Super Grippy Micro (1/24) Tires - Off a Tractor

[distress]

I know since Losi stopped making the Micro Crawler and Trekker there hasn't been much in the way of development for the 1/24 micros but I found some pretty cool tires that I thought I'd share. Granted, they don't look very nice, but they're so soft and chunky that they climb extremely well.
They are "Monster Treads" from the Tomy John Deere "Tractor with Armor" (Not the "Gator with Armor" which is the same scale but different tread pattern.)
They peel right off and glue nicely onto Basher Rocksta Micro Crawler Wheels (Part 92647) which are a couple dollars from Hobby King and have the standard 7mm hex (The diameter is just right - bigger than 1.0" but they have to be glued).

From left to right in the picture are some of the others I've tried:
Losi Micro stocks, ECX 1/24 Temper stocks (non-removeable faux beadlocks), RC4WD Super Swampers on Redcat Sumo Micro Crawler Wheels (minus the beadlocks), The Monster Treads, and finally Miclaws on Redcat wheels with Dirt Modeler rings. The Miclaws do crawl better but good luck finding some.

In the picture they look like hard plastic V-tread monster truck toy tires but they are soft and sticky. They are a bit wide and rub on the links for now. I'm either going to narrow them, use wheel spacers/wideners, or use a makeshift rock ring to flatten/push the inside to the rim level and force the excess over the outer edges (when gluing them the beads of each side of the tire are pinched together to fit the narrower rim which creates a taller profile that I like).

I am using these on my 1/24 ECX Temper (which is great with a few suspension tweaks) and will post a picture of the setup soon.

[distress]

To widen the track (I ordered the Matsucars Delrin wideners but that will take a while) I CA'd Dromida hex adapters to the inside of the wheels. They fit over the 7mm hexes. Notice the shock setup.

[Brake Weight]

I saw those tires are Walmart. They really are extremely soft but do not look like they will be. The only toy that had them was more than I was willing to pay.

The small tires on the $20 tractor and wagon set.

[distress]

Yeah there are a lot of different sizes too. The smaller "Tractor With Armor" ones are the right size (I'm sure it comes in other setups/ packages too though) was $11 at Target.

[distress]

CA'd the inner tire lip to the back of the outer wheel lip then cut the inner wheel lip off (Rocksta Basher wheels).

Now they're narrow, look mean and crawl as well as Miclaws.

[dweano]

Well...I ended up buying some today. I believe I got the same ones. They were on a tractor with light and sound (that was the title on the card thing I believe) for $10 Canadian Dollars! Cheap! Now I am waiting on rims to see how they look on my rocksta. Thanks for the tip

[dweano]

Distress, did you run foams with these? Also your pictures are messed up, but I think there is a work around with the new photobucket

[Brake Weight]

I don't run foams in any of my micros.

[dweano]

The inside of these tires are larger than the outside. The outside is a pretty good fit for the stock Rocksta rims. Maybe someone can 3D Print a better rim. I think for the Rocksta it would need more offset (or less? Further away from the model so it doesn't rub).

I can take measurements if someone is interested.

Also you would need to do something different if you want it squished together for a skinnier taller profile

[dweano]

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9nLcY_46Hk