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TURBOFEST · 01-06-2011, 10:19 AM

Well, i was contracted by my buddy Dezmoon to perform a little tire experiment. A long way back Dez and myself we scheming on cut'n'shut ideas and he found the Losi Smasher 320 tires that are the same dimensions as the Losi eclipse 320 that are popular in making Boss Rovers. So he gathered up the needed Losi Smashers in Red compound and Soft white Rovers.

The surgery began last night and so far these tires are turning out to be pretty sick looking. They feel really good in hand and I think they will work very well in most conditions, but will really shine when rain and mud are present. Think of a taller red compound boss claw with a more open chevron style tread pattern. The plan is for a 5-3/4" tall tire.

Away we go...

Started with some rovers and Losi Red Smashers:sorry for the cruddy pictures...cell was all I had on hand

I cut the tread out of the Losi Smashers:

fast forward...here is a finished tire. 5-3/4" tall SMASHOVER! mounted on a 1" wide wheel

I have to finish up the other 3 tires and then they will be thoroughly flogged. After a good test session we will report back.

cheers!

Rig Rocker · 01-06-2011, 10:35 AM

Those look very promising Turbo

Can't wait for the test results

JeremyH · 01-06-2011, 10:45 AM

Those turned out nicely! Good work! You Jersey guys sure do come up with some interesting cut-n-shuts!

Del Monte · 01-06-2011, 12:07 PM

Cool... I'm not sure how you found a full set of those in Red Compound. I haven't seen any in quite a while

dezmoon · 01-06-2011, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Del Monte

Cool... I'm not sure how you found a full set of those in Red Compound. I haven't seen any in quite a while

i think i bought the last 3 pairs from a main a few months ago,,,,havent seen any since,,nice job jim,,i cant wait to start the flogging,.....

Charlie-III · 01-06-2011, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dezmoon

I can't wait to start the flogging,.....

"As the Captain says to the crew"!!

Looks good Turbo......So.....you're doing glueing and avoiding the kidlet???

Stormin2u · 01-06-2011, 06:35 PM

Sick looking tire guys, nice design sounds like this is not only the first set but last set all in one. To bad I really liked the look of these and was starting to itch about building a set.

Can't wait to hear how they work.

Rckcrwlr · 01-07-2011, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TURBOFEST

...but will really shine when rain and mud are present.

Sounds like these may be a Motorama Back Up tire???

They look great. Almost like RC4wd's Hollowpoints

STANG KILLA SS · 01-07-2011, 09:53 AM

TSS wheels are lookin well loved.

freakofnature · 01-07-2011, 10:34 AM

looks good boys but how they gona handle the slick rock at hackle and schoolies?

dezmoon · 01-07-2011, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freakofnature

looks good boys but how they gona handle the slick rock at hackle and schoolies?

i think they are gonna stick like boogers,,,,

freakofnature · 01-07-2011, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dezmoon

i think they are gonna stick like boogers,,,,

yer funny dez. just wait til hackle then its game on baby

TURBOFEST · 01-07-2011, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

TSS wheels are lookin well loved.

Still one of my favorites!

Szczerba · 01-07-2011, 01:17 PM

Ohhh..I like. These look promising. Good work. The lugs and lug spacing look good too.

dezmoon · 01-20-2011, 10:29 AM

I took a trip to TURBO'S house the other night to snatch up some goodies,,my super,,and some SMASHOVER'S,,i could not wait to get these things mounted up,,so after a few hours of bull shittin and checkin out what TURBO'S been workin on i split,,50 minutes later i started to get these mounted up,,origonally i wanted to mount the fronts on a DH v1 wheel and a SLW v1 .7 out back,,but with no luck,,the tire mounted up fine,,it just had wrinkles in the side wall,,i dont like that,,so they are on DH v1 on all corners,,im using Dos Piezas foams by PIT BULL which by them selves are more than enough foam for the tire,,pics to follow...

tire+foam for all you guys concerned about your weight.....

on the rocks,,i went to UNREAL the next morning for a lil indoor session,,i ve been on there course a bunch so im very familiar to it,,i know where the trouble spots are,,so i went to work,,first off let me start by saying i forgot to bring extra vp slugs for testing,,i only had 2 slugs per frt wheel..not enough by far,,how ever they still did awesome,,i just had to approach everything a lil slower than if i was weighted properly,,and i definitely feel i need a 1'' wide wheel in the back,,just my preference,,over all im very pleased with them,,

Rckcrwlr · 01-20-2011, 10:40 AM

Looking good bro.

Can't wait to see it at Motorama...

TURBOFEST · 01-20-2011, 10:57 AM

They look great mounted up. Im lookin forward to hearing how they do after some more tuning and some crawling on real rocks...we need this damn snow to melt

dezmoon · 01-20-2011, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rckcrwlr

Looking good bro.

Can't wait to see it at Motorama...

thanks john,,,im sure ill show em to ya...

Quote:

Originally Posted by TURBOFEST

They look great mounted up. Im lookin forward to hearing how they do after some more tuning and some crawling on real rocks...we need this damn snow to melt

my home course is clear as of this mornin,,so maybe a gtg is in order

dezmoon · 03-13-2012, 09:57 PM

ok,,so after a year of having these I finally really started to pay attention to these tires,,and boy im sure glad I did,,I spent some time getting used to them at home,,and finally nailed the wheel widths and foams,,DH1's up frt and 1.35 slw v1 out back,,Dos Piezas Dual stage foams from PIT BULL and some other small tricks..so after really feeling confident with them I decided to run em at a club comp,,1st course I ran on I nailed a -19....and went on to a close 3rd place finish,,my local club took some time off over the winter and I got back on these this past weekend and took 2nd in our comp...so Im gonna continue running these untill I find out what they dont like..but for now..Im stoked I have the only set...

