Has anybody heard of inflating your tires with foam? a friend told me that I can take my tires down to firestone and they will put a foam substance into the tires so i wont get so many flats. Has anybody heard of this? how does it affect the handling?

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98 prarie 400 00 scrambler 400

 

We foam tires all of the time. Except they are mostly for skid loaders or bob cats. You can actually wear the rubber completely off the tire and still run on the foam. The only drawback to this is that this is dense foam (not like the stuff in a can) It is HEAVY and adds a lot of weight to a tire. If you have any other questions about tire foam just ask. We mostly use it on agricultural or construction equipment..

 

Rather than the foam, use a can of "Fix-A-Flat" or get some green stuff called "Slime".

After I hit a tree, neither of my front tires would stay aired. I "slimed" 'em, and they are fine now. Both of these products will fix small punctures and bead leaks as they occur, once they are in the tire.

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Hawk - stock (for now) 99 Scrambler 400

 

Thanks for the info. Does'nt sound like the foam would be practical for quads. I have used fix-a-flat but they still dont stay aired up. So im going to give the slime a try. Where can I pick some up Hawk?

 

You can get the tire slime at just about any atv shop. I use some that I purchased from a John Deere dealership. They use it on thier lawnmowers and stuff. It takes about a quart at the most per atv tire, but you should always check the charts that come with each brand