Originally Posted by
Mark K
Ummm no it doesn't. I've been running them on my 2wd sc and they r great. I dont get
dirt in my tires, I can swap tires at will at the track in like 5 minutes. I reuse my foams
when I change tires. I have yet to see down side to them. They have saved me a
tremendous amount of money because all I buy is tires. As far as weight, yes they are
heavier, but with a 10.5 I haven't noticed a difference in performance.
Try running a 4.5 and get back to us.
Seriously, with the softer compound tires, I see guys in 17.5 2w having problems unbeading tires, not where they fall completely off, but where they have to work on tires every round remounting them on beadlocks.
I am curious what tires/compounds you are running with success at your local track. I think you could run the kit tires with beadlocks no sweat.
It is pretty easy to reuse CA style wheels if you trim the tire down to the beads first, and then cook them at a heavy boil for about 15 minutes. Let them cool, and then spear the remaining bead with a fork. Peals right off, the remaining CA flakes off with minimal effort.