fixing a paddle tire question

[chevystudz7105]

just wondering if anyone knows of a place close to the midland/bay city area  that might beable to repair a paddle tire.  my brother in law has a set that i want to run on my truck for my trip to silverlake this labor day but if i remember right one paddle is starting to tear off the tire a little bit.   so i was wondering if there may be a place close that can re vulcanize sp? the paddle to the tire  or whatever it is called.   

thanks

[xjs3667]

I don't know if they can do that, and I have never heard of doing it to a paddle tire, and quite frankly I wouldn't trust it.... I could see it coming off and taking someones head off  ....I personally would just cut it off, and run with it... your not really guna notice 1 paddle missing unless your doing sand drags or something

[RedneckMudder]

yea they do it all the time! thats how they make super scoops and bigger diggers they buff a tire down so its bald and glue the paddles on! there is a place that does it up there i cant remember the name but its just down the rd from the yogi bear park if i remember right

[xjs3667]

^^^  well there ya go       

[mudbillyredneck]

^^^  well there ya go       

He's not going anywhere...untill he knows where he's going ...LOL !!

[BAD APPLE]

They don't buff tires down lol they use a drag slick lol and some like tar glue stuff and walla the paddle tires was born and they can be fixed just gotta find a place that can do it

[michigan maniac]

They use drag slicks, and buff them down, more less rough the surface so the paddle has something good to stick to, and they vulcanize the paddles on


Or if they are sandtires unlimited they are purpose build using molds just like normal tires,

I have both styles

[chevystudz7105]

the ones he has at drag slicks with the paddle attached.  i believe  skat trak made these.  or atleast made the paddle and some other company attached it.   someone told me there was a place in mt pleasant that does it but i cant seem to find a name or any more info yet

just thought it might be worth a try to get it fixed before the paddles go back on the rims.

[RedneckMudder]

They don't buff tires down lol they use a drag slick lol and some like tar glue stuff and walla the paddle tires was born and they can be fixed just gotta find a place that can do it

sometimes they will buff tires down too! whens the last time you seen a 40" drag slick lol how you think they make the big 1's? ive seen all kinds of different brands on the sides of the tires from baja belteds to m/t tires on the side walls

[MR NASTY]

They don't buff tires down lol they use a drag slick lol and some like tar glue stuff and walla the paddle tires was born and they can be fixed just gotta find a place that can do it

sometimes they will buff tires down too! whens the last time you seen a 40" drag slick lol how you think they make the big 1's? ive seen all kinds of different brands on the sides of the tires from baja belteds to m/t tires on the side walls

im willing to bet a top fuel dragster runs bigger than a 40a inch tire

[4x4xdodgeman]

are you  thanking olson tire 989-773-7978  thay do recaps, section repair on tires. (semi)

[bigdawg41]

in mt. pleasant you might try Racers Speed Shop i dont have a # for them. they are on Corporate  dr. by Central Motor Sports.

[michigan maniac]

They don't buff tires down lol they use a drag slick lol and some like tar glue stuff and walla the paddle tires was born and they can be fixed just gotta find a place that can do it

sometimes they will buff tires down too! whens the last time you seen a 40" drag slick lol how you think they make the big 1's? ive seen all kinds of different brands on the sides of the tires from baja belteds to m/t tires on the side walls

Yup they can turn any tire carcass into a paddle tire by buffing it down, lots of guys run bfg at's  in the 33-35 range  on their prerunner style trucks

[91 k1500]

Use arrow fletching glue.... Used for attaching fletchings to arrows. We repaired a paddle tire for my drag banshee this way and it works great! The glue vulkinizes the paddle to the tire... Been working great on my 120hp drag banshee