Frag On Sight - View Single Post - How the frick do you get Wrinklewall slick beads to mount?

Smiley · 06-11-2007, 08:50 AM

grrr, how frustrating.

My aluminum wheels finally showed up for my used paddle tires, the tires are actually ET Drag slicks with the paddle scoops glued to the scuffed off tread. The dune buggy shop got the tires on the wheels but could not get them to seat. I brought them home this weekend and tried for hours, my son Justin even came over and tried also. No luck.

I did get a lead on someone to take them to this evening that apparently has experience with mounting wrinklewall slicks. But man is this frustrating. I know that if I use tubes they will not function as well because you can't get a flat enough thread pattern, plus I would then need to put screws into the beads to keep then from slipping on the wheels during a start.

\rantoff

06-11-2007, 08:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Smiley Board Admin Blabber Fingers Posts: 1,827 Shouts: 0 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 53 Thanks: 56 Thanked 114 Times in 57 Posts	How the frick do you get Wrinklewall slick beads to mount? grrr, how frustrating. My aluminum wheels finally showed up for my used paddle tires, the tires are actually ET Drag slicks with the paddle scoops glued to the scuffed off tread. The dune buggy shop got the tires on the wheels but could not get them to seat. I brought them home this weekend and tried for hours, my son Justin even came over and tried also. No luck. I did get a lead on someone to take them to this evening that apparently has experience with mounting wrinklewall slicks. But man is this frustrating. I know that if I use tubes they will not function as well because you can't get a flat enough thread pattern, plus I would then need to put screws into the beads to keep then from slipping on the wheels during a start. \rantoff __________________ {OF}:-)

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