studded tires of death
02-25-2008, 07:45 AM
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studded tires of death
With another round of ice races coming up this weekend we decided it would be fun to stud up some tires on one of GrimmSpeed's sponsored rides.
We bought enough studs(bolts) to do 80 per tire on 3 cars. Josh i believe located the seller on rs25(correct me if i'm wrong josh). Turned out to be about $100 per car in parts to do it all.
Install was pretty simple, just time consuming.
1. marker/paint stud pattern on tire
2. use 7/32" drill bit to drill out the holes
3. take bolt, place small gold washer on followed by big silver washer.
4. with a wrench, thread the bolt and washers from the inside of the tire out. we tried just pushing them through but the hole is so small it made it difficult. we used a 12v makita drill just to get them all threaded through the tire.
5. once all of the bolts/washer are through the tire, place another silver washer then a gold smaller washer on the bolt on the tread side of the tire.
6. place locking nut on each stud, tighten with impact wrench.
this is where we are now. next step will be to pop them on the rims to see if they hold air. we may need to put a can of green goo in each tire just as a saftey measure. the studs are pretty long so we may need to trim them as well.
I think these will be a blast out on the ice...hopefully no small children or animals get in the way!!
Justin
We bought enough studs(bolts) to do 80 per tire on 3 cars. Josh i believe located the seller on rs25(correct me if i'm wrong josh). Turned out to be about $100 per car in parts to do it all.
Install was pretty simple, just time consuming.
1. marker/paint stud pattern on tire
2. use 7/32" drill bit to drill out the holes
3. take bolt, place small gold washer on followed by big silver washer.
4. with a wrench, thread the bolt and washers from the inside of the tire out. we tried just pushing them through but the hole is so small it made it difficult. we used a 12v makita drill just to get them all threaded through the tire.
5. once all of the bolts/washer are through the tire, place another silver washer then a gold smaller washer on the bolt on the tread side of the tire.
6. place locking nut on each stud, tighten with impact wrench.
this is where we are now. next step will be to pop them on the rims to see if they hold air. we may need to put a can of green goo in each tire just as a saftey measure. the studs are pretty long so we may need to trim them as well.
I think these will be a blast out on the ice...hopefully no small children or animals get in the way!!
Justin
03-09-2008, 01:23 PM
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i think thats a little much.. but lets see how they do!
what about the air pressure and how its gunna hold it.. did u put some sort of RTV around every bolt on the inside??
what about the air pressure and how its gunna hold it.. did u put some sort of RTV around every bolt on the inside??
03-15-2008, 04:22 PM
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those things look WAYYYY too long!
Maybe for snow racing, but on ice i dont even think the rubber will make contact!
But good luck, hope you tear it up lol
Maybe for snow racing, but on ice i dont even think the rubber will make contact!
But good luck, hope you tear it up lol
03-25-2008, 12:29 PM
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you are going to rip then out. they bolt should have been no longer the a few threades past the nut. i gotta see if they will hold air.
get steel hubs and use them, use foam to fill the tires, like on a back hoe.
plus some one mentioned before about clearence, what happens if you turn hard, compress the front end down, are you not going to hit the fender and tear that all to hell. do not get me wrong i am alll for it, but when you say ice like a frozen lake, or ice on a road. i think the police would love to see your rip through town with thoses, i would. good luck seriously, i am not trying to be pessimistic.
get steel hubs and use them, use foam to fill the tires, like on a back hoe.
plus some one mentioned before about clearence, what happens if you turn hard, compress the front end down, are you not going to hit the fender and tear that all to hell. do not get me wrong i am alll for it, but when you say ice like a frozen lake, or ice on a road. i think the police would love to see your rip through town with thoses, i would. good luck seriously, i am not trying to be pessimistic.
04-13-2008, 10:36 PM
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y'all are insane :-D. good luck on ice racing, they seem a bit long. i agree, i was thinking of clearance & holding air as issues also but hey the best way to learn is by experimenting!
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