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02-07-2008, 04:09 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: kirby tx
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|  wheels and foams stupid question but i need to be sure. my stock axial wheels are running on air and ball bearings right now, my question is if i add foam inserts do i need to vent the rims or the actual tires themselves? in racing i vent the tires to allow dirt to be thrown out but i am not sure what works on crawler wheels. any help would be greatly appreciated. Last edited by jehuteh; 02-07-2008 at 04:27 PM. |
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02-07-2008, 04:56 PM
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| NBRCC   Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cotati
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| You will get much better traction if you vent the wheels. Two 1/8' per rim works well. |
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02-07-2008, 05:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: I live Here
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| FYI just in case you want to go this way memory foams so you won't have a hard time looking all over the place everyone is sold out right now except for TCS i heard Xtreme Hobbies will have their by the end of this week no word on the RCP Aces |
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02-08-2008, 11:53 AM
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| WHITE LOTUS TERROR SQUAD   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: JERSEY BOONDOCKS
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| yeah, get some memory foams and some stick on weights and loose the bb's...I run mine with no breather holes and they perform awesome...alot of guys do the 1/8 holes though. good luck |
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02-08-2008, 02:15 PM
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| On the lookout for Rocks  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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| I'm running Ace Doughnuts and with Claws. My tires are vented and then perform a lot better than star cut or channeled foams |
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02-08-2008, 04:36 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!   Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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| I have been using Kreepy red foams in the front tires and un cut stock foams (the ones that come with your tires) in the rears with a single 1/8" hole in each wheel. The hole helps the the tire to confom to the rock and creates a larger contact patch. I have found you want more traction on your fronts than rears when climbing if the rears bite to much they will take traction away from the fronts and thats bad because thats where the work really gets done. |
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02-09-2008, 11:11 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: kirby tx
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| just got my new Losi Rockclawz-these are super soft and sticky!!   |
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