Flat tyres.

[AmbroseLiontamer.]

Hi all

I decided to re arrange my collection of 1:18 cars, and noticed the Apollo blue XB, red and green XA's front tyres have gone out of round. Basically they have flat spots, will they go back to round if the weight is taken off them? and is there a stand available that will raise the car off the ground ?

Thanks Glenn.

[bazzel]

hi glenn in answr to your questions no to the 1st and no to the 2nd just keep rotating them or put them back in there box, not much chop doing that though !. welcome to the site to there is alot of info here and good people to .

cheers barry.

[brchi17]

Some previous threads on this subject


Flat Tyers (http://forums.biante.com.au/showthread.php?t=3544&highlight=flat)
Flat Tyers (http://forums.biante.com.au/showthread.php?t=3544 )
Tyre flatspots! (http://forums.biante.com.au/showthread.php?t=4917 )
Flat Tyres (http://forums.biante.com.au/showthread.php?t=367)
Blistered Tyres (http://forums.biante.com.au/showthread.php?t=2817 )

[Maximus]

Some people put the screws that you fix the cars into the boxes with into the base of the model and adjust them so they just hold the car off the wheels so they dont get the flat spots.

[lionking]

Ive got these handy items to display some of my collection.. :D

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z257/iluvnorks/ P1010354.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z257/iluvnorks/ P1010351.jpg

[Bones]

Ive got these handy items to display some of my collection.. :D

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z257/iluvnorks/ P1010354.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z257/iluvnorks/ P1010351.jpg

What are they?

[lionking]

Friend of mine gets em from his work.. An exhaust joint.. Must weld em on to the tube for some sort of mounts..

[Jace]

Some people put the screws that you fix the cars into the boxes with into the base of the model and adjust them so they just hold the car off the wheels so they dont get the flat spots.


That is a great idea I might give it a go with mine :cool:...

Only car I can think of that being a problem on is the LH/LX Torana's that I have noticed tend to have alot of "freeplay" in their front suspension. Which would give them a bit of a raised in the front end/engine out look & the wheels tend to have alot of positive camber if you lift the front as well.

Still will defiantly try it on my other 1/18th's :D

[Maximus]

You just need to take the weight off the wheels not actually lift them off the display top.

With those Exhaust tabs they still will cause the soter type tyres to deform as the tyre are sitting on them at 1 spot.

One way to do it is like this.

http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/40147/2857197400 071319076S500x500Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2857197400071319076hyJSV a)