carpy100

what do you need if anything, to convert a marder race to take F1 rims and tyres?are the squares the same etc,if not how do you modify?

all help greatly appreciated.

regards,
paul.

mnf1sand

you need nothing they bolt right on.

carpy100

excellent news, thank you has anybody got a link to buy some? ive been looking about but cant find any. doesnt appear to be any on ebay?
regards,
paul.

carpy100

OK,found wheels and tyres.saw a post with a picture of a marder wearing F1 rims,cant find it.wanting to find it to see wether you use F1 rears for front and back on the marders?does anybody remember or know what is the best set-up?
thanks again.
regards,
paul.

MnMikeRC

Marders racing with F-1 tires.

MnMikeRC

And here's a traction roll.

qaz393

what are they advantage of f1 tires vs normal onroad tire?

mnf1sand

we use f1 fronts on the front and rears on the rears. the f1 tires work better due to there size being closer to the stock marder tires.

chowderhead72

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Larger,wider,stickier... The F1 tires are almost the same diameter as the off-road buggy tires so no need to change gearing.
Carpy: It is standard practice to run F1 rears on the rear and F1 fronts on the front. Those F1 rears look huge don't they?

qaz393

how much in diamiter does the f1 tire differ from stadium truck tires?

mnf1sand

the f1s are a bit smaller then the stadiums and the f1s have mucher better traction on pavement .

carpy100

thanks for replies lads,looks like buckets of fun and total mayhem.
do the compounds make a lot of difference or is it negligible?
for some reason i can find pre-glued rears but not fronts??

http://www.rapid-racing.co.uk/produc...ubSubCatName=&

mnf1sand

the best is the GRP A compund rear and B compound front. They do not come mounted.

carpy100

cheers mate,lookin forward to some hot sticky days

chowderhead72

My Feedback: (4)

On the scale of softest to hardes where does "A and B" fall? I need very soft for the front of the Leopard due to the extended chassis (very light front end) Suggestions?

MnMikeRC

"A" is the softest available.

mnf1sand

A is the softest then B and C etc... with the PMT's the lower the number the softer, so its 05, 10, 20..etc.. The GRP last much longer, they both grip about the same. The problem that you will have chowder will be the on-throttle vs. off-throttle traction. if you put a soft front to turn when on-throttle you will have a car that will have way too much turn on the brakes. I would work with suspension, more rear spring preload, less front droop. that sort of thing.