INSTALLING RIM SCREWS [Archive]

lanham

08-07-2008, 05:42 PM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

Tod74

08-07-2008, 09:07 PM

MAKE SURE THE INSIDE SCREWS ARE IN LINE WITH THE OUTSIDE SCREWS.

john858

08-08-2008, 09:39 AM

tod is right & they do make a tool to help with spacing.(i just made my own its cheaper)

ashtrak

08-10-2008, 04:14 AM

make sure you use 1 of the screws to run in the holes after there drilled to give them some sort of tread in the rim. It will make for an easier job when tire is mounted.

lanham

08-10-2008, 05:57 PM

What is the formula to figure out the spacing.I was going to put 8 screws on each side.The rim is 15". Thanks

mytmouz

08-10-2008, 06:23 PM

A wheel is a circle, a circle is 360 degrees, 360 dregrees divided by 8 rim screws = 45 degrees apart...

hammertime

08-10-2008, 07:07 PM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

dont use them :lol:

Tod74

08-10-2008, 07:32 PM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

dont use them :lol:

Hammertime what do you use? beadlocks? or Hightack? I consisdered using High tack on my new wheels rather than screws....never tried it before though.

hammertime

08-10-2008, 08:22 PM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

dont use them :lol:

Hammertime what do you use? beadlocks? or Hightack? I consisdered using High tack on my new wheels rather than screws....never tried it before though.

I use neither, I mark them to start year and they dont usually turn it they turn i put screws in but more often then not they dont turn. 1.04 60ft best without turning at all, I've seen some turn 1/4 way in 1 pass though. its best to not screw mark then if needed screw

johnracer

08-11-2008, 02:19 AM

I agree with David...

lanham

08-11-2008, 04:56 PM

I should have mentioned earlier these are not slicks these are mud tires used for mud racing and i am turning them a little each time i race.I don't want to screw them but don't know what else to do.Any other ideas?Thanks

sds10racer

08-11-2008, 09:17 PM

with lots of grip, aggressive tread and low tire pressures like that i would use bead locks. the best place i've seen to get them is from speedway motors. the mudders around here get from them and putem on and have fun in the mud.

kod99

01-02-2009, 05:00 PM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

dont use them :lol:

Hammertime what do you use? beadlocks? or Hightack? I consisdered using High tack on my new wheels rather than screws....never tried it before though.

I use neither, I mark them to start year and they dont usually turn it they turn i put screws in but more often then not they dont turn. 1.04 60ft best without turning at all, I've seen some turn 1/4 way in 1 pass though. its best to not screw mark then if needed screw

David,
How do you know the tire did not spin 2 1/4 revolutions? Or 3 1/4?
If it only slipped a quarter, I don't see any problem at all. What's a quarter of a rotation...2 feet? Not much in 3280 feet.

suicidebomb

01-02-2009, 05:19 PM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

dont use them :lol:

Hammertime what do you use? beadlocks? or Hightack? I consisdered using High tack on my new wheels rather than screws....never tried it before though.

I use neither, I mark them to start year and they dont usually turn it they turn i put screws in but more often then not they dont turn. 1.04 60ft best without turning at all, I've seen some turn 1/4 way in 1 pass though. its best to not screw mark then if needed screw

David,
How do you know the tire did not spin 2 1/4 revolutions? Or 3 1/4?
If it only slipped a quarter, I don't see any problem at all. What's a quarter of a rotation...2 feet? Not much in 3280 feet.

:?

dparker

01-02-2009, 06:18 PM

I sure he marks the rim and tire. Not using screws makes it alot easier to balance also. My rim and wheel have a magic marker line on the tire to the wheel. It ran all year and moved less than an 1/8 of an inch.

Tod74

01-04-2009, 01:33 AM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

dont use them :lol:

Hammertime what do you use? beadlocks? or Hightack? I consisdered using High tack on my new wheels rather than screws....never tried it before though.

I use neither, I mark them to start year and they dont usually turn it they turn i put screws in but more often then not they dont turn. 1.04 60ft best without turning at all, I've seen some turn 1/4 way in 1 pass though. its best to not screw mark then if needed screw

David,
How do you know the tire did not spin 2 1/4 revolutions? Or 3 1/4?
If it only slipped a quarter, I don't see any problem at all. What's a quarter of a rotation...2 feet? Not much in 3280 feet.

That brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "run it out the back door."

dparker

01-04-2009, 12:14 PM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

dont use them :lol:

Hammertime what do you use? beadlocks? or Hightack? I consisdered using High tack on my new wheels rather than screws....never tried it before though.

I use neither, I mark them to start year and they dont usually turn it they turn i put screws in but more often then not they dont turn. 1.04 60ft best without turning at all, I've seen some turn 1/4 way in 1 pass though. its best to not screw mark then if needed screw

David,
How do you know the tire did not spin 2 1/4 revolutions? Or 3 1/4?
If it only slipped a quarter, I don't see any problem at all. What's a quarter of a rotation...2 feet? Not much in 3280 feet.

That brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "run it out the back door."

Now I'm going to have to remove my tatoo on my arm that has real dragracers race 1320'. GEEZ.............

suicidebomb

01-04-2009, 01:21 PM

:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

kod99

01-04-2009, 07:00 PM

Any tricks i need to know when installing rim screws.Will it mess up the bead on the tires and will it work alright with tubeless tires.Thanks

dont use them :lol:

Hammertime what do you use? beadlocks? or Hightack? I consisdered using High tack on my new wheels rather than screws....never tried it before though.

I use neither, I mark them to start year and they dont usually turn it they turn i put screws in but more often then not they dont turn. 1.04 60ft best without turning at all, I've seen some turn 1/4 way in 1 pass though. its best to not screw mark then if needed screw

David,
How do you know the tire did not spin 2 1/4 revolutions? Or 3 1/4?
If it only slipped a quarter, I don't see any problem at all. What's a quarter of a rotation...2 feet? Not much in 3280 feet.

That brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "run it out the back door."

Now I'm going to have to remove my tatoo on my arm that has real dragracers race 1320'. GEEZ.............

Nice catch! My brain was working but not my fingers! I never told anyone I could type accurately!

hammertime

01-04-2009, 08:12 PM

I sure he marks the rim and tire. Not using screws makes it alot easier to balance also. My rim and wheel have a magic marker line on the tire to the wheel. It ran all year and moved less than an 1/8 of an inch.

Correct

sorry dont pay much attention to the this part of the forum :D