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Old 05-01-2014, 04:17 PM   #41
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OK so I'm currently installing the beadlocks on my tires, the stock Trepadors. So many screws!!!!!!!!! Anyway I've always vented my rims but I'm thinking I won't this time because I hate drying out foams after any water and I don't want to vent the tires themselves. Any pros and cons? Are my tires gonna be too bouncy? Guess I'll try it and see if I like it. I'm mainly going to be doing trails and rocks. No mud.

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For what it's worth, with little experience I have and few running rigs, I never vented tires or wheels. I have had Mayhem 7's with RC4WD Rok Lox and currently have Axial 8holes with RC4WD Compass tires. They might might bounce a little, but I think that's a bonus when taken into account that the stock shocks suck.
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Old 05-01-2014, 04:37 PM   #42
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Man, that's a sick looking jeep I personally like it with the treps more than with the swampers. Swampers are awesome tires though.

Let's see those treps on the proline beadlocks!
Thank you. The Trepadors are really good. My heavy Jeep required more wheel speed in the soft sand.

Also waiting to see them mounted on the Proline beadlock wheels.
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Old 05-01-2014, 05:58 PM   #43
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I agree. A great looking scale tire. Although a little narrow/thin for me.



I ran them on my Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, but this rig was heavy and the tires didn't do as well on soft stuff because the narrow width didn't provide enough floatation. So I switched for this reason and because I like big fat looking tires.
I like the skinny narrow look myself. I'm not too worried about flotation in most of the places I will be running. Snow will be a different story though.

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Old 05-01-2014, 06:00 PM   #44
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I got one mounted up this morning hopefully I can get the rest done tonight. I'll get some pics put up.

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Old 05-01-2014, 10:35 PM   #46
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I'm combining my two favorite hobbies here. R/C and fly fishing. I'm going to use Zonker lead tape (used to weight streamers or nymphs) to weight the front wheels.

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Old 05-01-2014, 10:41 PM   #47
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Like so.

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Old 05-01-2014, 11:14 PM   #48
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Man! That fire and wheel combo looks good. Are you going to run any weights?
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Thanks. I like the way they turned out. See my two posts above on how I added weight to the front wheels.

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Chassis all done. Body and paint work next.

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Thanks. I like the way they turned out. See my two posts above on how I added weight to the front wheels.

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I was wondering what the shiny stuff was. How many ounces is that lead tape?
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I was wondering what the shiny stuff was. How many ounces is that lead tape?
I don't even know. Package didn't say and I didn't bother weighing it. It's not a lot.

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Old 05-02-2014, 04:46 PM   #53
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Lookin good! You should consider beef tubes in at least the front axles - they stiffen up the front and and add non-rotating weight where you need it

What color(s) are you considering?
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Lookin good! You should consider beef tubes in at least the front axles - they stiffen up the front and and add non-rotating weight where you need it

What color(s) are you considering?
Yeah I'll look into those. Who doesn't love beef? The colors I had considered were yellow, orange, and lime green. Orange won out.

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Yeah I'll look into those. Who doesn't love beef? The colors I had considered were yellow, orange, and lime green. Orange won out.

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Good choice with the wheel color

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Good choice with the wheel color

Yep that's the look I'm going for.

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Old 05-03-2014, 01:25 AM   #57
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Love that orange color.
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Old 05-03-2014, 08:56 AM   #58
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Great looking rig.

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Done with body assembly. Now time to tear it all apart and get everything prepped for paint. Hopefully I can get it all painted tomorrow.

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Day off so painting the body in between playing with princess dolls and watching Octonauts.........yeah I have a 3 yr. old.

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