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Default Rear mini pin bead - trim?

I gather a number of people trim the bead on their tyres - How much do people trim?
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On nearly all 4wd cars I've owned i trim 1 inner and 2 outer rows on the front, never felt the need to trim the rear tyres.
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Hi Jamie,

I'm refering to the inner bead, not spikes and so forth.
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Had someone mentin this too me. Looked and there was no bead on the inside
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Had someone mentin this too me. Looked and there was no bead on the inside
on the inside edge.

essentially do people trim the tyres for a better fit?
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on the inside edge.

essentially do people trim the tyres for a better fit?

There was no bead on the inside of my rear pins I looked at mikey
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There was no bead on the inside of my rear pins I looked at mikey
ok never mind - tah
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Mikey,

Are you on about the bead on the inside of the tyre, where it glues onto the rim?

I've noticed that sometimes it needs a trim where the moulding is too wide to seat properly.
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Mikey,

Are you on about the bead on the inside of the tyre, where it glues onto the rim?

I've noticed that sometimes it needs a trim where the moulding is too wide to seat properly.
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Hi Jamie,

I'm refering to the inner bead, not spikes and so forth.
Ah right, I got you.

In the past I have dremelled a bead down so it sits better on the rim, but since using Tamiya rims and sometimes Durango I've never had any trouble.
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i do it for associated 2wd fronts, turn tyre inside out and cut the bead in half
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Ok to expand, what other tyres are people cutting the bead on?
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Hey Mikey, i kinda get the jist of what you are on about,

i only seemed to have the problem with Ae wheels as mark said, the only tyres i have tried are dboots and various schuey tho, only really use durango wheels lately so not had to trim for them

i wasnt sure if it had something to do with ae being imperial??

What wheels are you having to trim for ?
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Hey Mikey, i kinda get the jist of what you are on about,

i only seemed to have the problem with Ae wheels as mark said, the only tyres i have tried are dboots and various schuey tho, only really use durango wheels lately so not had to trim for them

i wasnt sure if it had something to do with ae being imperial??

What wheels are you having to trim for ?
I'm not trimming myself yet, but have seen various people trimming recently at trackside. TRF511 and DEX210 have been the main two I've seen
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It entirely depends on the wheels used. Some wheels 'bead groove' is a lot wide than others.

Schumacher wheels seem to be the widest groove, which would make sense - they match the Schumacher tyres.

Check the particular tyre and wheel combo for fitment and trim to suit if necessary.
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Simon has it spot on, it's not a measure that you can say you need to do - it all depends on how the tyre and the wheel fit each other - or rather by how much they don't fit!
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