How do you glue tires?

[zud00]

It seems pretty self explanatory, but now that I think of it, I'm not so sure I did it right. How do you glue your tires on...what is the proper way?

1.) Mount tire on the wheel in the groove and then lift bead from tire and put glue in the groove on the wheel.

2.) Mount tire on the wheel but not in the groove. Put glue in the groove and then insert tire bead in the groove.

3.) Other.

I hope this makes sense. I did the first one and had problems. Then I thought of the second way and thought it might be better.

 

[HPISF-POLICE]

I did it the second way but next time its beadlocks:Xfingers:

 

[Larsenracing]

If I glue tires its the first way. But I do run beadlocks on my Basher truck which are very slick but heavier.

 

[k0m0d067]

if this was a poll, I'd vote first method...

 

[Larsenracing]

if this was a poll, I'd vote first method...

There ya go buddy! I agree this will be nice for the thread.
Sorry I had to reword it because of to many letters.

 

[Shaun]

i did it the first way!!!! i happened to still have a traxxas vid about tuning and tire gluing and thats the way they showed to do it so i did!!

 

[zud00]

There ya go buddy! I agree this will be nice for the thread.
Sorry I had to reword it because of to many letters.

Thanks larsen. I thought about that after I posted it.

 

[Shaun]

oh yes.... thanks buddy for this thread as most will be gluing tires sooner or later!! some reps for your effort!!!

 

[X]

1st option for me.

 

[THE JUDGE]

I use method #1, that's what some magazine said to do.

If I were to try#2, I could totally see myself making a huge, out-of-round mess. That's just me though! :crazy:

 

[Dreadnaught]

i buy preglued.
well, i only bought one set of tires, and they came from X, other than that I'm still running the stock ones.

 

[groovethumper]

First method, I boiled my stock X tires to dryout the foams (pain), I want beads too. Peace.

 

[Sav539]

I use the first method as well. The first time I glued tires I used rubber bands around the middle of the tire to help with keeping beads in the grove as they cure.