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Glueing Front Tire Sidewalls

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Why do we glue the sidewalls on the tires? We glue it not because it is  coming off from the rim. If it is, you need to glue the tire onto the rim or use the right wheel offset or stop crashing! lol... j/k  We glue it so that we can lessend the front bite that you get when coming into the corner. Usually, if there's too much front bite, the car traction rolls even if you're smooth with your steering wheel ( I will explain more on my blog later). Glueing is also good for even tire wear for MR03's.

What you'll need:
1. Exacto Knife, pin i.e., paper clip or tooth pick, etc..
2. CA glue (not black rubber glue)
3. Rear double sided tape (if you plan to reuse your rims)

Wrap the rear tire tape around the front wheel.
Fold the excess double sided tape on the outside wheel.
Insert the tires
This is how it should look like:

Apply a drop of CA glue on the tip of the blade.

Smear the glue around the sidewall using your blade. Do this quickly if you have fast drying CA glue. Make sure to NOT let the glue drip on the tire.

When its dried, cut the tire tape with the exacto blade.

Then remove that excess tire tape.

And you should be DIALED.

*Please be very careful when using super glue. Use eye protection at all times.

Thanks for reading!

-Tj Macabuhay
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