So far I kinda like the Chevrons but I think I found out why my truck has been running rather like crap here lately... I found a bad clutch on the motor output shaft. I'm sure this is probably why my engine tuning attempts have been futile now that I've actually started to figure out how to do it.
At least I still have options, tho. I’ll have my Talons for dirt/sand, my oversized soft Canyon MT’s for rock-hopping over really rough terrain and I ordered a set of the “V” Chevron traditional monster truck tires for everywhere else. They’re all 14mm hubs do tire changes will be a breeze.
But...
I guess for now I’m just gonna stick with the Talons, I spose. I can’t find anything else that keeps the size down, even enough to justify sticking with the new 17mm hub hexes I upgraded to.
Just when ya thought ya did enough research, this is another one of those times where I fell short. The...
Yeah, I’ve heard these are a soft compound rubber so they’d really only be for dirt/sandy-type terrains. That’s why the Canyon MT tires I bought from Traxxas are really only reserved for really rocky and bumpy terrains because they are really a soft compound. Just from the few runs I made in...
What about these?
https://www.rcplanet.com/tires-wheels/tires-wheels-mounted/pro-line-badlands-3-8-all-terrain-tires-mounted-front-rear-pro117811/
They’re a little narrower, 2 and 3/4’s wide as opposed to the stock Talon’s which are 3 and a quarter wide but they’re alot closer to the stock...
I bought a Revo 3.3 brand new about 12 years ago and recently started to get back into it. I bought some Canyon MT tires for it off Traxxas’s website but for one, I had no idea how soft they were [and large] and I bought a set of pre-glued Duratrax six pack MT tires for it that are much nicer...