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I am curious as to what everyone uses to grind their tires? I currently use the tire grinding discs you can purchase from speedwaymotors. Any input is greatly appreicated!
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24 grit sanding pads and a vairiable speed buffer.Originally posted by MidwestExpress View Post -
I run USRA/USMTS Modifieds on American Racers and it seems like those discs work decent for the first couple nights then they ware out. Just looking for other options. I've seen people use belt sanders but I dont know what they all use.Comment
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I use high quality 16 grit discs at VERY low speed. Works for me. jmoComment
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Variable speed buffer, on low with a sanding pad of about 24 grit. The big wheels are out now as far as I'm concerned. Being able to sipe the tires lets you be more precise with the grinding pad.Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.Comment
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We've been using a wire wheel on a buffer for years.just hit them light enough to turn them dark again and use trigger to control wheel speed and keep the bristles on it instead of your face and legs.and a good pair of gogles or sheild is nice.With this method we get over a whole season out of a set off tires (IMCA Hoosiers)w/o hardly any drop off if times.Comment
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We used the wire wheel method about 10 years ago in Go Karts. I wouldn't advise it on the AR's or Hoosiers. A pair of rear tires lasts at the most 5 nights around here no matter how or if you even grind them. You must have some very non abrasive tracks.Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.Comment
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We were using disks similar to Jeffs in 2005 and 2006. We got away from them due to saftey reasons, but that disk will do a decent job. We have just had more success with slow speeds, a heated siper and sandpaper. Good luck and be safe!Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.Comment
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One slip, rotorized or not and you'll clip a finger or a stomach. I have seen it happen. Just saying, not the safest wheel Jeff, just like the gold wheels.Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.Comment
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I used to buy them from speedway..But I went to Harbor Freight for something and found some disks that looked almost identical to the speedway ones...I bought 3 of them for like 15$..lol alot less then the 30-40$ ones from speedwayComment
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Yeah, most of the guys on the USMTS tour are dumb dumbs Jeff. A wheel spinning with screws stuck out of it isn't safe, you're smart enough to know that. I'm not going at argue, I just know that census is they are unsafe to many people and we choose a different approach, that seems to work pretty good.Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.Comment
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A guy grinding tires for Tesch threw blood and skin all over the side of our trailer at the World Dirt Track Finals in Deer Creek. Other guys have had the wheel wrap up in there shirts. Not saying your wheel is any dangerous than the gold wheels, I'd rather have one of your wheels than those anyways. Just ask around how many guys have been clipped by these wheels and have needed stitches.Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.Comment
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East Bay Raceway about 4 years ago during the Winternationals a guy was grinding a tire with one of the discs that have the sharpened points on them, it hit the tire and kicked back into him. Even with an apron on they transported him to the hospital and had to delay the racing because the ambulance had to leave. It was bad enough that the fire truck pulled over to wash the area down where it happened.Originally posted by TeamGRT12x View PostComment
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if you want sipes put sipes in the tire. Grinding is to knock the glaze off.Originally posted by stock car driverComment
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