Acetone here also. just be sure to raise them out of the liquid so to save the foams. I use a wal-mart metal coffee can and can do 3 tires at a time. If only one side comes loose I pull out the foam and turn the stuck side down towards the acetone. some come off pretty easy, but I have had a couple take 2 days also. baking is faster but don't leave them in too long, the foam will disintegrate... been a while but I think it was 250 +/- 15 mins per side, do one side then turn... use oven mitts,, they'll be HOT..lol

I feel ya, I just came back to SC after two years myself because of how bad it was out here. Its cleaned up a lot in the mod classes though.

I will say mod sc was really fun to watch,good clean racing between a guy in a all orange sc and all white sc,they battled the whole time and it was good,I've been thinking about 4x4 pro 4 class but I just don't think I can put myself through it again lol

Thanks Guys

Reason I ask is I was given 2 sets of the stock SC10RS 12mm hex wheels with the stock crappy tyres and want to get them off.

First time doing it so not sure whether to try Acetone/Baking/Boiling.

Acetone seems like the least amount of effort.

Cloaked, I like the boiling method. Cut one side of the tire open and pull out the foam, then boil away!

Take out all the axle shims and get the ft pins right away. I ran my truck before asking about the shims and ruined a couple of bearings in one night of practice. I think coach posted a ways back with these instructions.
I tryed the truck last night with the new avid springs (yel front/wht rear). Felt very smooth on the bench and felt real good on the track. Going to try the yel rears next week maybe.
Might have to get some for the B4 too.:tire:

Ok, so your saying I should remove the 2 shims that I have on each of the rear axles, and the 1 shim I have on each of the front axles... essentially the adapter will rest against the bearings? Correct? And what were you saying about getting F.T. pins? I'm running a Factory Team truck, do I need to change them then? Thanks!

I personally use the boiling method. It seems to work alright... I just need to let them boil for like 45mins-1hour sometimes if they are really glued on. I'd probably use the acetone method if I had a garage or something... but as I live in a small one bedroom apartment, I don't really have the space to store a dedicated container of acetone (nor do I want the fumes that come along with it) ;)

Does boiling get rid of all the glue on the rim? I know baking will leave some hard residue glue on the rims and you will need to acetone it off if you plan to reuse the wheel. I normally use acetone so I can reuse the tire later if I want to.

the boiling will take off all the glue if you leave it in long enough, i dont like the baking method because you can easily melt a rim if you arnt paying attention

Yes, when I boil my rims the glue comes off of them completely :nod:

Unfortunately though, when I boil my wheels/tires, it leaves a lot of hardened glue still on the tire. So it makes it difficult to reuse the tires later like your saying

A lot of the SCT guys wanted to do that also. They moved into 13.5 buggy and got their ass's handed to them. Then we made a Novice Buggy class which helps a ton.

It's always going to be there. I have no problem with that. I do see more respectful drivers entering the 13.5 Buggy class or Mod buggy.

When I first started driving my SC truck last year (mod 2wd), people were always asking me why I didn't come to the races, and I always told them it was b/c I didn't want to hit anyone during the race and mess them up. They all assured me that it wasn't a big deal and wasn't something to worry about.

I think that during a race, it is typical for a beginner to run in to a more advanced driver that is lapping them... and I think that if the beginner truly wasn't trying to hit them, it shouldn't be much of a big deal. I mean you gotta remember, we were all beginners once too. However, if someone is just waiting for the leaders to pass them and then speed up and try to keep up with them (obviously gonna cause a wreck), then that is a problem. Fortunately, I haven't really noticed much of this going on at my local track (except with some of the really young kids).

The thing I have really come to enjoy about R/C, is the camaraderie. I always assumed that because the hobby was competitive, that everyone would keep to themselves... but was pleased to find that everyone enjoys talking with, and helping each other. It's too bad to hear that some of you guys are having issues with people at your tracks being so negative and causing problems on purpose. Hope it calms down a bit so you can come back to SC Brent :nod:

Just wondered what weight you run in your SC10's and where on the truck??

I'm in the UK so we race on fairly high grip surfaces, astro turf and carpet (indoors), grass tracks

Any help would be great

+1

I run the reds front and rear with the ghea shock collars on hardpacked screened topsoil.