You can ship wheels and rims with or without a box. If you’re not using a box, the process is very similar to shipping tires and rims together: Protect the wheel with cardboard on both sides, shrink-wrap it, and secure it with tape (lots of tape!). Then place the label on the ...
Step 3- Remove the Tires from the Rim Upon the breaking of the seal, the rest of the tire should be removed by hand. With the use of he tire iron, make a gap between the tire and the rim. Any kind of dish soap may be used to lubricate or to oil the area to enable the tire...
Let’s begin with the absolute essentials. Obviously, you’ll needa new set of tires, as well as a new set of tubes. When it comes to the tires, make sure that you get a pair that is the same size as your old one. Tubes are made to fit specific tire sizes, so get a pair of...
On a standard clincher, the overhang hook and tire bead interface keep the tire on the rim. Tubeless-ready tires have strong and stiff beads that create an air-tight seal between the rim and tire. The tire relies on the stiffness of the tire bead to keep it attached. When putting on ...
Motorcycle wheels are generally aluminum or steel rims with spokes, although some models introduced since the 1970s offer cast wheels. Cast wheels allow the bikes to use tubeless tires, which, unlike traditional pneumatic tires, don't have an inner tube to hold the compressed air. Instead,...
Supermotos are dual-purpose and dirt bikes that have been modified, using smaller rims and street tires. Therefore, they measure from220 to 320 pounds,which is fairly close to their off-road base weight. Dual Sport Dual sport motorcycles typically weigh somewhere between250 and 370 pounds. Thes...
Paint-Over-Chrome EffectsNo one does chrome rims like Traxxas, and the brightly mirrored wheels are real sparklers when they spin in the sun. They also present some fun detailing opportunities. You can turn the shine down with flat-clear paint to create more of a satin or “raw aluminum”...
With the tires mounted and balances, it was simply a matter getting them onto the rig. Since you have the torque wrench out be sure to use it… According to the Toyota manual, lug nut should be torqued to 85 ft/lbs. After care: ...
Let the 2nd coat dry for 24 hours, and you are ready to mount a set of tires! Once you've mounted the tires, let the wheels sit for a day or two (sometimes up to a week), and check the tire pressure. I can be a real pain if after than mounting a set of multi-piece wheels...
Appearance alterations for 1947 involved shuffled nameplates and lower-mounted round parking lights. No changes at all occurred for '48, but the six was rerated to 95 horsepower, up five. Postwar inflation had pushed up prices, the increases averaging about $100 for 1947. But nothing really ne...