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  1. 04-01-2010, 02:25 PM #1
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    DO NOT USE ON A HONDA TWO PIECE RIM! (why not?)

    All 3 of my tires on my ATC say "DO NOT USE ON A HONDA TWO PIECE RIM". Well, the tire on the front, which is a Honda two piece rim, says that. Why not? I am getting a good used tire, which will go on the front, and I will put the front on the rear along with the other old one. Apparently, even the front tire said not to, but the previous owner had it on there anyway. Can someone tell me why?
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    I have always had problems with the two piece rims, they would never reseal and always off balace. i tossed them all out and got one piece, one peice rims are a dime a doze around 5 to 15 bucks each.n
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    Put a tube in the split rims. I have never had a problem doing that.
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    tires for 2 piece rims have a wide sealing surface. a tire for a one piece rim has much less and require a lip made into the rim that it has to pop over the top of. this lip helps keep the tire on the rim. i have seen many one piece rim tires on two piece rims and not have a problem but if you were to do real hard turning with good traction it may want to pull off the rim.
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    i run a one piece tire and all 3 of my 2 piece rims, no problems at all.
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    Someone was using the roofing rubber (commercial type) for a gasket between them and loved the stuff..............

    Sounds like if you do it properly, your AOK; Or just get a welded rim and be done with your issues.
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    For a seal between the the 2 piece rims, I have always used a piece of old inner tube with a little silicone smeared on it. Always works good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jensenracing77 View Post
    tires for 2 piece rims have a wide sealing surface. a tire for a one piece rim has much less and require a lip made into the rim that it has to pop over the top of. this lip helps keep the tire on the rim. i have seen many one piece rim tires on two piece rims and not have a problem but if you were to do real hard turning with good traction it may want to pull off the rim.
    I believe you are correct.
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    I run black RTV on them and they hold up great. I did that on all my split rim vehicles, and never had a flat or a bead pop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3wheelmecca View Post
    I run black RTV on them and they hold up great. I did that on all my split rim vehicles, and never had a flat or a bead pop.
    Now, are you talking about putting RTV between the rims, or putting RTV where the bead goes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by night4creeper View Post
    For a seal between the the 2 piece rims, I have always used a piece of old inner tube with a little silicone smeared on it. Always works good.
    I finally had a chance to try this recently. Seems to be working pretty good on my old 110. Before this I had just tried to silicone the 2 halves together and that worked ok for a while but they started leaking again.



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    Quote Originally Posted by jensenracing77 View Post
    tires for 2 piece rims have a wide sealing surface. a tire for a one piece rim has much less and require a lip made into the rim that it has to pop over the top of. this lip helps keep the tire on the rim. i have seen many one piece rim tires on two piece rims and not have a problem but if you were to do real hard turning with good traction it may want to pull off the rim.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^What he said^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    The tires that came on two piece rims had a wide "bead"(more of a flat rubber surface). The rims I think don't even have a lip for the bead. That was the whole point of the two piece rim, you didn't have to fuss with trying to get the tire over the lip, or the bead in the grove..
    Having said that, I think I have regular tires on my two piece rims, and they work just fine. Cleaned them up and sealed them and they have been holding air for years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trikes4life View Post
    .... they would never reseal and always off balace.

    Now that's curious...how did you determine it was the rims which were off balance and not the tire?
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