Method Race Wheels
01-10-2015, 03:49 PM
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Method recommends re-torquing the rings every 200 miles. I checked them a couple times in the first 700 - 800 miles and didn't find that any of them had loosened. Now I'm at around 5,000 miles and don't check them as often, but they have held the torque quite well.
Now if I have to dismount and remount for a flat of for new tires, it may be a different story. But for now, with new wheels and new bolts, tightened and torqued as recommended, I have had no issues or complaints at all.
Now if I have to dismount and remount for a flat of for new tires, it may be a different story. But for now, with new wheels and new bolts, tightened and torqued as recommended, I have had no issues or complaints at all.
01-12-2015, 06:23 PM
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If you're running 37's or tires with thick beads, call Method to get some of these!
I had broken bolts on my Method 105's running 37" Km2's...this is their new fix. It prevents the lock ring from coning.
I had broken bolts on my Method 105's running 37" Km2's...this is their new fix. It prevents the lock ring from coning.
01-12-2015, 09:22 PM
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Did you torque/install the tire yourself or did you have someone else do it? That's crazy. Bolts usually snap like that if they weren't torqued correctly in a cross pattern and slowly (takes at least 3-4 passes around the entire ring vs 1-2 passes).
Kinda wondering why Genright moved away from Method which they used last year @ The Hammers and are using Walker Evans now on their Ultra 4 rig for this year's race....
Heard there were some threading issues also on the Method's...
Kinda wondering why Genright moved away from Method which they used last year @ The Hammers and are using Walker Evans now on their Ultra 4 rig for this year's race....
Heard there were some threading issues also on the Method's...
01-13-2015, 06:27 PM
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Torqued them myself. It was an issue with the thickness of the tire beads. It caused the ring to cone, which then caused the bolts to eventually fail.
I assure you that they were torqued exactly as described by their instructions.
The new spacers will prevent the coning, which should prevent the type of failure that I experienced.
I assure you that they were torqued exactly as described by their instructions.
The new spacers will prevent the coning, which should prevent the type of failure that I experienced.