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Old May 21, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by skoobydoobie
Its not the "wrong" size, its a slightly different size (narrower and taller) but not wrong. To seat the bead, air up the tire, and the spots that didnt "pop" against the lip, slam against the ground, grab the wheel with both hands swing it up and bounce it on the ground hard, and after a few "slams" it will seat, work your way around till the entire tire is seated.
I thought between 180 / 190 each one had it's specific rim width. (5-5.5 in.) Guys get flamed when they talk about throwing a 190 on a 5in. rim because it's sooooooooo bad!
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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^I have an old set of track tires from my f4i. I am just trying to burn them up so I can have a reason for a new set.
 
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