De/Install tires?

[Bansh88]

I have a bunch of extra wheels and tires that came with an Inferno I bought. I tried removing one old tire and it proved challenging. I was able to remove most of the rubber from one side. the other side appears to me more glued in and havent even given it a whirl yet.
Is there a method to remove the remaining rubber? Even if I could, how the hell am I supposed to squeez a tire back into these things?!

 

[hamz9561]

The usual method is to either boil or bake the tires to loosen the glue and allow them to be removed from the rim. Personally I prefer beadlocks and use them on almost everything I run. Screws beat glue IMO.

 

[Bansh88]

Any trick or heating to put on new ones?
Glue? Super glue works, I've been told.

Beadlocks would be nice but I'm just starting off.

 

[hamz9561]

The rims need to be clean where the tire beads mount to the rim. Then you want to use a good thin CA Glue to glue the bead to the rim.

 

[cwal1774]

Youtube has several videos on tire removal. I prefer the baking method myself.

 

[Phins Fan]

You can actually use Acetone and let them soak for about a day. It would require alot of it but after a days soaking the old tires fall right off and the rims are usually sparkling and looking brand new. Might wanna keep it covered and well ventilated

 

[mayrider]

i second the acetone, put the wheels in a bucket with a lid fill the remaining void with some aquariam rocks and fill with acetone covering wheels completely, be sure to cover bucket acetone evaporates quick.

 

[olds97_lss]

Acetone ruins the foams. Not directly, but causes them to be ruined. That said, having the beads submerged in acetone for 8+ hours will dissolve all the glue and the tire will practically fall right off. It ruins the foams because it liquifies the glue and the foams soak up the glue/acetone, then when they dry, they become hard as a rock.

I've never bothered to try removing buggy tires. Rims are fairly cheap and it's not really worth the hassle IMHO. If your just a basher, you can find sets of wheels/tires on ebay pretty cheaply.

Regardless, I proffer the baking method. But, as noted, I never used the method on buggy tires/rims, only standard MT tires/rims.

 

[jtboogie]

Like was stated above if you can switch to beadlocks you will be a lot happier when it come to new tires and removing old one. plus you wont have the issue of tires coming unglued

 

[olds97_lss]

Inferno is a 1/8 buggy... I'm not even aware if there are any companies out there that make bead locks for an 1/8 buggy.

 

[HPI-Killer]

I have never seen an authentic pair of beadlocks for a 1/8 rig, and I have browsed ALOT of beadlock wheels for my crawlers. Olds is spot on and I agree 100% baking the wheel/tire is the fastest cleanest way without fkn your stuff up.

 

[hamz9561]

Maximizer does make beadlocks for 1/8 scale buggies and truggies.

 

[olds97_lss]

Did they make them at one time and stop? Or do they still make them? I don't see them on their site, only 3.2" MT and 1.9" crawler.
http://www.maximizerproducts.com/modules/store/3-2-Beadlocks_C3745.cfm

 

[hamz9561]

I guess they no longer make them. They do say that the 3.2 will work on truggies with a 17mm hex.