How Chevy keeps the tire from rotating on the rim
#3
Race Director
Try this. Thanks Brian!
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/13/c...m-fixed-video/
They media blast the rib BEAD for better grip, wonder if they get slow leaks?
I think the problem was in the original GM blog posting.
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/13/c...m-fixed-video/
They media blast the rib BEAD for better grip, wonder if they get slow leaks?
I think the problem was in the original GM blog posting.
Last edited by froggy47; 03-13-2014 at 02:09 PM.
#4
Drifting
Try this. Thanks Brian!
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/13/c...m-fixed-video/
They media blast the rib BEAD for better grip, wonder if they get slow leaks?
I think the problem was in the original GM blog posting.
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/13/c...m-fixed-video/
They media blast the rib BEAD for better grip, wonder if they get slow leaks?
I think the problem was in the original GM blog posting.
#8
Burning Brakes
#10
Melting Slicks
#12
Former Vendor
The main cause of slippage is when the wheel is over-cut on the lathe, removing excess material from the bead seat and reducing the OD of the bead seat. When you combine a wheel that is over-cut and a tire that is on the big end of the spec, it will move.
#13
Safety Car
You're talking about slipping wheels, I'm talking about flying cars. I really do like your logic though, I hadn't thought of it that way. I don't think it's the engineers so much as the marketing team reaching out to people who've never encountered this phenomenon and GM trying to overemphasize how sticky their factory supplied rubber is. Think of it as the existence of Z/28s selling V6 base cars.
#14
Melting Slicks
Hmm, those look absolutely identical to some wheels a friend just purchased.
On another note, flying car mode!
"Flying Car": Performance Traction Management -- 2014 Camaro Z/28 | Chevrolet - YouTube
On another note, flying car mode!
"Flying Car": Performance Traction Management -- 2014 Camaro Z/28 | Chevrolet - YouTube
#15
Melting Slicks
I used Permatex High Tack in the can with the brush on my drag car, brush it on the bead dry and mount the tire.
Comes off just fine and it wont rotate.
Comes off just fine and it wont rotate.