Jumbo Kong tires on a Nylint?

[DJEEPER]

What do you guys think. Yes, i know i will be breaking stuff, but thats what my other chassis is for .

these things are MASSIVE. 8.5" TALL. I would obviously groove them and possibly narrow them.

Ideas? comments?

My jeep isnt even back together yet and im thinking upgrades. I have the sickness with my 1:1 and 1:16:twisted:

 

[Kamikaze]

Personaly I think the nylint tires are to big for those axles, but it would look cool....I guess.

 

[Rc_Kid]

i would say stay out of hard stuff and make them slicks maybe u would'nt get alot of trackshin and wouldnt break as much.but its up to u dude

 

[hotrodzach]

go for it. like you said that's what replacements are for "thumbsup"
-Dalton

 

['75 Bronco]

several other people have done it, i don't think you'll really break anything if you make sure the belts aren't too tight, just my 2 cents

Here's some examples
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39269&highlight=huge+nylint+kongs
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42603&highlight=kongs
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42615
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34067&highlight=kongs

 

[DJEEPER]

hmmm... those beasts done seem to flex very well...:evil:


i wonder if grooving them would help.

 

[Kamikaze]

I think theres a reason that everyone uses moabs or xl's and that you don't see alot of kongs anymore.

 

[DJEEPER]

i want to keep somthing that is still 6.5" high or more like the nylint tires... know of anything?

 

[Got Rocks?]

i want to keep somthing that is still 6.5" high or more like the nylint tires... know of anything?

moab xl's:lol:

 

[Kamikaze]

Moab xl's vs Nylint tires. Nuff said.

 

[DJEEPER]

nice! whats the drive hex size and is it hard to adapt these to the nylint?

 

[Kamikaze]

Depends on what rim you use. Those rims suck, there expensive and take a 23 mm hex. Bender makes adapters to 12 mm for them. I ditched them for the xtm thorns, its a 14mm hex but a much bigger rim. Works alot better. This is the tire, I ran the nylints a while back on my tuber and when I put these on it was 100000% beter. There like glue.

 

[DJEEPER]

i appreciate this, but is there any possibility that you could send me a link to the wheels that you used? did it require any mods?

 

[usa1man]

i have done it and drive it no broken parts in two years it does look neat also do not run the foams otherwise you wont do too good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2W9SuOJKFs

 

[Snow]

hi all the blue dodge is mine that 75 bronco posted up i also have one that i have built with moab xls and redrock 40s they run and climb awesome
still havent broke any parts thinking about selling htem all now since im tryn to get abother 1:1 jeep started

 

[DJEEPER]

have you been able to climb standard stairs with the bigger diameter wheels? (this is my biggest goal with my nylint):roll:

 

[Rc_Kid]

i've climbed stairs without a tummy tuck and didnt have shocks on at the time and i am using stock tires that are cut and narrowed ive climbed in side stairs and out side stairs their both hard but i made it bairly

 

[krawlinCJ]

[quote='75 Bronco]several other people have done it, i don't think you'll really break anything if you make sure the belts aren't too tight, just my 2 cents

Here's some examples
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39269&highlight=huge+nylint+kongs
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42603&highlight=kongs
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42615
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34067&highlight=kongs[/quote]



Dang DJ..........just go buy a HG crawler.:lol:


But if you do this.........get swamp kongs and do something to yours like the 1st one:twisted:

 

[Jackyl]

How did you mount the jumbo kongs,

And can you please put the jeep body on it and take a pic for us to see. I think it will look 100x better with the jeep body on it.

"thumbsup"