Special tires?

[jibroni]

Does anyone know if and where to buy fully rubber tires. If there arent any then is there any cheap place where i could buy a set of 5 inch slick wheels. All the wheels seem to cost a lot of money. Thanks

 

[devino246]

what do you mean fully rubber? All tires are rubber

 

[fowler]

i think he means solid rudder
or RAGS (tyres with no ply) they are much cheaper but weaker

 

[devino246]

O. Northern tool carries them.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Slicks are available in most sizes.

 

[jibroni]

i think he means solid rudder
or RAGS (tyres with no ply) they are much cheaper but weaker

Ya. I ment solid rubber. I have a tire that keeps weering down so i am trying to go for a thick tire that will not pop. My choice was yo go with a full rubber tire that does not have an inner tube. I hope this helps.

 

[devino246]

That would only be masking the problem. Your alignment is out of whack. You should really fix it. It shouldnt take 2 people more than about 20 minutes.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Have you determined the cause, yet? I gave you a whole grocery list of things to look for. Do yourself a favour and chack it out. Even if you could find solid rubber tires, your kart will ride like a forklift, and probably track like s**t, too. I know I'm riding your tail, but seriously- just fix it. And- given the price of rubber, I very seriously doubt solid tires would be cheaper. Ask yourself this- Why's nobody else using them?
Invest in a tape measure and some string.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Pneumatic tires ARE the suspension on many karts, you will be bending stuff FAST with a solid tire.

 

[jibroni]

Have you determined the cause, yet? I gave you a whole grocery list of things to look for. Do yourself a favour and chack it out. Even if you could find solid rubber tires, your kart will ride like a forklift, and probably track like s**t, too. I know I'm riding your tail, but seriously- just fix it. And- given the price of rubber, I very seriously solid tires would be cheaper. Ask yourself this- Why's nobody else using them?
Invest in a tape measure and some string.

These are the only pictures i have at the moment. The cart is a super wheels by carter. I also have made the wheels parallel before the tire completely popped on me. I found out that the bearings of the bearing hub are messed. I believe it causes the wheel to wobble a bit. I am not sure if this could be the reason why but i am hoping you guys could be the verdict of that. thanks again.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

New bearings can't hurt. Try swapping the wheels out and see what happens.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Looking at the first pic-
1) You've got a bent tie-rod. Straighten and realign.
2) Your tire shows signs of a very serious wobble. Replace bearings.
3) Unequal length tie-rods- Not much you can do, it's a two-seater, but will cause frontend geometry anomalies. EDIT- I lied. You could set up a drag link to tie the steering knuckles directly together, and then simply delete one tie rod.
4) Incorrect Ackermann- Causes excessive tire wear in corners on hard surfaces. Requires welding/fabricating to correct.
5) IF you have a live axle (can't tell from pic) that'll chew the he// out of your front tires on hard surfaces (Trust me, I need new fronts, too.)

 

[jibroni]

Looking at the first pic-
1) You've got a bent tie-rod. Straighten and realign.
2) Your tire shows signs of a very serious wobble. Replace bearings.
3) Unequal length tie-rods- Not much you can do, it's a two-seater, but will cause frontend geometry anomalies.
4) Incorrect Ackermann- Causes excessive tire wear in corners on hard surfaces. Requires welding/fabricating to correct.

what do you mean by ackermann

 

[Doc Sprocket]

what do you mean by ackermann

Google is your friend. Short version? Describes the relationship between inside and outside tires in a turn.
And- check my previous post, edited for further info.

 

[devino246]

An ackerman set makes the inside wheel turn more than the outside during a turn. You can see a working example here: http://www.bcot1.com/karting/ About 1/2 way down the page

EDIT: im pretty sure its 1 wheel drive

 

[jibroni]

Google is your friend. Short version? Describes the relationship between inside and outside tires in a turn.
And- check my previous post, edited for further info.

Do you know where to find ackerman rods. If i cant get them for my kart, do you think that a little toe out would also help on reducing wear?

 

[devino246]

There are no ackerman rods. Its all in the spindles. Try a little toe in.

And after you replace/fix the rod, turn the wheels all the way to one side and look to see if one is turning more than the other.

 

[jibroni]

on the website that u had a link to , it looked like there were different rods. Also what do u mean the spindles. I know im making this more difficult. I just dont understand.

 

[jibroni]

actually see what you mean by the spindles. But is there any way to find spindles that are shaped in a way so it will work as the ackerman principle.

 

[devino246]

First check to see if you already have ackerman. Turn the steering wheel all the way to one side and look to see if one wheels is turning more than the other.