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06-02-2004, 06:46 PM
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Any suggestions on how to turn down the INSIDE of a vinyl tire?
I'm trying to put together a nice set of rims for a truck project I'm doing, so I'm looking for at least 20s. I've tried Aoshima 19s in the wheel well, and they just look too small. I've also tried Import Racer 20s, and they look to big and unrealistic. So I started digging in parts boxes.
I have vinyl tires from the Revell Monogram Dodge Ram VTS with a very large Outside Diameter. Unfortunately, they have an inside diameter that looks like 15", max. What I want to do is shave out some of the inside diameter up to a scale 18"+ and fit with some extra Tamiya rims I have. The vinyl is very hard, so it should be somewhat easy to shave out some material (as opposed to rubber flexing like crazy), but I can't think of a way to get a nice consistent removal of material. Anybody have any ideas?
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06-02-2004, 09:21 PM
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Re: Any suggestions on how to turn down the INSIDE of a vinyl tire?
try some hoppin hydros wheels. i believe pegasus also has 23" rings for there rims, but i dont know for sure! hope this helps you out!
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06-02-2004, 09:31 PM
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Well I've never done something like this, but have you though of a prill press and one of those Boring drill bits...the ones that are cirlces with blades on one end, and make sort of a bore cut....
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06-02-2004, 10:17 PM
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I ran into the same thing a couple of weeks back. I liked the big rims but needed some taller tires. What I ended up doing was to split some solid tamiya tires to wrap around the rims. I ended up with a 1/16 inch gap on the top, but that won't show with the wheels on the car.
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06-02-2004, 10:36 PM
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Well, I haven't solved this problem, but I did figure out what to do for rims. The rims from the Ram VTS fit into the tires from the Chevy truck I'm doing, while stretching out the rubber a little and making the tire a little more lo-pro. Sorry, I don't have pics, but it looks awesome.
Thanks for the replies, anyway.
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