Stage 2 motor is making my tires fly off!

newbitowner · #1 12-29-2003, 11:52 PM

I can't find the tire in my backyard.

What kind of double stick tape should I use? I want tape that I woudn't have to cut to apply to the wheels/tires.

BTW, Anyone got spare tires? (1 stock tire or any set of 4 tires)

thanks

Micro S2000 · #2 12-30-2003, 12:40 AM

for the tires get the tire upgrade. and for them flying off, use super glue or model plastic cement. also the hard tires are harder to slip off the wheel

newbitowner · #3 12-30-2003, 01:18 AM

I plan on getting the tires from RS tomorrow. Hopefully they still have them.

I just don't want to have 3 uselss tires...

Micro S2000 · #4 12-30-2003, 02:19 AM

get the wheel kit too

teamdeadbunny · #5 12-30-2003, 11:17 AM

Your tires are flying off?

Is this because of the speed the wheel rotates or from cornering or what?

I was thinking of getting the S2 motors but I don't know if I want my tires to go flying off

theMonster · #6 12-30-2003, 11:32 AM

just glue the tires to the rims in the rear for RWD, front for FWD and all 4 for AWD.

newbitowner · #7 12-30-2003, 12:57 PM

i think it flew off when i made a sharp turn.

teamdeadbunny · #8 12-31-2003, 10:13 AM

What I would do is use some rubber cement. This way you can still remove the tires if needed but they should stick to the rims better.

Another solution is to find some tires for rims that are a little smaller around and they will have to stretch to fit, thus being tighter. (Plus they'd prolly be a little lower profile which could look cool.)

#9 12-31-2003, 11:00 AM

I second the suggestion for the tire upgrade kit, and the one for rubber cement.

The tire upgrade kit comes with 4 stock soft rubber slicks, 4 hard rubber slicks, and soft/hard treaded tires, which look very cool for show, but don't seem to offer any advantage over the slicks so far as I can see.

Save your three original slicks that you have left. I've found that the tires on the drive wheels get chewed up pretty easily if you do a lot of high-speed cornering, especially on grippy surfaces such as asphalt, tennis courts, and non-smoothed concrete.

By the way, a well-kept tennis court is heaven for pushing the limits of your xmods. At my apartments, they resuface it every few years, so there are no cracks at all, and they clear it with a leaf blower a few times a week, so there's not much sand, gravel, leaves, or much of anything on the court except for a pair of tennis nets and smooth asphalt.