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Some people say that proline 40 series are good for racing. Some say that 40 series are too big, or too heavy.
Others prefer wide wheels to make their trucks wider, and other say that wider is bad for cornering.
Others get slim wheels with a lot of offset to be flexible in cornering but still have a wide stance.
Others prefer aluminum, and others can't switch from plastic.

Generally speaking, what would be the ideal wheel size (material, height, weight, offset etc...) for a Revo racer and most importantly why???

J_Bone

My Feedback: (1)

It kind of depends on how you have your chassis and a-arms setup.
2.5 chassis with stock arms seem to work fine with 0-offset.
But when you start to use the extended a-arms 0-offset to 1/2-offset seem to be good.
3.3 chassis with extended a-arms you need to definitely use 1/2 offset.

Aluminum is too heavy for racing. It creates too much rotating force and it takes longer to accelerate and to de-accelerate. In addition to that, it gives more un-sprung weight and messes with the handling. Think about this, if there was an advantage to using them, wouldn't all the Pro's be using them?

Track styles will predict what type of tier to use.
Smooth and flat tracks will work with 40 series tires. The low profile is less forgiving and less sidewall flex.
For bumpier and tracks with bigger jumps, use Maxx size wheels (Use, Pro-Line MTR series tires). It has more of a side wall to help with the bumps and jumps and aids the suspension too. The new MTR series tires wont' balloon as much and have a stiffer sidewall to help with cornering but not sacrificing so much bump control.

The most common tire ran on all the setups I've seen. Pro Line Bow-Ties / Crime fighters MTR tires on 1/2-offset rims with 17mm hubs.

NitroVenom

Well it all depends on your track and track size. If you have a large track that is wide open, then getting an offset will help make the truck wider; thus giving it better stability. 40 series are a little heavier then standerd size and because of that it tends to put more strain on the drivetrain of your truck. Also if you have a smaller track it will help you through the corner leavin a larger opening to fix an error. Aluminum is heavy and weighs the truck down to much for racing. As most people know it will be a lot stronger then plastic, but then again it wont flex like plastic and will tend to break other plastic peices on the truck. For ex: If you have aluminum arms, they wont flex, and when you hit something the wrong way you just broke you bulkheads. Thats why people go with RPM because its plastic that will flex but it has a lifetime warrenty. So if you ever break it just put it in an envelope and send it back to them and they'll send you another one free. Narrow wheels with a larger profile will give you more of an ability to slide through corners and still have grip while sliding. As do standerd size. Hope this answered your question.



-Mike