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... after spending the evening glueing up a set of PL Wabash 40's in the garage, watching bits of Uncle Buck on AMC on the way back in to the computer, dictating work, and messing around on here, I forgot to put the small hole in each rim to allow air to move about. Anyone else ever do this on a MT rim and how did you get a hole in the rim after?

BTW, thanks Bruce (RushRC) for the awesome deal on parts. Painted the body yesterday!
 
I guess it doesn't have to be perfect, as long as I get the hole in it, right? Usually I do it before I glue the tire on and I do it from both side so there is no burrs.
 
Been there. I just used a dremel with a 1/8 drill bit. Hole is a little angled but who really cares.
 
So, who thinks it's better to jsut do without the wholes? I plugged mine in the mammoth rims with glue... I like the tires to be a bit stiff. That a bad thing?
 
I put the holes in the rubber instead anyway. I used to put the holes in the rims, but since I bash in snow/mud/wet conditions, the tires get water inside and can't get out. So, I put the holes in the tires. Occasionally, when out bashing, I'll drive it WOT for a few seconds to wring the water out of them. Works pretty good too.

I use a dremel to make the holes with a small ball cutter bit so the holes are nice and smooth with smooth edges to avoid tearing.

I normally put 4 holes in each tire. 12, 3, 6, 9 (like on a clock).
 
olds97_lss said:
I put the holes in the rubber instead anyway. I used to put the holes in the rims, but since I bash in snow/mud/wet conditions, the tires get water inside and can't get out. So, I put the holes in the tires. Occasionally, when out bashing, I'll drive it WOT for a few seconds to wring the water out of them. Works pretty good too.

I use a dremel to make the holes with a small ball cutter bit so the holes are nice and smooth with smooth edges to avoid tearing.

I normally put 4 holes in each tire. 12, 3, 6, 9 (like on a clock).
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The tire on a Twin Force come like that from the factory. When I was mounting the tires I noticed they had 4 holes in them.
 
I use a dremel to make the holes with a small ball cutter bit so the holes are nice and smooth with smooth edges to avoid tearing
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That's what I ended up doing so I could do it from an angle. I put mine at 3:00 and 9:00, though. :naughty:
 
I've done the holes in the tire thing. i put them in the center of the tread but did small holes so they wouldnt rip. man its a crazy sight seeing a savy with water in the tires going down the road. and almost impossible to get the water out. but the holes in the tread did the trick, and just a few high speed runs cleaned um right out.

i read somewere where someone was plugging the holes in the wheels (it wasn't on here) to keep out water and dirt. i to think this would cause the tires to be bouncy but would the holes in the tires be enough if i pluged the holes in my rims?
 
hey revo dont feel bad i glues my wabash and bowties and forgot to put holes in the rims and when i went out to run i noticed i had bad flat spots on my tires but when i store it its off the ground so i have no idea how they got there
 

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