Spacing Between Paddles

[Mighty Shee]

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?

[Mighty Shee]

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.

[hoppedupandcutdown]

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.

[BUILDER]

What kind of rig will you be using 5 paddle tires on a high speed??? LOL

[trickedcarbine]

^ haha

[SandSlingerOR]

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,.

[n2otoofast4u]

Who is wearing the capri yoga pants?

[Mighty Shee]

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.

[RadarRacing]

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.