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| Why Do They Have The Colored Tape On The Nascar Wheels? |
3 Nov |
When you see the new tires/wheels they always have a piece of tape from the rim to tire on them, anyone know what this is for?
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November 3rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
It’s for the tire carrier to help orient the wheel onto the hub. I can’t find a good picture of it now, but on the hub there are 5 pieces of tape (or maybe it’s painted) lines that go from each stud to the center of the pointed dust cover. The tape of the tire/wheel lines up with one of the stud holes in the wheel, so the tire carrier uses that to line up the tire with the studs when he is putting the wheel on.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
So the tire changer knows exactly where that first lug nut is when the car comes to a stop.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
The tape is put on for low intelligent pit crews like Jr’s so they know what side of the tire is on outside