One more time... venting.

[Famous481]

Without too much effort can anyone give me a short list of pros vs. cons? And let's say on stock talion, stock wheels and tires, running 6s.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Less balloning,easy water evacuation, less bounce on landing, better traction, more stable at higher speeds... these are all compared to a sealed tire.

 

[Porschetech🇬🇪]

Took me a while to figure out what you meant. I thought you were angry. ?

 

[Famous481]

Less balloning,easy water evacuation, less bounce on landing, better traction, more stable at higher speeds... these are all compared to a sealed tire.

As far as the foam inside, with venting, is it more vulnerable to water, sand... or does a couple squeezes off the throttle with the car upside down take care of that.

Thoughts on venting vs. Stock wheel vents w/ kevlar line threading

 

[Clubin]

Nothing bad about it. I seal vent holes in the rims with shoe goo and make holes in the tires.

 

[Famous481]

Oh no. No anger. Just tired of going through tires. Trying to narrow down some pros and cons on certain methods while I still have a brand new set in the package and ones I just put on.

 

[Porschetech🇬🇪]

Oh no. No anger. Just tired of going through tires. Trying to narrow down some pros and cons on certain methods while I still have a brand new set in the package and ones I just put on.

I prefer belted tyres, but I’m not a jumper. I can’t stand ballooning

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

In my 17 years in the hobby.... I always vent the tire and seal the rim... last thing you want is water or dirt getting in there... I have seen it do bad things... rip tires, terrible handling and the balance will be so far off.

 

[Dutch]

I'm a noob and did not vent, while doing maintenance one of the tires seemed heavy. I run in the mud and snow I weighed them and this is what I got - 7oz, 8.4oz, 7.5on and 7.9oz. all full of water, not sure what a stock tire ways buts enough to make me vent my tires

 

[arrmadillo]

After you rip a couple off your rims you will want to vent.

 

[Famous481]

In my 17 years in the hobby.... I always vent the tire and seal the rim... last thing you want is water or dirt getting in there... I have seen it do bad things... rip tires, terrible handling and the balance will be so far off.

Exactly. I was commenting on a post just the other day about the damage that can occur to a rig while bashing on the beach. Everything dang time I drive the coast I think to myself don't do it and ultimately I end up not listening to myself. I end up just doing more damage than what it's worth but it's so super fun. But it always ends up the same. The tires almost end up solid after the build up of wet sand. That's not mentioning the havoc of salt water and salty air and what our does

After you rip a couple off your rims you will want to vent.

Been there done that. Hence the thread

 

[Brandon]

Vent tire + plug rim = ???.

 

[Mongoose]

Took me a while to figure out what you meant. I thought you were angry. ?

I did too ?

 

[Notorious J]

As far as the foam inside, with venting, is it more vulnerable to water, sand... or does a couple squeezes off the throttle with the car upside down take care of that.

Thoughts on venting vs. Stock wheel vents w/ kevlar line threading

Venting will help lessen the affects of ballooning, but not eliminate it. The foams will suffer from all the extra water and debris that gets in, and shorten their lifespan. The kevlar/fishing line idea works great, but doesn't last long when running over rough terrain. There's no perfect answer here, but the truck runs much better on a vented tire, and if you don't mind not being able to run your tires til their bald, you're good to go. The foam in the front tires on the Noto are so soft now, they offer almost no rebound, but the tire is still fine so I don't worry about it.