[F500] Question about wheels?

[BRYAN POWELL]

   Thanks  Jim  for  the  advice. Between you and Jeff I feel alot better
   about

   this little venture.

   Thanks Again, Bryan
   >From: Jim Libecco <iamuwere at ameritech.net>
   >Reply-To: f500 at f500.org
   >To: f500 at f500.org
   >Subject: Re: [F500] Question about wheels?
   >Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:17:53 -0700 (PDT)
   >
   >Bryan
   >You will be suprised what the rain tires will mount on.
   >I  have  my  rains  on a set of standard dry wheels.  The fronts look
   pretty  normal  but  the  rears  are  mounted  on either a 7 or 8 inch
   wheel.  The sidewalls run up at about a 45deg angle but they work just
   fine-or  at  least they have gone fast enough in the rain for the last
   few  years.  If  I ever had a few left over wheel parts and could make
   narrower  rear  wheels, I would do so but the full width rears seem to
   stay  together  just fine.  I wouldn't run drys that way, but its okay
   in the rain.
   >
   >Give  it a shot.  The worst thing is that you would have to get a few
   near rears.  I am a fan of Keisers, personally, but not everyone would
   agree with me.
   >
   >jim
   >
   >BRYAN POWELL <bpowelliii at msn.com> wrote:
   >
   >Thanks Jeff,
   >
   >One of the wheels was sealed with High Temp RTV when we took it apart
   >
   >(Ops!). I was just concerned about the difference in width from the
   >
   >old 5" tire and the new 6". Just looking at the tire it seems like
   >alot
   >
   >more than 1". My rear rims are about 3" wider than the fronts so we
   >
   >were a little concerned with stressing the side walls on the fronts.
   >
   >Bryan
   > >From: Jeff Blumenthal
   > >Reply-To: f500 at f500.org
   > >To: f500 at f500.org
   > >Subject: Re: [F500] Question about wheels?
   > >Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 16:40:06 -0400
   > >
   > >Bryan:
   > > You mount the tires on two-piece wheels the same as if they were
   > >one-piece (don't take them apart). My experience with the O-rings
   > >isn't good so I don't use them. Instead, I use a bead of RTV
   >  >sealant  (or  similar  silicone type) to seal where the two halves
   join
   > >together. You do not use an inner tube. If your front rims are 5"
   >  >wide,  you  should  be able to mount the 6" tires with no problem.
   Just
   > >do it carefully so you don't bend the rims. There are several wheel
   > >vendors that make 10" wheels. Douglas, Keizer, Kodiak, Real, are a
   > >few that many of us use. Websites can be found doing a Google
   > >search.
   > >Good Luck-
   > >
   > >-Jeff Blumenthal
   > >
   > >BRYAN POWELL wrote:
   > >
   > >> I'm mounting a new set of rains and noticed that my wheels are
   > >>Split
   > >> Rims (3ea) and
   > >> one is a One Piece. My other tires are all mounted on One Piece
   > >>Rims.
   > >> To compound this issue the rains I purchased are all 19 x 6 x
   > >>10 and
   > >> my Old Fronts
   > >> were 19 x 5 x 10. There is a significant difference in width
   > >>from the
   > >> Front and Rear
   > >> Rims.
   > >>
   > >> Just to clearify I'm running a 84' Zink 19 Solo II but looking
   > >>to go
   > >> to Solo I soon.
   > >>
   > >> My question is how to handle mounting on a two piece wheel
   > >>and are
   > >> there replacement
   > >> wheels available? We have some serious questions about the
   > >>internal
   > >> O-ring and where
   > >> to find replacements? Do you use a tube with these two piece
   > >>wheels?
   > >>
   > >> Any experience or advice you may have would be greatly
   > >>appreciated!
   > >>
   > >> Thanks Bryan
   > >> P3-Racing
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