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11-27-2010, 08:58 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA
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|  Recommend me some new tires
First off, yes, I searched. And read. A lot. But I'm still not sure what tires will be best for the terrain I crawl on. My local crawling spots have grippy to very grippy rock (nothing really smooth or slick) but also loose gravel, sand and dirt. The rocks range from bolder fields with rocks the size of basketballs or smaller to ones the size of Volkswagens. Right now I'm rolling on the stock Axial tires and I'm tired of their lack of grip. Seems like the white HB Rovers are considered the best all-aroud tire, but my concern is that they won't work very well on the non-rock terrain. I'm also wondering if any tire with that type of tread pattern will just fill with dirt and / or wear quickly running on the gravel, sand and dirt. Suggestions? |
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11-27-2010, 09:18 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: pasadena, tx
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I would use white dot sedonas.
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11-27-2010, 09:43 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: So. Charleston. Wv
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Rovers, panther cougars or losi rock claws
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11-27-2010, 10:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: west sacramento
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i havent tried that many, but the chisel fronts and rover rears seem to pull lines that other combinations couldn't. chisels have phenominal forward bite, but when run on the rear...i couldn't seem to tune out the wheel hop. so i put my rovers on the rear...solved  ax10 5lbs 7oz. proline 2 stage oversize memory foam proline 8shooters blah blah blah |
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11-28-2010, 02:06 AM
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| Try to Bend it   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia
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Sedonas
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11-28-2010, 03:02 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Arcade, NY
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Rover white dot |
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11-28-2010, 04:14 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Moses Lake
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I have run both white dot rovers and sedans on my rig and I think the sedonas work better.
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11-28-2010, 05:10 PM
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| Suck it up!   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas
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Badlands are pretty good all terrain tires. |
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11-28-2010, 05:28 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Centered
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Given your description of terrain and concern with the tires loading up, Panther Leopards may be a solid choice for you.
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11-28-2010, 07:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: bend
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white rovers  |
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11-28-2010, 08:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Seneca
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I would say siped rovers or leopards or just white dot sedonas will all be a solid tire for you. I run siped leopards on my axial and like them a lot.
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11-28-2010, 09:05 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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Do you just play or Comp? I run comps only and I am loving the Losi Boss Claws. |
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11-29-2010, 03:37 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Grand Rapids
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cougars are great for what you mentioned theyre soft enough to wad up and get all kinds of grip they dont get the credit they deserve IMO
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11-29-2010, 12:58 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: iron station
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Rovers, white dot, love them
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11-29-2010, 08:26 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rapid City
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rovers for sheer duder
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12-03-2010, 08:58 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: May 2009 Location: lake county ,florida
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are you just driving or running comps
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12-04-2010, 09:23 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where freedom is earned.
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Since you mentioned the sand and dirt, I would suggest the SEDONA's. There are some siping patterns for them that'll help as well. I run a local spot that has tons of super grippy man made rock formations as well as natural. In all that, there is a some very sandy spots on the rocks and dirt section with in them as well. The Sedona's contact patch is better suited for the multi surface terrain. White rovers would a distant 2nd place, Leopards 3rd and then Boss Claws. That's just how I'd call it. |
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12-04-2010, 09:27 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Reno
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i have rana set of these at the moonrocks near reno and i loved them they hooked up everywhere and didnt load up Quote:
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12-13-2010, 09:45 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Helena
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12-13-2010, 10:43 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Calgary Crawlers, Alberta, Canada
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I find it weird that not many people on RCC recommend HPI Rock Grabbers. Check out the youtube videos of Ted's Garage where we crawl in Calgary. At least half of us use grabbers (stock or taller) for good reason, they just plain work there. We have mostly all high traction, sharp edged rocks gathered from around town. I assume the sandstone rocks that are everywhere in the south don't like Grabbers as much but they seem to work for us. Only thing is we don't have any dirt or sand, the rocks have all been washed many times, usually after a course change before every monthly series comp.
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