Anybody run cut Baja claws?

[509hooligan]

If anybody runs cut Baja claws and have pictures can you please post them?

[8threads]

Mine are cut, different patterns front and back.



I thinks its greatly improved my crawling, been out twice since I cut em...

[Harley]

I ran them last year. They do alright but I probably wouldn't chose them again. Pitbulls do better side by side it felt like. I'll be switching them out this year.

[Harley]

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Originally Posted by Harley

Now onto some of the pictures that are starting to roll in from the TTC

These shots are from Scale4x4Aliance (Pointman).

Truck Pull - Full pull both times. The last one was a little more eventful

Originally Posted by Harley

A couple more from Pointman

Mud Pit - Fried my BEC about 3/4 way through and shut down the system.





Catching some air on the obstacle course! I finished this course with seconds to spare. I was the first one to complete it.

Originally Posted by Harley

These shots came from Frenchblue.

Frame twister I believe.

[8threads]

Originally Posted by 509hooligan

If anybody runs cut Baja claws and have pictures can you please post them?

dont have a fresh pic, but here are the back tires cut:

[509hooligan]

So is the best way to cut them every other lug?

[Harley]

Originally Posted by 509hooligan

So is the best way to cut them every other lug?

I personally think that's too much.

[509hooligan]

So what would be the best way?

[MG200]

Originally Posted by 509hooligan

So what would be the best way?

I favor these tires over the pitbulls.....but they gotta be cut and trimmed like below

1.9's:


2.2's:

[doublej]

Originally Posted by MG200

2.2's:

Where have you been hiding that rig Trenton? Been wondering when a new C3 rig would come out of ya....

Saying you like then more than PBs - what about them makes you say that and are they the newer compounds are older?

[509hooligan]

Are they pretty good all around like trails and crawling?

[MG200]

Originally Posted by doublej

Where have you been hiding that rig Trenton? Been wondering when a new C3 rig would come out of ya....

Saying you like then more than PBs - what about them makes you say that and are they the newer compounds are older?

Hehe it was built last November, I just never did a build thread

They are both the new X2SS compound. To me they perform just as well as pitbulls but I favor them because they are different and not everybody has them....and to get them to look like mine you gotta spend a few hours trimming.

[8threads]

Originally Posted by 509hooligan

So what would be the best way?

It's hard to say what the best way is. Which is why i went with two patterns. I left all the center tread on the front tires so they provide less rolling resistance, i'd also hope to gain more control when turning/cornering. (But since i crawl most of the time that last part doesn't matter too much) I did every other small lug (i think) on the back tires, just cuz I thought it looked cool.

I think it also matters what foams you do (or don't) run. I have the Pro-Line 2-stage rock crawling foams in mine, uncut, plus wheel weights.

I really like my current setup for what i do outdoors.

[8threads]

If you do decide to cut, it will take a lot of patience. Remember to measure twice and cut once. I got a little to eager on a few cuts and went right through the damn tire. No biggy though, i bought these patches for bicycle tires called "scabs", just small circular patches. Peel off the backing and paste inside. They are holding up well.

Having the right cutting tools helps too.