dawn in MT slicks

Ed Wright · 10-15-2018, 07:04 PM

I always painted my old Firestones, still leaked some. I have run my MT radials tubless for six years now, doing nothing to them. Seldom have to correct air pressure all weekend. The set on the car now won't loose enough to measure in a couple of weeks.

Mike Jones · 10-15-2018, 07:20 PM

Do you screw them to the rims without tubes?
I have a set of rims with holes already, that I ran with tubes in.
Would like to go tubeless myself
Thanks, Mike

Dragsinger · 10-15-2018, 07:28 PM

Mike, with one set of wheels I filled the screw holes with JB Weld. I applied tape inside the bead area and "packed" the JB each hole with a small wooden dowel. They held air fine and stayed in service for several more seasons.

Eman · 10-15-2018, 11:06 PM

I'm a Palmolive man myself. It does work and for the ease and cost of it why not? I just put new Hoosiers on and did it, why not? I don't use screws just wipe the rim and bead with acetone before filling and if you want you can spray the bead with hair spray, it help prevent them slipping on the rim. I've never filled the holes but use a scotchbrite on a die grinder to remove any burrs. I've used wheels with holes and never filled them and run tubeless with no problem.

Kevin Panzino · 10-16-2018, 12:00 AM

Not sure what the story behind this is. I’ve had Hoosiers for 5 years that don’t leak a bit without any dish detergent. Heck my front runners are worse.

Ed Wright · 10-16-2018, 02:15 PM

I never drilled my wheels for screws. Fronts are tubeless, never leak.

Coleydog · 10-16-2018, 04:12 PM

I think the screws where for the 5-6 pounds of air run in slicks back in the day, now it's 20 or more.?

So they wouldn't spin. thought that was obvious.

nhramnl · 10-17-2018, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Eman

I'm a Palmolive man myself. It does work and for the ease and cost of it why not? I just put new Hoosiers on and did it, why not? I don't use screws just wipe the rim and bead with acetone before filling and if you want you can spray the bead with hair spray, it help prevent them slipping on the rim. I've never filled the holes but use a scotchbrite on a die grinder to remove any burrs. I've used wheels with holes and never filled them and run tubeless with no problem.

For what it's worth, this is what a lot of guys are doing today, with the exception of the dish detergent. That practice started many years ago, almost exclusively with Firestone/Firehawk/Phoenix bias ply slicks. The rubber that made up the sidewalls was so thin that you could wet a mounted tire with soapy water and watch all of the little bubbles form on the surface. They would often go flat in a couple of days. I could certainly be wrong, but I don't know of another tire (especially any radial) that exhibited that behavior.

1320racer · 10-17-2018, 07:31 PM

Hoosier = no soap and no leaks!

Further, it's the year 2018, who runs rim screws?

I go 1 teens in my door car and 1.0 in my dragster in 60 foot without rim screws!

10-15-2018, 07:04 PM	#1
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks I always painted my old Firestones, still leaked some. I have run my MT radials tubless for six years now, doing nothing to them. Seldom have to correct air pressure all weekend. The set on the car now won't loose enough to measure in a couple of weeks. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

10-15-2018, 07:20 PM	#2
Mike Jones VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,125 Likes: 1,179 Liked 684 Times in 289 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks Do you screw them to the rims without tubes? I have a set of rims with holes already, that I ran with tubes in. Would like to go tubeless myself Thanks, Mike

10-15-2018, 07:28 PM	#3
Dragsinger VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Liberty City [East Texas] Posts: 1,760 Likes: 5 Liked 99 Times in 60 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks Mike, with one set of wheels I filled the screw holes with JB Weld. I applied tape inside the bead area and "packed" the JB each hole with a small wooden dowel. They held air fine and stayed in service for several more seasons. __________________ Larry Woodfin 471W

10-15-2018, 11:06 PM	#4
Eman Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: E TN Posts: 473 Likes: 16 Liked 133 Times in 76 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks I'm a Palmolive man myself. It does work and for the ease and cost of it why not? I just put new Hoosiers on and did it, why not? I don't use screws just wipe the rim and bead with acetone before filling and if you want you can spray the bead with hair spray, it help prevent them slipping on the rim. I've never filled the holes but use a scotchbrite on a die grinder to remove any burrs. I've used wheels with holes and never filled them and run tubeless with no problem.

10-16-2018, 12:00 AM	#5
Kevin Panzino Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 577 Likes: 298 Liked 748 Times in 137 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks Not sure what the story behind this is. I’ve had Hoosiers for 5 years that don’t leak a bit without any dish detergent. Heck my front runners are worse.

10-16-2018, 02:15 PM	#6
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks I never drilled my wheels for screws. Fronts are tubeless, never leak. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

10-16-2018, 04:12 PM	#7
Coleydog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 572 Likes: 39 Liked 53 Times in 38 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks I think the screws where for the 5-6 pounds of air run in slicks back in the day, now it's 20 or more.? So they wouldn't spin. thought that was obvious. Last edited by Coleydog; 10-16-2018 at 11:20 PM.

10-17-2018, 07:31 PM	#9
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks Hoosier = no soap and no leaks! Further, it's the year 2018, who runs rim screws? I go 1 teens in my door car and 1.0 in my dragster in 60 foot without rim screws!