Originally Posted by
Aries326
Thanks! I'm going to mount a few sets this weekend. Also, someone mentioned putting glue on the sidewalls so the tires don't chunk as easily. What kind of glue goes on the sidewalls and how much?
This might not be gospel, but I suggest not gluing the tire sidewall. When you put glue on the sidewall it may resist chunking slightly better (if its done perfectly), but not much, what would be more effective would be to round off the very outside edge of the foam so the rim is the widest part of the tire. Glue on the sidewall also changes the shore rating of the tire unpredictably. If your tires chunk anyway and you can find the piece, PLIOBOND glue which ACE Hardware sometimes carries is a great repair glue, as it dries flexible.
The most proven way to prevent chunking is to turn the tires down, especially front tires, to about 2-3mm of actual foam on the rim, but you will probably chunk tires like the rest of us. Don't resent it, its part of racing 1/12 scale, and even if a tire is chunked it can still be used.