can I run bias tires tubless?
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Here is a trick ... coat the inside of the tire with dish detergent ... use a paint brush and don't miss a spot 24+ hours before mounting. When they are mounted, have the mounter use the same dish detergent to mount them instead of their "lube".
My QTP's have not lost a pound since they were mounted the first of March. I am currently running them without screws, but have only made eleven runs with no rotation on the rim. They are marked and I am watching them closely.
Whatever you do, do NOT run tubes without screwing the rims .... if the tire and tube rotate around the rim it could shear off your valve stem ... BIG problem at 120+ MPH ... !
My QTP's have not lost a pound since they were mounted the first of March. I am currently running them without screws, but have only made eleven runs with no rotation on the rim. They are marked and I am watching them closely.
Whatever you do, do NOT run tubes without screwing the rims .... if the tire and tube rotate around the rim it could shear off your valve stem ... BIG problem at 120+ MPH ... !
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Any other advice for not using the screws. Somebody on another thread stated use permatex high tack sealer. Anyone else tried this. Without tubes that is
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Here is a trick ... coat the inside of the tire with dish detergent ... use a paint brush and don't miss a spot 24+ hours before mounting. When they are mounted, have the mounter use the same dish detergent to mount them instead of their "lube".
My QTP's have not lost a pound since they were mounted the first of March. I am currently running them without screws, but have only made eleven runs with no rotation on the rim. They are marked and I am watching them closely.
Whatever you do, do NOT run tubes without screwing the rims .... if the tire and tube rotate around the rim it could shear off your valve stem ... BIG problem at 120+ MPH ... !
My QTP's have not lost a pound since they were mounted the first of March. I am currently running them without screws, but have only made eleven runs with no rotation on the rim. They are marked and I am watching them closely.
Whatever you do, do NOT run tubes without screwing the rims .... if the tire and tube rotate around the rim it could shear off your valve stem ... BIG problem at 120+ MPH ... !
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Here is a trick ... coat the inside of the tire with dish detergent ... use a paint brush and don't miss a spot 24+ hours before mounting. When they are mounted, have the mounter use the same dish detergent to mount them instead of their "lube".
My QTP's have not lost a pound since they were mounted the first of March. I am currently running them without screws, but have only made eleven runs with no rotation on the rim. They are marked and I am watching them closely.
Whatever you do, do NOT run tubes without screwing the rims .... if the tire and tube rotate around the rim it could shear off your valve stem ... BIG problem at 120+ MPH ... !
My QTP's have not lost a pound since they were mounted the first of March. I am currently running them without screws, but have only made eleven runs with no rotation on the rim. They are marked and I am watching them closely.
Whatever you do, do NOT run tubes without screwing the rims .... if the tire and tube rotate around the rim it could shear off your valve stem ... BIG problem at 120+ MPH ... !
Soooo ... after eleven 1/8-mile passes trapping 103 mph and 1.7x 60's without a line lock or 2-Step, there was no rotation on the rim at all compared to a 1/2" of rotation after six 1/4-mile passes trapping 122 mph and 1.6x 60's with a line lock and a 2-Step launching at 4,000 rpm.
The difference in rotation could be the trap speed (103 vs. 122), the better launch from an improved burnout, higher rpm and rear DA's (hence a .10 second quicker 60's) or a drop in tire pressure from 18# to 15# .... I am thinking all of these factors. As I bring down my 60's, the rotation may increase forcing me to screw the rims.