Hittman · 03-14-2012, 02:28 AM

Wow, i cant believe that i never saw these. They look awsome.

01-06-2011, 10:19 AM	#1
TURBOFEST I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: JERSEY BOONDOCKS Posts: 3,360	PROJECT SMASHOVER cut'n'shut inside Well, i was contracted by my buddy Dezmoon to perform a little tire experiment. A long way back Dez and myself we scheming on cut'n'shut ideas and he found the Losi Smasher 320 tires that are the same dimensions as the Losi eclipse 320 that are popular in making Boss Rovers. So he gathered up the needed Losi Smashers in Red compound and Soft white Rovers. The surgery began last night and so far these tires are turning out to be pretty sick looking. They feel really good in hand and I think they will work very well in most conditions, but will really shine when rain and mud are present. Think of a taller red compound boss claw with a more open chevron style tread pattern. The plan is for a 5-3/4" tall tire. Away we go... Started with some rovers and Losi Red Smashers:sorry for the cruddy pictures...cell was all I had on hand I cut the tread out of the Losi Smashers: fast forward...here is a finished tire. 5-3/4" tall SMASHOVER! mounted on a 1" wide wheel I have to finish up the other 3 tires and then they will be thoroughly flogged. After a good test session we will report back. cheers! Last edited by TURBOFEST; 01-06-2011 at 10:21 AM.

03-13-2012, 09:57 PM	#19
dezmoon I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Within The Machine,,, Posts: 2,031	Re: PROJECT SMASHOVER cut'n'shut inside ok,,so after a year of having these I finally really started to pay attention to these tires,,and boy im sure glad I did,,I spent some time getting used to them at home,,and finally nailed the wheel widths and foams,,DH1's up frt and 1.35 slw v1 out back,,Dos Piezas Dual stage foams from PIT BULL and some other small tricks..so after really feeling confident with them I decided to run em at a club comp,,1st course I ran on I nailed a -19....and went on to a close 3rd place finish,,my local club took some time off over the winter and I got back on these this past weekend and took 2nd in our comp...so Im gonna continue running these untill I find out what they dont like..but for now..Im stoked I have the only set...

03-14-2012, 02:28 AM	#20
Hittman I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Burque Posts: 3,805	Re: PROJECT SMASHOVER cut'n'shut inside Wow, i cant believe that i never saw these. They look awsome. Last edited by Hittman; 03-14-2012 at 02:34 AM.

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01-06-2011, 10:35 AM	#2
Rig Rocker I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 2,213	Those look very promising Turbo Can't wait for the test results

01-06-2011, 10:45 AM	#3
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Those turned out nicely! Good work! You Jersey guys sure do come up with some interesting cut-n-shuts!

01-06-2011, 12:07 PM	#4
Del Monte Y-Town Crawlers Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Not Hesperia Posts: 2,481	Cool... I'm not sure how you found a full set of those in Red Compound. I haven't seen any in quite a while

01-06-2011, 06:35 PM	#7
Stormin2u I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew. Posts: 7,842	Sick looking tire guys, nice design sounds like this is not only the first set but last set all in one. To bad I really liked the look of these and was starting to itch about building a set. Can't wait to hear how they work.

01-07-2011, 09:53 AM	#9
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	TSS wheels are lookin well loved.

01-07-2011, 10:34 AM	#10
freakofnature Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: branchville Posts: 519	looks good boys but how they gona handle the slick rock at hackle and schoolies?

01-07-2011, 01:17 PM	#14
Szczerba I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Castle Rock, WA Posts: 8,761	Ohhh..I like. These look promising. Good work. The lugs and lug spacing look good too.

01-20-2011, 10:29 AM	#15
dezmoon I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Within The Machine,,, Posts: 2,031	I took a trip to TURBO'S house the other night to snatch up some goodies,,my super,,and some SMASHOVER'S,,i could not wait to get these things mounted up,,so after a few hours of bull shittin and checkin out what TURBO'S been workin on i split,,50 minutes later i started to get these mounted up,,origonally i wanted to mount the fronts on a DH v1 wheel and a SLW v1 .7 out back,,but with no luck,,the tire mounted up fine,,it just had wrinkles in the side wall,,i dont like that,,so they are on DH v1 on all corners,,im using Dos Piezas foams by PIT BULL which by them selves are more than enough foam for the tire,,pics to follow... tire+foam for all you guys concerned about your weight..... on the rocks,,i went to UNREAL the next morning for a lil indoor session,,i ve been on there course a bunch so im very familiar to it,,i know where the trouble spots are,,so i went to work,,first off let me start by saying i forgot to bring extra vp slugs for testing,,i only had 2 slugs per frt wheel..not enough by far,,how ever they still did awesome,,i just had to approach everything a lil slower than if i was weighted properly,,and i definitely feel i need a 1'' wide wheel in the back,,just my preference,,over all im very pleased with them,,

01-20-2011, 10:40 AM	#16
Rckcrwlr I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here Posts: 7,317	Looking good bro. Can't wait to see it at Motorama...

01-20-2011, 10:57 AM	#17
TURBOFEST I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: JERSEY BOONDOCKS Posts: 3,360	They look great mounted up. Im lookin forward to hearing how they do after some more tuning and some crawling on real rocks...we need this damn snow to melt

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