INSTALLING RIM SCREWS
 

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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dont use them :lol:

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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.

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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

I agree with David...

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

Correct

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