Bryan & List,
Before I balanced my tires I talked to a number of Winston Cup & Busch Shops
to find out how they prepped for (200 MPH) Talladega. Most use a local tire
shop that has a standard computer spin balance to 100 MPH. This is where I
took my tires to get balanced, cost $9.50 each. I asked that they use the
flexible "stick-on" weights so I could fit my moon disks. I used a little
epoxy to secure them and had no problems up to 226 MPH.
As for as the salt sticking to the insides of the rims, that's a problem.
Most NASCAR guys have the same problem with hot tire rubber (which is quite
a bit stickier). I used a combination of "Mud-Off" and silicone spray, got
some salt but not enough to make any difference. On my 10" rims there's a
flat shelf about 6" wide and I only got a thin line of salt, evenly spread
across the surface. Obviously we had some great conditions to run and if the
salt was wetter it would have been more of a problem (I think).
Grib
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan A. Savage Jr" <basavage@earthlink.net>
To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Cc: "List Land Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: Tires
> Dick, I think that while the initial balance is very important,
> keeping salt accumulations off the wheels is also equally important.
> It was also easy to overlook.
> Bryan
>
>
> Dick J wrote:
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