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JEFF/21C:
help needed How do you run slicks tubeless, sidewalls leak, on dirt we adjusted tire pressure between heats and tires and only lasted one or two races so side wall leakage was no biggy. On the fed we ran tubes  and they were heavy

THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
Leakage is an issue. Tire pressure needs to be checked often. I do it every round just before pullout, as do most bracket racers. If you lay a typical slick on its side and wet it down with soapy water and come back an hour later it will be full of suds on the sidewalls. Just the nature of the beast.

THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
Also, I block up the axles on my altereds if it will sit for several days.

Also also, in Ford's assembly plants they had a product called "murple" (get it?, it is the only word that rhymes with purple). It was used on hoses and vacuum lines as a lubricant but after installation it dried and acted as an adhesive bonding the rubber to the nipple. I hesitated to mention that initially as I do not know if it is proprietary or available commercially. There may be a similar product on the market.

Frontenginedragsters:
 I'm following this thread.
Most of us are bracket racing. I use tubes because every time I opened the trailer door one or both slicks would be soft or flat.
Tubes fixed that but I'm always wanting to get more out of our stuff.
Thanks: Matt

lake_harley:
When I had a dirt track modified we would "paint" the inside of the tire with sealer. Memory is a bit faded, but I believe it was from Berrymans. I don't recall it being 100% effective, but it sure helped. Should work with slicks. The Hoosier tires we were running were so thin you could see the thread's profile in the sidewall.

Lynn

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