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Old 11-14-2006 | 10:50 PM
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Default Buggy wheel and tire question please help.

Hey guys hows it going? I have a little question i have thunder tiger eb4 s2 with alot of hop ups and i really love the buggy and i was wondering if i could use this adaptor: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKGN6&P=7 to turn the buggy into a truggy sometimes. I race locally and i bash alot also and bashing isnt as much fun with my buggy as it was with my mt but unfortinutly i sold it to get a buggy. ao i guess my question is can i use that adaptor on my buggy to make it sort of a truggy???? if i can what tires and wheels could i use i really am confused cant they just make 1 size that fits all??? haha please try and stick with pro-line as i like their quality. thanks
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Old 11-15-2006 | 08:34 AM
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Default RE: Buggy wheel and tire question please help.

It's not as easy as that. You also need to shorten the gearing or you'll pop the engine.
Old 11-15-2006 | 08:51 AM
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I am not sure what you mean by this please explain and tell me what i need to do........ also tell me what tire and wheel combo i should get for bashing please. THANKS
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Old 11-15-2006 | 09:14 AM
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you will need to lower the gearing as the tire diameter is bigger on a truggy tire than a buggy.
Most people use a 12t or 13t clutchbell with a bigger spur gear.
otherwise your truggy will have a theoretically huge top speed. but your engine will not approve and may call it a day pretty quick

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