Originally Posted by
mdwaeracer
Hi, a quick question. I'm new to 1/12th scale and would like to know the tricks to foam tires? How do you prep them for race? I've heard of supper gluing the edges to help kep from chunking tires is this true?
Sorry if it has been asked b4. Don't feel like reading thousands of posts
For most tracks you'll want to true your tires down to a decent size before running them. I generally go with 45mm in the rear and 44mm in the front for club racing, and for larger races where the traction is high I usually go 44mm in the rear and 43mm in the front.
With CA glue, it all depends on how smooth your drive, and how much you hit borders. If you're a very smooth driver and run a clean line, you won't need a lot of CA on your tires. If you don't drive smooth and clean then you'll need a bit more CA.
Also, I only ever CA the rear tires, because I find with my setups and tire choices that the rears are the only tires that ever fold their sidewalls under the rim a whole lot.