Mighty Shee Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Have you ever checked the spacing between you Skat-Trak paddle tires? I just picked up a new set from Skat-Trak and once I got home I realized that spacing between all 5 paddles is not equal. Looking at the tire from the side that has the valve stem I see white chalk marks. i measure the spacing between those marks and the spacing is equal. If I flip the tires over so that i'm looking at the part of the tire that will be facing in there are no white markings. I measure the spacing from where the paddle starts (where the white chalk marking should be) to where the other paddle starts (where the white chalk marking should be) and the spacing is different on all 5 paddles. As if they only paid attention to the spacing of each paddle on the outside of each tire. Is this normal? Will I see performance issues such as a wobble when using at high speeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Shee Posted October 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Difficult to read the tape measure, but one of the pics reads 8 inches and the other 9 inches. The shortest distance between any two paddles is 7 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppedupandcutdown Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 It is "normal", maybe not right, but a lot sure come out of Skat-Trak that same way. Right now I have 7 pairs and they all have their own discrepancies. They are all 8 and 10 paddle, so I don't know how a 5 would act. It's nothing that I worry about though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUILDER Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 What kind of rig will you be using 5 paddle tires on a high speed??? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 ^ haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandSlingerOR Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 If you get a even number of blades like a 8 or 10 the spacing seems more consistant. The odd numbers like my 9's the gap between blades varies for sure,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2otoofast4u Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Who is wearing the capri yoga pants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Shee Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks all. These are for a 4 stroke 250. I'll be trying them out next weekend at Glamis and hopefully I don't have any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadarRacing Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 You wont notice. It doess suck tho that even on really expensive huge paddles you see the paddles all crooked and spaced differently. Too bad they dont have any real good competition yet in that market. STU has smaller padla brats that kick butt but then a gap until you get into about a 25" tall tire. A 76" rollout staggered padla brat would sell and be a good tire for many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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