Weld Wheels Rim Screws

The final step is to balance the wheel and tire assembly.

Weld wheels rim screws.

Inspect the tire bead to make sure it is fully seated. Figure 1 figure 2 90 degree shown pro race wheel example photo 1 8th mile et of screws per side of the rim 7 51. Install the rim screws into the tire. Here are the parts you may want to gather prior to beginning work.

Then tighten another 1 8 of a turn when all the rim screws are installed reduce the air pressure to operating pressure. Balancing from the hub bore will give poor results. Weld racing wheels are lug centric so be sure to balance them from the bolt circle with a lug adapter on the balancer. Do not over tighten the screws.

So some of those racers will opt for rim screws or even glue to keep the tire from moving on the wheel. If you elect to use rim widths 1 2 wider than the tires tread width m t strongly suggests to use moroso 3 4 rim screws and increasing the number of rim screws to 16 per side or beadlocks. I counter sunk the screws 100 into the lip so the head would sit flat on the rim. Rim screws or beadlocks.

It seems like this subject comes up about once a month here is how we have installed rim screws for reference to aide in future inquiries. This particular article features the popular weld magnum import drag wheels with mickey thompson et drag slicks. They came out very nice i used 32 screws per wheel dsc02972 jpg 156 87 kb 640x480 viewed 332 times. Built for the long haul these wheels are designed with high performance strength to weight ratios and cutting edge aesthetics not found in your usual over the road wheel brands.

Open 24x7 same day shipping. Mickey thompson recommends that wheel widths should not exceed 1 wider than the tread width. Weld offers wheel choices for nearly all classes of drag racing at multiple price points.