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Drag slick question

Discussion in 'Race 400/430/455' started by alan, Jun 9, 2006.

  1. alan

    alan High-tech Dinosaur

    I'm guessing more racers will see this here.

    Has anyone ever seen a drag slick spin on the rim, even with screws in the rim? I saw one tonight that was using 5 screws. Two of them had broken off and the slick actually rotated about an inch with the other screws still in it. The "skin" of the sidewall had peeled back where the screws were.
     
  2. stagetwo65

    stagetwo65 Wheelie King

    Nope, but I use about twenty per side of each tire. The only screws I've broken happened putting them in or taking them out.
     
  3. alan

    alan High-tech Dinosaur

    I think more screws are on his short list!
     
  4. GS Kubisch

    GS Kubisch THE "CUT-UP" BUICK

    I also think alot of people run their slicks under inflated which can cause some problems.

    Also,With the new craze over Radials,Drivetrains are taking more punishment without the cushion of the bias ply.

    But in the case you mention,I think you need at least 8 per side if you're running tubes.
     
  5. 10sec 455

    10sec 455 Well-Known Member

    Either screw them with many screws or dont screw them at all. When you screw them on they tend to loose their "seating" on the rim and you have to rely on the screws to hold it in place. The 5 screws were the culprit.
     
  6. jimmy

    jimmy Low-Tech Dinosaur

    Did you go to Brewers last night?

    Did you get shot? :Dou:

    Was it Waynes car?
     
  7. nitrousfish

    nitrousfish Dave Fisher

    Rim Screws

    Sounds like the fella ran outta either patience or screws and decided he only need 5 screws. If you feel like you have to use screws,the best way to do it is drill the rim 1st without the tire on it,deburr the rim,mount the tire,and then drill halfway thru the bead. The screws arent there to hold the tire on the rim,the bead does that...the screws are there to provide a stop for the tire if it get to the point of spinning on the rim. The screws have to be the right length,and its best to put a small dab of silicone in case you drill to far,or to close to the edge of the rim. Always drill the flat part of the rim where the bead seats. Number of screws varies from person to person,but 8 per side (total of 32) will be sufficient,big tire cars like the 65 probably do need more. I still havent spun a tire on the rim (28x10.5 on a 10" wide weldwheel),60 fts in the low 1.40s....fish
     
  8. alan

    alan High-tech Dinosaur


    Yes. What a crowd! $5 a head = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    No. :blast:

    Nope! But it was someone you know! :error:
     
  9. BQUICK

    BQUICK Gold Level Contributor

    I've run 1.31 60 ft in JAGUICK at 11 lbs and no screws.

    1.36 in BQUICK at 14 lbs no screws.

    Tires turn maybe 1 inch in 10 runs then stabilize.

    Or they are turning all the way around plus one inch. :laugh: :Brow:
     
  10. stagetwo65

    stagetwo65 Wheelie King

    The fact that your tires turn at all on the rim is reason enough to pin them. I bet if you used screws in your rims, your car wouldn't have rolled off the trailer and squished your head! :laugh:

    PS - No, I'll never stop bringing that up. :pp
     
  11. Staged70Lark

    Staged70Lark Well-Known Member

    Doug,

    Thats to funny... I am glad that we can now joke about it and the outcome was not worse!!!


    Later
     
  12. Keith Seymore

    Keith Seymore Well-Known Member

    ...maybe that's what saved him: the tires moved on the rims as they were rolling over him... :laugh:

    Sorry Bruce; didn't mean to "pile on"... :eek:
     
  13. BQUICK

    BQUICK Gold Level Contributor

    Yeah, yeah bring it on..... :laugh:

    If I had screws I woulda pulled a big ole wheelstand like you and straved my motor of oil with a stock pan. :Brow: :laugh:

    Actually I figure my head served me well as a chock and saved my a$$. The coilover in my gut stopped it some too.....
     
  14. alan

    alan High-tech Dinosaur

    I often say I ought to trade my head in for something useful, like a brick. I never realised I could use it for a wheel chock just like it is! :grin:
     
  15. BQUICK

    BQUICK Gold Level Contributor

    I was trying to use my head. :laugh:
    Actually had no time to do anything but react. The best thing is I think I saved my kid.......he escaped without a scratch. But he didn't try to stop the car fortunately. He got the hell out from under the mean junkyard cat......
     
  16. stagetwo65

    stagetwo65 Wheelie King

    In the first place, Bruce Hunter's motor was the one that had the stock pan that STARVED (not straved) it for oil, not mine. Mine had a HUGE Stef's pan on it. They blew up for different reasons, but, end result in both cases...kaboom!

    Secondly, What gut?? You weigh a hundred and six pounds with your helmet on! :laugh:

    Now, you want some more? Huh, Chock? Or you had enough already, Chock? You don't want none of this! Don't make me pile on, Chock! I KNOW you don't want me piling on! In any way, shape, or form. :laugh: Just ask Rick!!
     
  17. BQUICK

    BQUICK Gold Level Contributor

    Ok, I've had it about enough of this.....if you want to run 7.90s with your car I'll drive it for ya. But then again it might flip over backwards without the "ballast" up front. :Smarty: :laugh:
     
    Last edited: Jun 14, 2006
  18. stagetwo65

    stagetwo65 Wheelie King

    It might. Or you might fall out of the car and have it run over your head as well. :laugh:
     
  19. texas ranger

    texas ranger One riot one ranger

    Bquick is this the ballast you're refering to. Sorry Doug I couldn't stay out of this one. :laugh:
    This is to funny. :laugh:
     

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  20. BQUICK

    BQUICK Gold Level Contributor

    That's BEER! :beer
     

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