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02-18-2008, 11:40 PM
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| MBC Crew Chief   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East Mesa
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|  40 Series Giant Tracs   I'm a hardcore Giant Trac fan. Finding them has become difficult as time goes on. Some of my back-up set have so much CA on the beads, I don't think I could re-mount them. I've also got a set still glued to the damaged rims. My knuckle packs have almost no clearance with stock Clod wheels. The new 1500 mah 2/3A's I just built up have even less. I've been looking at new tire/rim options for awhile now. Beadlocks would be nice and some 40's would give lots of room for knuckle packs. What to do ???? Make some 40 Tracs. I started with some Axial 8-Hole oversized beadlocks, TTR 17mm CYD adapters, and an old set of Giant Tracs. First I marked around the tire about 1/4" above the stock bead and cut them from the rims. Next, the hard part, I loaded the tire into the bead channel. Finally I mounted the rings. This took some time but was well worth it !!!     I LOVE THEM !!!!!   |
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02-18-2008, 11:54 PM
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| Keep it real   Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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| Nice work  |
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02-18-2008, 11:57 PM
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| Wishing I was Crawling  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Boot-Heel
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| did you get a chance to test them, i have thought about doing this with my giant tracs but didnt know how they would do with such a small side wall, keep us posted. |
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02-19-2008, 12:06 AM
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| DIRTY SOUTH  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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| Heavy has been running Giant Tracs on 40s wheel for along time . this is the oldest pic I can find . But I know he has ran them longer than this . Although his are not on beadlock wheels . He has 1 win in SERCRC and many top 5s with them .  |
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02-19-2008, 07:02 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Asheville,NC
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| [/QUOTE] I would love to see some more pics of the truck. I always enjoy your build threads. |
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02-19-2008, 07:32 PM
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| ~The Scale Shop~   Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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| no sidewall but they definatly look pimp! and all those horizontal tread blocks have GOT to grab something in a climb! |
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02-19-2008, 08:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: I live in my own world,they know me here
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| There is a shop near me that has 4 of these tires,outrageous prices which is probably why they are still sitting there. |
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02-19-2008, 10:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Tapps, Washington
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| Whats the name of the shop. What city, and phone# IB.. |
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02-19-2008, 10:29 PM
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| Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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02-20-2008, 03:54 PM
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| MBC Crew Chief Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East Mesa
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Thanks, Mike P.S. thanx for the compliment | |
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02-21-2008, 01:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Flatwoods
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| Nice work on those giant tracs. I love the set I have, I am going to have to dig them out and put them on my next build up. |
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02-21-2008, 05:52 PM
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| Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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But I agree, they don't wear out very fast, and work great on a variety of surfaces. Especially on Kevin's 2lb super:-P | |
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05-27-2008, 09:29 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FLAGSTAFF
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| Hey Vader can we get an update on how these have been working for you? |
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05-28-2008, 09:59 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LAURENS
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| holy crap batman!! those things look huge |
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05-28-2008, 01:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Netherlands
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  smaller than for an example: 40 series moabs/mashers | |
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05-30-2008, 02:55 AM
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| MBC Crew Chief Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East Mesa
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| Awesome !!!! Quote:
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05-30-2008, 08:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FLAGSTAFF
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Ill be running them on my new super at Kaibab.......better watch out.! | |
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08-15-2008, 03:47 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
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Not nay more you haven't . Ho much of the original bead did you cut off azvader?? I just bought rockwerks set and I'm thinking of converting them for 40 series tyres. | |
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08-16-2008, 05:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Yes yes, it is.
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| Three things you GT guys. First: If you've got an old set of GTs on a thrashed set of rims; or just have way too much CA glue on the bead you can pop 'em in the oven at about 150 farenheit for 10 or so minutes (I think - tip courtesy of CKRC Hobby) !!!MAKE SURE TO WATCH THEM, TIRES CAN MELT!!! When you pull them out (be careful they will be hot) the tires should pull right off the rim. While they're still hot the CA glue should come off as well. Second: Just an idea, I'm not sure this can be done, but couldn't you guys just make a mold of the GT tire, melt down some other tire (something close to the same compound as the GT) and keep them or sell them. I know I'd buy a set if they worked. Third, but CERTAINLY NOT last: Somebody could make a petition to bring back the Giant Trac tires and get people to agree to it and then send it into Pro-Line. (The two reasons I can't do this is because I have no clue where to start or where to go from there and because somebody who's sponsored by Pro-Line Racing could have more "leverage or impact".) |
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