narrowed kongs, ideas please

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http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/f1711bab.jpg

off chance that link works, thats what i've done so far.

theres about 3/4 to 1 inch width been removed.
i've left the gap between the ridges to help the tire conform inwards.
i'm gonna use foams, but cut in to this star type pattern i see people are using.

now, heres where i need advice from the more experienced of u.
i think i need to remove some of the ridges. unfortunaly, i have no idea as to what will work best. my first (& probably totally wrong) thoughts were to remove every other ridge completly, but form alternate side of the grove.

all ideas & comments would be great, appart from 'throw those in the bin, they suck for crawling' lol, as i want to get these finished before the rest of my new crawler turns up.

the type of crawling i do is for fun, not competion. also, it's mostly in the forest, not on nice big dry rocks as its always raining here in the uk!

thanks for the help guys.

[Frakk]

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errr......

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ww.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p3cd91d05dda1e6fb693bcf480e2437de/f1711bab.jpg

afraid my pc knowledge is a little lacking. keeps altering the link when i post it.
just add another 'w' to this line at the top of this post & pop it into ur browser

[EeePee]

Here ya go. I'll mention this though, by searching you will find many different tread patterns on Kongs.

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Kongs SUCK for crawling........period,end of story!

I tried SEVERAL different patterns in mine and they never really CAME ALIVE. I'll post this picture again. It's the BEST mod I've ever made to my Kongs,now they crawl worth a damn. Cut the Kong tread off and throw it away,get a few pairs of LST tires and glue that tread in the place of the Kong tread. Now you have 8 1/2" tall LST tires that work AWESOME!

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Originally Posted by raptorman57

Kongs SUCK for crawling........period,end of story!

i know this, well, from what everyones wrote on here i guess it must be true.
problem is i've run out of cash for my crawler, so need to use what i've got.

i read about how u did those tires (was it u?) & they do look good. maybe a project for the future, not sure its such a good idea for my first go at narrowing tires though.

i also read up about narrowing kongs before i posted. (u would not believe how many threads have the word KONG in it ) just wondered if anyone had any ideas for my specific tires with what i'd done so far.

oh, thanks for sorting the picture EeePee.