Dragster front tires? [Archive]

kwkracing

08-23-2010, 10:43 AM

Does anyone use a tube in a front dragster tire? I believe they are good year 17 x 2.25. They have about 20 passes on them, every time the car sits for a day or two, they are flat.

suicidebomb

08-23-2010, 11:28 AM

I run tubes in mine, same size tires.

ccperf721p

08-23-2010, 11:31 AM

I don't run tubes or know anybody that does in dragster fronts. The trick I was taught was to rub a little palmolive dish soap inside before mounting them up. Mine will hold air for months since I started doing that.

hammertime

08-23-2010, 12:35 PM

for sure no tubes, go do a search on the www about tubes blowing out and dragsters wrecking.

kwkracing

08-23-2010, 01:29 PM

Any other advise on getting them to quit leaking? Tonight i might try to take them off and put in water and see where they are leaking? They look to be mounted good. Thanks

hammertime

08-23-2010, 02:06 PM

Spray some soapy water around the bead and see where its leaking. Some use a bead sealer on them, I've always just soaped the fronts and no issues.

kwkracing

08-23-2010, 03:13 PM

How much air psi should i be running? its a 280" hardtail

suicidebomb

08-23-2010, 03:38 PM

I'll be taking mine out.

hammertime

08-23-2010, 05:18 PM

I run 32lbs in my fronts.

zipper06

08-23-2010, 06:18 PM

X2 on the dish soap, works well with tubeless slicks also, just take a paint brush and paint the insides before mounting and balancing, put a little extra air in them for a couple days. Usually they'll never leak unless you run over something, then they are a bitch to patch.

JMO

Zip.

cepx111

08-26-2010, 12:19 AM

I dont run dragster fronts but I do use dish soap in my rear slicks, if the tire is already on the rim, just remove valve core and pour it in via a funnel and a small hose clamped to the valve stem, usually about a cup will do the trick :wink:

I did a search hammertime, came up with NOTHING???

Cp

hammertime

08-26-2010, 03:38 AM

I dont run dragster fronts but I do use dish soap in my rear slicks, if the tire is already on the rim, just remove valve core and pour it in via a funnel and a small hose clamped to the valve stem, usually about a cup will do the trick :wink:

I did a search hammertime, came up with NOTHING???

Cp

there used to be some pics of the damage they have caused
check drr