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    what caused this ???

    today i was out drivin my my waxx when i wade a lap out around the yard to pretty hard and when it came back my left bfront tire was bloonoed out bad here is a pic [IMG][/IMG] does anybody no what caused this ? here is another see the front driver side how balooned looking it is also will it go back down or do i need buy a new tire ?
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    You didn't put/don't have vent holes in the rim did you?

    Is it just swelled up with air?

    I would think it ballooned & sucked in air then couldn't release it again, I would drill a very small hole in the rim if it doesn't have one in it already to release the trapped air.
    Look out for the tree/crunch!

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    Looks like your foam inside the tire got pretty twisted up in there. I've never seen a tire stay like that!

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    thanks wildman that fixed it ! i now have holes in all 4 rims . question though y only left front did it ? it dont ever seem like mw right front pulls that hard! reckon y?

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    I would think the left front got unloaded on a hard left turn, tire ballooned & air got sucked in through a very small hole somewhere in the tire/rim, air found a way in while the tire ballooned & once the tire slowed down the way in the air took got sealed up again.
    Look out for the tree/crunch!

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    well wont ge stuck again lol . i now have holes in all my rims

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    Quote Originally Posted by brandon288012 View Post
    well wont ge stuck again lol . i now have holes in all my rims
    Did you go over that Tire mounting write up I did? Shows you need to have vent holes in your rims.... also some other interesting mounting tips....
    http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...t=Tire+Glueing

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    cool thanks nitro i will read it

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    out of curiosity what kind of tires are those their awesome i have a set of tech 5 wheels that need tires and they would be perfect......

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    never mind i found them and i'm gonna order then

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    proline mashers 3.2"

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