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Originally Posted by Lance
There is a subtle difference between the slim and medium rim. The slim rim has a smaller diameter of 57mm whereas the medium rim has a 60mm diameter. If you are using Schumacher tyres then you can only use the tyres with "slim" in the description on the slim rim and you can use any of the tyres with "front" in the description on the medium rims. However if you want to use dBoots tyres ie dB10012A Multibyte 1/10 2WD Front these will only fit on the Schumacher medium rim. Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by Lance
I think you misunderstood my comment - maybe "can only use" has confused you. Whilst technically "all Schumacher tires (sic) fit on slim rims" then I am sure you have found that medium "front" tyres are wider than the rim and are therefore unsuitable to use.
All the Schumacher "slim" tyres i.e. U6759/U6609/U6592/U6581/U6550 and U6549 are designed to fit on the slim rims (I know some people who do not have slim rims sometimes fit the slim tyres onto medium rims but they only fit on 2/3rds of the rim width[not ideal, but keeps them racing]. As a Schumacher driver you will know that with 2WD if you "STRETCH" a slim tyre to fit the entire width of a medium rim then this deforms the "contact area" of the tyre surface causing a "U" shape resulting in the tyre shoulders only having contact with the track and very poor grip levels. Equally if you try to fit the normal front tyres designed for the medium rim i.e. T562/T693/U6515/U6517/U6557/U6595/U6601 and U6607 onto a slim rim then you will have the problem of the tyre being wider than the rim. I hope this clarifies your misunderstanding.
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i do hate to crap on your comment, but as shumacher make the wheels and tyres, im sure as you know it all so well, you would agree that in "your words" they would fit slim tyres in slim rims, well guess what they fit the front slim mini pins, pre glued onto....MED wheels!! NOT slim. U6755, so i am fully behind big red on this issue!
whats more in the sv2 manual set up sheets tom cockerill and loyd storry both list cut or stagger rib on MED wheels, so please tell me they are wrong too! (mind you i supose it "keeps them racing" at the top of the pile!!)