Glueing Losi studs for 2wd, the "OFFICIAL" guide

[Lee Martin]

i have a box here....so i will try a set

[Chrislong]

The rules are "No cut and shut" which means, cutting of tyre and reglueing, we are not reglueing tire to tire.

What we are doing is cutting the bead and glueing to wheel. Many of us do this all the time, the only difference being this time is we are pushing the tire back before glueing.... I personally can't see a problem, but it all depends who and how the rules are interpretted.

Is Phil Truman about, he's the best person to ask for a final answer.

Chris

[Lee]

Its definatley not cutting and shutting, its just glueing up a tyre slightly different to usual. im sure it will be fine

[MATTY]

I think you are picking peanuts out of poo!! You all know what cutting & shunting means! Trimming a tire bead is not the same! You all should have a handbook!?!

[Adam Skelding]

Not really picking peanuts from poo
Thought it would be best to clarify. It costs nothing to find out!

E-mail from Paul Worsley.

Hi Adam,

Rule 23.10 states :-
Front or Rear tyres constructed by 'cutting and shutting' are not allowed.

This is interpreted as a tyre (or different tyres) that have been cut then 'shutted' back together using glue.
If the bead of the tyre is being cut to fit the wheel, then this is OK as you are not making a different type of tyre which necessitates parts of a tyre being glued together.

The beads of tyres are often trimmed to allow a better fit to the wheel.

Hope this clarifies the situation.
All the best,

Paul Worsley (Chairman, BRCA Off-Road)
PP. Phill Truman (Tech. Officer, BRCA Off-Road).

[super__dan]

Just so we’re clear last year I ran both the wider and thinner options of the cut and shuts last year in 2wd, the wider option which I think is approx the width of a 4wd front (like we run this year). When I ran the wider cut and shut my B4 only just made it into the box, it slid down the sides so was within a mm or two of fitting.

So for the sake of practically nothing (you have to cut the bead to fit AE wheels anyway), you might as well glue it as Craig suggests and so save yourself potential hassle!

[millzy]

craig thats ace and also given me an idea for my pink spikes

there wide now