Foam Tyres

[Lee1972]

Looking for some foam tyres for my X6 can somebody please point me in the direction of a company that sell them?

[KickMe]

I don't know any seller but you can make you own from 1/8 onroad rear tires. Check the pics on this french tutorial, it's worth a thousand english words.

[stuart slmcc]

Schumacher sell 1/8 size foams . We use foams at the south lakes club . Look on the schumacher site for contact 1/8th foams you will only have to cut for the fronts the rears fit good as they are .

[Lee1972]

Thanks chaps, I'll have a look on the Schumacher website.

[Lee1972]

Originally Posted by stuart slmcc

Schumacher sell 1/8 size foams . We use foams at the south lakes club . Look on the schumacher site for contact 1/8th foams you will only have to cut for the fronts the rears fit good as they are .

Stuart,
The size quoted is 46 x 70 x 36mm is this the correct size and what shore rating do you run with your X6?
Lee

[arransmith27]

Try here :

http://www.rc-direct.co.uk/-c-39_198.html

[stuart slmcc]

There the ones . I run 40 shore ones on myn but other x6 owners at the club run 37 shore .

http://www.rc-direct.co.uk/-c-39_198_205.html I used to get these but some body said rc direct mite not have them again . If you can get them you need 2 donuts for a set . Measure and cut for the rears first then whats left for the front . I did it wrong the first time school boy error

With the schumacher ones http://www.racing-cars.com/sp/catego...ar_Donuts.html
They are sold as pairs I got myn from kamtec . They are spot on for the rears no cutting and you will only have to cut for the fronts .

Where abouts are you racing ?

[Lee1972]

Cheers Stuart usually race at Ribble Valley, occasionally Bury and Southport.

[stuart slmcc]

cool been there a few times normally a good nights racing . Tom jenner from the south lakes goes quite a bit if you get stuck seek him out hes a help full guy . Or pop up to kendal next sunday when we have our next meeting

[Lee1972]

I've met you and Tom before at Ribble but recently at the dirt track in December and Southport last weekend me and my lad were sat next to you. Whereabouts in Kendal are you racing?

[stuart slmcc]

We race at

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...13574716271362

Booking in from 9 am ish normally done for about half 1 numbers depending . The village is called burton in kendal
Its 3 whole pounds to book in 3 heats and a final 2wd and 4wd buggys

[corsa148]

Originally Posted by stuart slmcc

Schumacher sell 1/8 size foams . We use foams at the south lakes club . Look on the schumacher site for contact 1/8th foams you will only have to cut for the fronts the rears fit good as they are .

Am after a set of foams for mine been looking round and seeing what people do thought you need to trim the thickness down to about 7mm side wall hight using a tyre truer ?

[stuart slmcc]

Theres no need to go mad by cutting them down to reduce the side wall . just true them up a little bit to round off the eadges a little . I just trued myn up on a drill with a long bolt in the middle and for the rear a old b4 axle worked well

[ianjoyner]

If you get the current Schumacher Contact 1/8th donuts there's no need to true them at all, they're already under 7mm when fitted. Even the edges will round off very quickly on the track.

[corsa148]

Originally Posted by KickMe

I don't know any seller but you can make you own from 1/8 onroad rear tires. Check the pics on this french tutorial, it's worth a thousand english words.

What's the stuff he soaks it in to get the tyre off does it not damage the tyre?

[KickMe]

Acetone, it melts CA glue. You don't have to soak it in, just put some in a watertight container and let the vapors do the job in a few days. Careful though, it's a pretty nasty chemical, try not to sniff too much.

[gone banana]

hi

i make foam tires for 10 scale buggy and 10 scale truck in the states i can mount any rims u like my team c tm2 on de rim with my custom foam my T4.1 on jconcept rim with my foam tires
the third picture mini revo foam i do

you can email me at gone_banana_racing_skinz@yahoo.com

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