Badger's Axial Wraith reborn VP style

[badger]

[XJkid93]

Wow looks great man

[Hittman]

Those look soooo good. I really cannot wait for mine to get here

[GySgt Hartman]

Wow, great job Josh!


Err, I mean John.

[tom@vp]

Originally Posted by GySgt Hartman

Wow, great job Josh!


Err, I mean John.

cant be josh,... its done !

[Bulldog]

First off, the new wheels look absolutely amazing!!! Leave it to VP to blow it wide open. AWESOME! BUT...I have one question/critique. Why are wheels (1.55, 1.9s, 2.2s) so narrow? I just got a set of locked up wheels today, I have rc4wds, even have some stamped 1.55s. They all are so much narrower than the tires that they suck the sidewalls in way too much for my liking. I would think that they all should be at least 1/4 inch wider. On a 1:1 the wheels are just shy of the outside of the tire. I may get flamed here, but it's really bugging me! Here's a link to some swampers (well, LTBs) Please let me know what I'm missing, and again, VP....you are truly the hobby's ultimate aftermarket parts source.

Link...
Google Image Result for http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT-Tires/images/Super-Swamper-LTB-new.jpg

[JLOC]

That is some heavy Pron...... I think I need to go take a cold shower! Typical VP goodness!

[NorCal 2500HD]

Can I have my scale back please, weighing this shit by eye isnt makin me any money...

[RcBro]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

First off, the new wheels look absolutely amazing!!! Leave it to VP to blow it wide open. AWESOME! BUT...I have one question/critique. Why are wheels (1.55, 1.9s, 2.2s) so narrow? I just got a set of locked up wheels today, I have rc4wds, even have some stamped 1.55s. They all are so much narrower than the tires that they suck the sidewalls in way too much for my liking. I would think that they all should be at least 1/4 inch wider. On a 1:1 the wheels are just shy of the outside of the tire. I may get flamed here, but it's really bugging me! Here's a link to some swampers (well, LTBs) Please let me know what I'm missing, and again, VP....you are truly the hobby's ultimate aftermarket parts source.

Link...
Google Image Result for http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT-Tires/images/Super-Swamper-LTB-new.jpg

Tires are known to preform better with the narrow wheel and you also get an increase in height with the narrow wheel.

Most 1:1 have wide wheels because of the locks or they got a good deal. I myself run a narrow wheel in my 1:1 as they tend to hold the bead better when aired down to 5psi

[badger]

Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

Looks good.

Where's the VP lockers?

Coming soon I hope.

Originally Posted by tom@vp

John is being nice, he had a bit of trouble getting those tires to mount easily because proline changed the bead thickness on that tire. Gave him some mounting tips. One included using some soapy lube which was an idea he grasped quite easily . another was to trim or cut the inner diameter of the foam on the edge to a small chamfer so they don't get in the way of the inner clamp ring when putting the assembly together..

I was planning on posting that after the pics were posted. It seems like anytime I write about stuff in the same post as the pics, people never even read it because there to busy looking at the pics.

Yeah as Tom said, the Proline TSL's were a bit of a challenge to clamp the two halves of the wheels together with how thick the Proline TSL beads are. They are also not a typical flat bead that is the same thickness, these have a triangle shape to them making the bead thicker as you go in from the edge.

I just had to push down hard on the face of the wheel with the palm of my hand to get the first of the 4 wheel screws started. Once the first screw is in the rest are easy.

The other tires I test mounted (Baja Claws, Rock Claws and Ripsaws) were all very easy to mount and could easily be changed out on the rocks if needed.

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Badger, please put those in the mail and get them to me right away so i can run them at the Northwest Scale Cahmpionships.
Thanks a bunch brotha'.

No problem, we'll do a straight trade for Guido.

Originally Posted by Bulldog

First off, the new wheels look absolutely amazing!!! Leave it to VP to blow it wide open. AWESOME! BUT...I have one question/critique. Why are wheels (1.55, 1.9s, 2.2s) so narrow? I just got a set of locked up wheels today, I have rc4wds, even have some stamped 1.55s. They all are so much narrower than the tires that they suck the sidewalls in way too much for my liking. I would think that they all should be at least 1/4 inch wider. On a 1:1 the wheels are just shy of the outside of the tire. I may get flamed here, but it's really bugging me! Here's a link to some swampers (well, LTBs) Please let me know what I'm missing, and again, VP....you are truly the hobby's ultimate aftermarket parts source.

Link...
Google Image Result for http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT-Tires/images/Super-Swamper-LTB-new.jpg

Are you Hawaiian? I personally like the narrow wheel and how the tire tucks in but I know everyone has there own personal preference.

I don't like how wide that 1:1 wheel & tire setup is, that look just never interested me.

Originally Posted by NorCal 2500HD

Can I have my scale back please, weighing this shit by eye isnt makin me any money...

You need to stop eating/taking all your profits. I told you a long time ago to not get into selling viagra on the black market. If you think the scale is going to help, come get it.

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by RcBro

Tires are known to preform better with the narrow wheel and you also get an increase in height with the narrow wheel.

Most 1:1 have wide wheels because of the locks or they got a good deal. I myself run a narrow wheel in my 1:1 as they tend to hold the bead better when aired down to 5psi

Years ago I ran a set of 33x14.50 MT Fun Country's on my Bronc with on a 8" wide wheel because I got a good deal on the wheels. They worked great for me, even better than when I later put the tires on 10" wheels.

For the scalers, I like the sidewall bulge you get with a narrow wheel.

[ColquittCustom405]

So these are about $250 a set? with your choice of Color?

[badger]

Originally Posted by ColquittCustom405

So these are about $250 a set? with your choice of Color?

The Subtotal I got was $180.04 + tax and shipping. Yes you can choose the colors.

[chicklet]

Looking awesome Badger! Now go get her dirty!

We missed you at Nats btw!

[badger]

Originally Posted by chicklet

Looking awesome Badger! Now go get her dirty!

We missed you at Nats btw!

Thanks, I'm going crawling in a couple hours.

Wish I could have made it and met you!

[Bogncrawl]

I've got the vxl in my wraith and it's badass, lots of power good wheel speed when needed but have twisted a lot of drive shafts

[badger]

Originally Posted by Bogncrawl

I've got the vxl in my wraith and it's badass, lots of power good wheel speed when needed but have twisted a lot of drive shafts

I've been running the Holmes Hobbies TorqueMaster BR-XL and love the way it performs. Right now it has the HH CrawlMaster Pro 540 13t- 2250Kv, the wheel speed and the low end resolution is great with an 18t pinion.

[RPP Hobby]

Looks really good with the new OMF 2.2's and great studio shots John!

[Waiting Dragon]

Where did you get those fuzzy dice that hang like testicles in the cab from?

[badger]

Originally Posted by Rpp Hobby

Looks really good with the new OMF 2.2's and great studio shots John!

Thanks Cory.

Originally Posted by Waiting Dragon

Where did you get those fuzzy dice that hang like testicles in the cab from?

My wife's purse. If your not married you can get them from team3six.com