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Sponge Tires
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Introduction
Tire choice can be the difference between winning a race and ending up half way down the pack. |
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Sponge Tires for RC Models
Sponge Tires can be purchased either pre mounted, glued and trued on the rims, or separately. Fitting the Tires onto the rims can be messy, so here are a few tips to make it a bit easier. Fitting New Tires on Old Wheels
If you are fitting new Tires on old wheels, make sure the old sponge Tire is completely removed. To do this, I recommend using a wood lathe and a piece of wood, at least 300mm long and more than the width of your wheels, with medium grit emery paper stuck to it - sand paper will also work, but emery is harder wearing - This will also be used for truing a wheel (Described later). How to Mount and Glue Sponge Tires onto Wheels
1/ Mount the Tires on the wheels. Make sure they fit reasonably tight, too loose and you might have problems. Sponge Tire Wear
Sponge Tires will always wear unevenly, weather you race on Carpet or Tarmac. The outside wheels will always end a race smaller than the ones on the inside, so after each race I recommend swapping them over (unless you are fortunate to have a new set for each race) and dont forget to adjust the steering trim on your transmitter before the next race. How to True Sponge Tires
Truing Sponge Tires is essential if you are serious about racing competitively. To do this you will need the piece of wood, as described earlier and a good pair of vernier or digital calipers.
1/ Before starting, check each mounted Tire for diameter and order them smallest to largest. Start with the smallest and mount it in the lathe. |
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