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10-08-2023, 03:10 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: canada
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|  Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs
I just finished my Phoenix straight axle build that came with the 1.9 VXT tires and since the weather is miserable here this weekend, i was only able to test run it in my basement. I did a basic wood plank climbing test with my son and his bomber, increasing the angle each time. The phoenix got way better results on this test with the cheap amazon hobbypark hyrax knockoffs than with the included vxt tires, besting the Bomber. I did put back the vxt tires on the phoenix since i didnt had adequate foams for the hyrax knockoffs (vxt foams are way thinner) but id say im not impressed with the vxt for now. Lets see how the vxt do in real environment but im getting foams and another set of wheels to test the Amazons Hyrax and compare thats for sure! |
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10-08-2023, 09:25 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: california under the rock im crawling on
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs
knockoffs do fine in everythng except the extreme thats were the big brands shine
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10-13-2023, 04:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Glendora
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs
Correct me if I'm wrong (it's my wife's passion) but I have the idea that the VXT tires don't really have much of a reputation for being good crawler tires - they are just there to look scale and such.
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10-13-2023, 07:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Corvallis, OR
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs Quote:
You are in fact correct. Although, I have certainly run tires that perform worse than vxt’s, most people don’t run them for very long. I ran them on my pro for a few runs and they started to break in and performed adequate for my needs with that rig. Ultimately I chose a more scale tire purely for looks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
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10-19-2023, 06:42 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs
The original VXTs are not a good tire. You dont see many people running them for that reason.
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10-19-2023, 06:50 AM
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| Go Buckeyes!   Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Mid-Ohio
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs Quote:
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@gein - The VXT does work good as a spare tire mounted in a bed of a truck.  | ||
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10-19-2023, 07:40 AM
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| Slow is the new Fast   Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs
The original vxt's are so good I can't find someone around here to give them to
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10-19-2023, 10:35 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: canada
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs Quote:
I got my Hyrax k/o for pretty cheap on amazon and they are miles ahead of the vxt's... But they really look like crap, i would now like to find a good scale replica tire (4.7 or so) that performs decently for general trail usage... | |
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10-19-2023, 01:29 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Corvallis, OR
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs Quote:
One of my current favorites are the vp 4.65 falkens. I also like PL Krawlers, km3’s, and the new PL Toyo RT trails look nice Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
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10-19-2023, 01:51 PM
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| Slow is the new Fast Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs Quote:
The Pitbull Rock Beast is a nice scale tire in its original size of 4.65 OD. Its a replica of a 1:1 Pitbull tire. Edit : sorry, my mistake it's only 4.45 OD https://pitbullrc.com/collections/1-...ducts/pb9003nk Last edited by smog; 10-19-2023 at 01:54 PM. | |
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10-19-2023, 04:29 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: canada
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs Quote:
But i was so disapointed with the vxt's that im not too keen to go Vanquish again... Km3's are high on my list, they look awesome and seems to perform decently.... I also looked at the RC4WD Baja claw TTC. | |
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10-19-2023, 05:26 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Corvallis, OR
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs Quote:
The falken is a completely different compound than the vxt. I picked up a set with plastic beadlocks for $45 off Facebook. I have them on three different rigs now. Don’t worry about them being anything like the vxt. I too like the 4.45” rock beast, but replaced them with the falkens on my pro. I’ve never been let down with a PL tire so far though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
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10-20-2023, 04:38 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: canada
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| Re: Vanquish VXT vs Hyrax knockoffs
Went for some trail time with my 8 yo son and his Bomber today, those hyrax ko may not look good but boy what a difference they make! Went from a truck that was struggling to follow my son's Bomber, to a truck that leaves the axial in the dust....Well, as long as the trail is rough enough https://youtu.be/H8gDhU_2Uj4?si=qBRjg8wNHeQXnirj Those premium kits should not come with such bad tires in my opinion, maybe for the RTR's but come on, Vanquish should include the Wildpeak M/T in all their builders kits. |
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