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04-11-2010, 04:08 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: granite city
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|  Tire q??
Hey everyone i just got back from a local comp. and personally i think i did horrible.... lol even though i was 1 of 3 to make it across the rope bridge out of like 20 but points wise i failed horribly, well to the question someone there told me, i have the stock creeper tires, that i should clip all the little nubs off and leave the big one and i would get much better traction. i dont have any $$ to work with right now so im stuck with what i got so any advice would be extremely helpful and greatly appreciated thank you   |
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04-11-2010, 07:48 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: granite city
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no one has any advice about the creeper tires??
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04-11-2010, 07:52 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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what you are talking about is called SIPING,,yes cutting the tires down will improve almost any tire's performance,,the Creeper tires have lugs that about 1/2" (BIG LUGS) and 3/8" (SMALL LUGS),,,remove all of the 3/8" lugs,,even at the shoulder of the tire..the problem is these dont have enough opening to them,,the lugs are too close together Another note,,the big lugs are raised above the smaller lugs |
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04-11-2010, 09:24 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: I'm a michigan boy can you feel that!
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I got Pro-line hammers on my creeper right now, seem to work good. also got losi rock crawls but havent tried them yet. There is a couple of threads on here already on how to sipe and customize the stock tires so they work better.
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04-11-2010, 10:12 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Riverton
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The HB Sedonas is what I use. The stock foams suck do you will have to upgrade but you will literally see the difference in crawling performance. If you dont want to buy new one search "sipping" you tires. Pic with the Sedonas:  |
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04-12-2010, 12:28 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pullin somebody else out of a mud hole
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rovers w/ crawler innovations foams
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04-12-2010, 12:55 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Zealand
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I know where you are at with dollars and tires. First of all the stockers can be made to perform better and you lose no money and it take about an hour to do all 4 tires. There are many ways to do it and nothing is right or wrong. Cut / snip all of the small lugs off and then slice the larger lugs crosswise, like slicing a loaf of bread. 1 or 2 cuts per large lug is fine. This cutting can be done with a dremel and a cutoff disc, a pair of fine nosed but strong wire snips or even a good sharp knife like the exacto or if you are really stuck use a new blade in a box cutter type knife. I have used all of these tools to do siping on the stock tires and it does make a difference. Cutting the stock foams to a star shape and then adding a channel to the centre also made a difference. I still use my stock tires on my home course along with my cut and hacked axial rock-lizzard tires. I keep my Rovers for when I go down the road to my mates place where he has a real nice course. The stockers can be made better but start saving your coins for some Rovers or better. | |
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