Are my radials ruined?

Bobby Fazio · 03-03-2015, 03:50 PM

Got the new Mickey pro bracket radials and had them mounted to an old set of weld pro stars that had screws in them. Left them to be mounted and balanced and told the guy to ditch the screws. I left them overnight and when he got to them the next day he used the screws. Should I take them out? Leave them in? Swore I read somewhere to never use screws on radials.

HandOverFist · 03-03-2015, 04:24 PM

Can't see them being ruined Bobby, but I would pull the screws. I plan on using an old set of Welds myself that had been pinned from the backside...sans the screws.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 03-03-2015, 04:29 PM

Take them out ...The SW on radials do not absorb like a slick. It puts more strain on the bead and screws. If the screw breaks and tire slips it will tear the cords out on the bead... Glue them instead...

Tony Corley · 03-03-2015, 04:51 PM

Should be a non-issue. The very worse that could have happened was if the screws were long enough to go through the bead, and even then it wouldn't be a real issue, you would just seal the holes. As suggested above, glue them, that's all they need.

pmrphil · 03-03-2015, 08:09 PM

I have a customer that's turning the tire on the rim - what do you use for glue?

HandOverFist · 03-04-2015, 02:08 AM

Ours moved a bit when running 17psi...now we use 20psi and has not moved since. I don't know about any glue myself.

Tony Corley · 03-04-2015, 08:29 AM

Mount the tires on the rim. Before airing them up and setting the bead, wipe the bead and rim with brake cleaner. Brush Permatex High Tack on the bead of the tire and rim. ALLOW IT TO SET UP/TACK BEFORE YOU INFLATE THE TIRE AND SET THE BEAD!! There may be other ways, but I know this has been working well on a stock suspension, twin turbo big block mustang that runs 4.20's with a 275 drag radial, so should work just fine for a stocker.

Larry Hill · 03-04-2015, 09:21 AM

I would remove tire from wheel and remove any raised portion of the wheel where the screws went through. When the tire slips on the wheel it will be smooth and not cut the tire in the bead area. Ask them to use water to install tire on wheel instead of the tire soap.

HR9121 · 03-04-2015, 09:33 AM

Bobby I had screwsin my radials on my hot rod car a few years ago, tire was slipping using a trans brake. I ran several sets like that without any issue at all, not saying it might not be a problem but I never had one.

1320racer · 03-04-2015, 05:59 PM

clean the wheel's and tire's bead with acetone then mount them DRY, no nothing and they won't move! Been running radial slicks for 15 years, 30/10.5 and 32/13.5. sixty footing as quick as 1.17 in the Firebird to the left without issue.

03-03-2015, 03:50 PM	#1
Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,377 Likes: 1,145 Liked 3,494 Times in 426 Posts	Are my radials ruined? Got the new Mickey pro bracket radials and had them mounted to an old set of weld pro stars that had screws in them. Left them to be mounted and balanced and told the guy to ditch the screws. I left them overnight and when he got to them the next day he used the screws. Should I take them out? Leave them in? Swore I read somewhere to never use screws on radials. __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com

03-03-2015, 04:24 PM	#2
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,655 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? Can't see them being ruined Bobby, but I would pull the screws. I plan on using an old set of Welds myself that had been pinned from the backside...sans the screws. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

03-03-2015, 04:29 PM	#3
Stephen & Horace Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 949 Likes: 323 Liked 148 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? Take them out ...The SW on radials do not absorb like a slick. It puts more strain on the bead and screws. If the screw breaks and tire slips it will tear the cords out on the bead... Glue them instead... __________________ Stephen Johnson #2162 Horace Johnson #2167 SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

03-03-2015, 04:51 PM	#4
Tony Corley Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 230 Likes: 15 Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? Should be a non-issue. The very worse that could have happened was if the screws were long enough to go through the bead, and even then it wouldn't be a real issue, you would just seal the holes. As suggested above, glue them, that's all they need.

03-03-2015, 08:09 PM	#5
pmrphil Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT Posts: 384 Likes: 1,254 Liked 247 Times in 106 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? I have a customer that's turning the tire on the rim - what do you use for glue? __________________ Phil Molski S/C 1623

03-04-2015, 02:08 AM	#6
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,655 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? Ours moved a bit when running 17psi...now we use 20psi and has not moved since. I don't know about any glue myself. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

03-04-2015, 08:29 AM	#7
Tony Corley Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 230 Likes: 15 Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? Mount the tires on the rim. Before airing them up and setting the bead, wipe the bead and rim with brake cleaner. Brush Permatex High Tack on the bead of the tire and rim. ALLOW IT TO SET UP/TACK BEFORE YOU INFLATE THE TIRE AND SET THE BEAD!! There may be other ways, but I know this has been working well on a stock suspension, twin turbo big block mustang that runs 4.20's with a 275 drag radial, so should work just fine for a stocker.

03-04-2015, 09:21 AM	#8
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,277 Likes: 1,635 Liked 9,452 Times in 1,956 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? I would remove tire from wheel and remove any raised portion of the wheel where the screws went through. When the tire slips on the wheel it will be smooth and not cut the tire in the bead area. Ask them to use water to install tire on wheel instead of the tire soap. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

03-04-2015, 09:33 AM	#9
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,352 Likes: 112 Liked 2,866 Times in 640 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? Bobby I had screwsin my radials on my hot rod car a few years ago, tire was slipping using a trans brake. I ran several sets like that without any issue at all, not saying it might not be a problem but I never had one. __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA

03-04-2015, 05:59 PM	#10
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,778 Likes: 70 Liked 400 Times in 191 Posts	Re: Are my radials ruined? clean the wheel's and tire's bead with acetone then mount them DRY, no nothing and they won't move! Been running radial slicks for 15 years, 30/10.5 and 32/13.5. sixty footing as quick as 1.17 in the Firebird to the left without issue.