Rim holes for buggy tyres

[Richard Law]

Hi, should all buggy tyres be fitted to rims with holes drilled in?
Or is it personal choice, can anyone tell me the pros n cons to either?
Hope this is posted in the correct section, mods please move if wrong

[mattlynch]

i always drill my rims if they arent already drilled,about 1mm or so, you can always plug the hole for wet days, wet inserts are not good as they will gain a lot of weight as they fill with water, all i can suggest is you drill them and try them open then sealed and see what is best for you on the track you run on.

[Richard Law]

Thanks Matt, that makes sense.
I run on a small indoor carpet at broxtowe
With only 3 x 5min runs per week with lots of different setups to try, it's gonna take awhile to get it right.

[mattlynch]

no worries, if you are indoors then i think your car will feel more settled if the rims are drilled ,, have fun!

[coolcars782]

the jconcepts rulux wheels come pre drilled if that helps

[MRD]

I've started to punch holes in the tyres instead of the rims. I don't know if it makes a performance difference but it does let any water out of the tyres.

[mattlynch]

tried that on my 1/8 buggy and it works really well, although i did have one tyre rip across the holed point during a jump when i had to give a stab of throttle to correct flight, tyre expanded and popped, just the once though.