Making Slicks out of Short Course Tires
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Making Slicks out of Short Course Tires
Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows the how or what the best way is to make slicks out of short course tires. I am going to the Chi-Town race at Leisure Hours and I here they are all running slicks. I would like to know how they make these and/or is the a best way to do so.
#7
Tech Lord
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Iv made dozens and dozens of sets of slicks this way.... we used to run slicks at my home track when we ran our clay wet. Wet clay + slicks = better grip than carpet. The best way is to chuck a sandpaper wheel/drum into a dremel and dremel off all the pins. piece of cake.
Panther make a slick sc tire http://www.panthertires.com/store/in...&product_id=68
#8
These are a set i made. they hook up unbelievably good.
#11
Thanks, I appreciate the input. And about the ROAR legal. Do you know if the Chi-Town race is ROAR? I couldn't figure it out.
#12
what tires are those?
#14
I haven't had good luck with the Panther Slicks, but I've heard if people lightly sand/scuff them up a bit, they work well.
I personally found this past weekend at the Presidential race at LHR that I liked the JConcepts Double Dee's sanded down slick over the Panther slicks and the Proline barcodes sanded down slick. The Double Dees had a slightly wider profile, maybe it was just in my head but it felt slightly more locked on corner exit.
As for how to do it, I usually chuck up a course sanding bit into my dremmel to knock off the pins and get it close to a slick, then put the fine bit on to smooth it out and make it look nice. A guy sitting behind me suggested I work a bit slower than I was so I not overheat the tires, apparently it can change the chemical compound and the tire won't work as well. I dont know how much truth is to it, but another thing to consider.
Ghost pins worked ok on my buggy in the main, but I ran pressure points all around on my 22SCT in the main and it was junk. I would have ran ghost pins instead if I could do it over.
I personally found this past weekend at the Presidential race at LHR that I liked the JConcepts Double Dee's sanded down slick over the Panther slicks and the Proline barcodes sanded down slick. The Double Dees had a slightly wider profile, maybe it was just in my head but it felt slightly more locked on corner exit.
As for how to do it, I usually chuck up a course sanding bit into my dremmel to knock off the pins and get it close to a slick, then put the fine bit on to smooth it out and make it look nice. A guy sitting behind me suggested I work a bit slower than I was so I not overheat the tires, apparently it can change the chemical compound and the tire won't work as well. I dont know how much truth is to it, but another thing to consider.
Ghost pins worked ok on my buggy in the main, but I ran pressure points all around on my 22SCT in the main and it was junk. I would have ran ghost pins instead if I could do it over.
Last edited by wizzles29; 02-20-2013 at 08:36 PM. Reason: clarity
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Tech Master
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The chi-town race is NOT a roar race.
You will want to have THREE sets of tires.
Full slicks
Ghost pins
and something with super low trim lines (pressure points)
There are a few methods to get the tread height down.
Run them in the street
Run them over a coarse sand paper
dremel (my method)
If you're running an SC10 on hex and are in desperate need of tires, come see me. I'll have a few extra sets
You will want to have THREE sets of tires.
Full slicks
Ghost pins
and something with super low trim lines (pressure points)
There are a few methods to get the tread height down.
Run them in the street
Run them over a coarse sand paper
dremel (my method)
If you're running an SC10 on hex and are in desperate need of tires, come see me. I'll have a few extra sets