tires elevated off the ground preventing flat spots from sitting in one spot too long. Nova's crawler InNovation 2 stage 2.2 foams are the only way to go with these tires.

02-20-2010, 07:35 PM	#10
kurtus RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC (Vancouver Island) Posts: 1,153	If you want a decent cheap foam setup try this......... I run oversized proline memory foam with a 3/8" wide piece of the Rover non memory foam that I trimmed off and placed in the tire on the outer sidewall(inside the tire of coarse). This helps to keep the tire from folding over on a sidehill, worked great with my Pro-line Chisles but never tried it on my Rovers since I'm running Nova's foams. This setup is sorta a sideways 2 stage foam combo of memory and non memory foam. Hope you can understand this(if your even interested), sorta having a hard time spitting this out in a way that makes alot of sense. Kurt.

02-21-2010, 12:41 AM	#11
Almighty Malach RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Crawlerado Posts: 1,411	It's just how the tires are with stock foams. Run them for 5-10 battery packs and they'll start to round out just fine.

03-10-2010, 08:06 PM	#12
imotox Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: gillette Posts: 48	The proline dual stage over sized foams are great help.

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03-11-2010, 10:02 AM	#13
Santa Cruz Jeff Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Santa Cruz Posts: 244	I cut 1/2 to 1/3 of an inch of a regular foam and sleaved it into the tire and then put in the meamory foam.It fills out the tire and gives it good traction with the dual densitys of the foam.No lumps good traction.Works well.

03-11-2010, 10:13 AM	#14
RockGarden Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Murrieta Posts: 130	I ran mine with just memory foam still a little unround but dont bother me great traction on the rocks..... gives it that finished look lol

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