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09-01-2010, 01:10 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: England & SoFlo
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I've fitted them to Mayhem Double Phatty and VP DH Comp wheels with no problems the SLW v3s though...........the 1.0 were ok but the 0.7 where much harder to fit, have only had issue with one side though which appears to be mishaped, took a lot of time and huge number of retries to get that one side to seat properly, once done though it was easy to refit the next time  |
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09-16-2010, 04:31 PM
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| Y-Town Crawlers   Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Not Hesperia
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|  Here's something I tried at the Nats in Oklahoma. Cutting some of the lugs out allowed the tire to grab better on sharp ledges and rocks. I haven't had a chance to try this set out on my local comp areas, but it was a big improvement in Disney. This is definiltey worth trying if the Boss Claws aren't hooking up on your local rocks... |
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09-20-2010, 01:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Connellsville PA."fayettenam" lol
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| trimmin' I did some trimming as well. 1200 little lugs.  lol. 300 per tire. Here is a pic of what I'm working with. Pretty similar to Jakes but figured I'd share. |
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09-20-2010, 03:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Crawlerado
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 great minds think alike, I tried that at our last indoor comp, huge difference rip rap and even sandstone
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09-20-2010, 09:30 PM
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| 5th D Owner/Driver  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Snoqualmie, Wa.
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Are you guys cutting the lugs off only the front tires or all 4?
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09-20-2010, 09:34 PM
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| Try to Bend it   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia
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09-20-2010, 09:50 PM
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| Y-Town Crawlers Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Not Hesperia
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I took some lugs off of all 4 of my tires. As I suspected, they didn't grip as well as my uncut Boss Claws at my local crawl spots. (High traction granite) The cut tires definitely pulled harder in Disney though. Its worth trying Boss Claws aren't hooking up on your local rocks. |
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09-20-2010, 10:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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09-20-2010, 10:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston
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09-21-2010, 08:14 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chucking rocks at your little truck!
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Here's my Boss Chops, not as extreme as the others but they do hook better on the rubble, rubble.  | |
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09-21-2010, 08:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dutch Oven - AZ
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| Lookin for more heavy throttle traction...
- I haven't snipped any lugs yet, but (those that have tried it...) do you think that it has helped with high wheel-speed traction? I'm trying to replicate the Rovers great ability to steadily progress up a rock face under higher wheelspeed. - As for mounting them, it was a royal pain with the stock pink foams, but super easy with the Nova DD's. The Nova foam just held the bead in the right place! |
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09-25-2010, 07:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
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I've been trying to mount them on the stock Axial wheels with Proline 2 stage foam and let me tell you. I am ready to throw them out the f'n window. These are the most difficult tires I have ever mounted.
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09-27-2010, 01:31 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Utah
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Hmm, didn't have any problems mounting other than a user error on one of the wheels. I didn't get the bead in all the way, so I unscrewed each screw so there were a few threads remaining, eyed the bead through the gap in wheel/wheel ring, found the spot where it wasnt seated, (obvious it was smashed between ring/wheel, and not in the bead like it should be) so I gave it a little tug, pushed it back in (with screws in still in tact) and slowly tighten beadlock screws evenly and visually watched the bead being seated through the gap of wheel/bl ring. I am still confused on why people have issues. If these give you greif, i highly recommend you stay away from panther cougar super softs ;) wheels- vanquish 1" wide slw3s foams-stock |
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10-19-2010, 03:29 PM
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| Y-Town Crawlers Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Not Hesperia
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|  Cut up another set to test out here in Socal. These tires pulled very hard at my local spots. Much better then my first set of cut tires. Right now its a toss-up between these and my worn in set. Last edited by Del Monte; 10-19-2010 at 03:31 PM. |
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10-19-2010, 04:01 PM
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| Got Worms? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Golden, CO
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I've been thinking but have you guys tried expanding the side wall lugs to the outer edges of the contact patch and having pins in the center. Also what type of terrain are you getting on better traction on with cut boss claws. Heres a vid i took while testing my new radio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zijg6...eature=related Its probably my foam set up (proline oversized front) stock pink rear. But it seems my front doesn't have enough forward bite to drag the rear end up stuff. I'm thinking chopping off some pins like your above pic may help get some traction on the rocks. |
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10-19-2010, 04:11 PM
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| Y-Town Crawlers Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Not Hesperia
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Also, the Proline oversized foams are pretty soft for the front tires. Maybe try adding some thin slices of standard foam to keep the front tires from collapsing too much? | |
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10-19-2010, 04:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: Prescott
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XR10 Stock truck with high clearance rear lower links at 5.3 pounds: Boss Claw tire wheel/foam setup Front: VP V1 .7 wheels with 4.75 ounces of added weight with Proline dual stage memory foam Rear: VP V1 .7 wheels with no added weight and full Nova foams I have breather holes in all wheels. This setup worked perfect for me and I took 2 first place and one second place finishes with the setup. I left the tires alone. These tires are very smooth and predictable. |
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10-19-2010, 07:15 PM
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| Got Worms? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Golden, CO
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I thought about getting stiffer foams but soon were gonna have 0 and below temps so theses memory's should be rock hard. | |
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10-19-2010, 07:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: With the ATL Crawlers
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Damn.... this is going to take forever. Off to cutting  |
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10-23-2010, 04:05 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: With the ATL Crawlers
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I cut up an extra set as pictured above from Jake. They work extremely well. I feel the same, it's a toss up between these and my worn set. For foams I chose a Losi memory w/ side wall support from slices of regular grey rock claw foams. Mounted on DH's w/ four sluggs. Totaled 14.1oz Rears were standard rock claw foams. Mounted on SLW's, no extra weight added. Between 6 - 7 oz |
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