interesting tires and wheels
06-24-2009, 11:02 AM
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interesting tires and wheels
These are some oversize tires and wheels that I got 6 or 7 years ago but have forgotten who/where I got them. I know I ordered them online but they are not common as far as I know. I like them because they are slightly bigger than regular 1/8 and good for bashing on an 1/8 scale car. here they are on my LX-1 with a regular street tire for comparison.
anyone ever see these before??...have any idea who makes/sells them??
anyone ever see these before??...have any idea who makes/sells them??
06-24-2009, 12:35 PM
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RE: interesting tires and wheels
hi shoestringracer
i havent seen them before but what i can tell u is that its not a good idea putting oversized wheels on your car because i did something similar on my matrix and the so i started bashing, a few mins later i noticed my clutch bell glowing red hot !! this is not good .. LOL
just keep an eye on it.
Shane
i havent seen them before but what i can tell u is that its not a good idea putting oversized wheels on your car because i did something similar on my matrix and the so i started bashing, a few mins later i noticed my clutch bell glowing red hot !! this is not good .. LOL
just keep an eye on it.
Shane
06-24-2009, 05:13 PM
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RE: interesting tires and wheels
Thanks for the tip Shane but I'm no stranger to that - I've experimented with some pretty ridiculous (clutch killing) ratios in the past on RC's! - even though I've never made a clutch bell glow red hot!! 
These didn't strain the clutch as much as I thought but I wouldn't run it for long like that - it was working harder than it should have. I have a 13 and 12 tooth cb that I use too. I have to ask Motionmachine about the 65 tooth spur in the LX1 thread.
I think these are smaller than truggy tires, though I haven't seen any. I am not sure but I dont think factory truggies existed back when I got these. These are only about 1/2 or 5/8 bigger than the stockers. They are a good bit smaller than original T-Maxx tires. On sand with my center spool it was prettty good.
These didn't strain the clutch as much as I thought but I wouldn't run it for long like that - it was working harder than it should have. I have a 13 and 12 tooth cb that I use too. I have to ask Motionmachine about the 65 tooth spur in the LX1 thread.I think these are smaller than truggy tires, though I haven't seen any. I am not sure but I dont think factory truggies existed back when I got these. These are only about 1/2 or 5/8 bigger than the stockers. They are a good bit smaller than original T-Maxx tires. On sand with my center spool it was prettty good.
