evader-fan-69

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i cant seem to find ANYTHING to hold my tires to the wheels!!! when i hit about 40 the tires thin out and then just tare off the wheels. any suggestions??? maybe using tires smaller then the wheels themselves??

Losi-Runner

The best way to glue tires is to lightly sand the bead on the tires and wheels and clean them with rubbing alcohol/nitro cleaner afterward. Use a good ca glue made for rc tires and you shouldn't have any problems.

evader-fan-69

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ive tried that already..thanks tho. is there something stronger that wont eat away at the tires. the car has done 65mph on a police radar gun..am i expecting too much out of the tire or should i just use a bigger rim with a smaller rim-dia tire??

UltegraSTI

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scuff rim, get release agents off both rim and tire. glue bands, thick or medium CA on 4 pts at a time on each side. leave near window with good light and taking ur time. work til a side has the ca all the way around. then i usually finish with a 'bead' of thin ca that i let run down along the bead as i rotate the wheel to get a nice even finish (similar to letting ca roll around the edge of a carbon chassis to help it from splitting). then of course after that all dries u move onto the other side of the tire.

usually takes me 3-4hrs to do a set. u cant rush. sorry, in ur mind u wanna go gorilla on it and get em on and going. but u cant. even a rush job at the track for me still requires at least 90min. but it pays...

...never blown 1 off, or even had 1 come loose on a spot. not since offroad vehicle became powerful enuff to require gluing the tires heh (20yrs). that and when i acetone them off to change out a broken wheel or replace a foam, it usually takes til lunchtime the next morning to cook off instead of 1st thing.

good luck

R

scwrod

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You can run some tape around the inside of the tire. turn the tire inside out. I use black cloth gaffer's tape. Run it around the tire at least 1 1/2 times. Then it can be mounted. This will help keep the tire from balooning.
I have never had a problem with gluing tires even with my 18T that will hit 70mph.
It sounds like something is not right. Proper prep and assembly should hold.

jay568424

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I AGREE on evader-fan-69, the way he glue the tire is the right way, only what kind of tire glue your using, use the GRP tyre glue, its good!!!

RS4Mutant

The stuff that I think I used was called amazing goop or household goop from ace...nasty smelling stuff (reads: use in very well vented area). It will keep the tires on for a whole season of 4x4ing. Takes a act of god to get them off, usually ruins the wheels trying to take the tires off. I didn't do any prep when I used it.

PTP Racing

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What kind of glue are you using? I used Fusion glue by Racers Edge for a while but now I am trying the AKA glue. The Fusion is so thin it wicks right around making glueing a tire real easy. The AKA is medium and requires longer but I am hoping it will make a better bond.

One track I go to frequently has a big sweeper at the end of the straight and keeping the tires on the rim is a challenge. Even with the best glue job they get peeled back. You can see rubber is still stuck to the wheel but its ripped away. I usually alternate a couple of sets and reglue them frequently.

The GRP premounts were the only thing I knew would be reliable in 1 hour long mains at that track. I hear they use Loctite 406 glue which is what I heard the AKA glue is.