Basher tires

[Raiden101]

I'm in the market for some new tires for my Slayer. I finally destroyed the stockers and I need a new set for bashing. I have a set of Proline SC Caliber tires, but those are for the dirt track I run at. Any suggestions for a decent set of bashing tires? I run mostly off-road in grass and dirt, but also a little on pavement

 

[olds97_lss]

Any thoughts in converting to 17mm hubs? Then you can run 1/8 buggy tires/wheels. Quite a few variations of tread and compounds when you running 17mm hubs.

I run 17mm hubs on my jato and revo (used to be a slayer). I liked how a set of badland buggy tires hooked up in the grass and dirt on both rigs. They wear down quick on pavement though.

Or you can go cheaper and get tires from ebay already mounted that are knock offs of prolines.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-PRO-BigBloc...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2eafcb328d

Or super cheap:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-8-Buggy-Tires...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item483bea6468

 

[Raiden101]

Thanks Olds. Have you seen the new tires Proline is coming out with? It was on the home page a couple days ago

https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/proline-racing-street-fighter-tires/

They look pretty cool, but Idk if they'll be any good

What do I need to do to upgrade to 17mm hubs?

 

[olds97_lss]

Pretty sure you just need the hubs:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUTG9&P=ML

That's all I added on my rig to run 1/8 buggy tires/wheels and now that it's a revo again (RPM arms with true-trac in the rear), I use the same hubs with 17mm MT wheels/tires.

 

[Raiden101]

How tall are the buggy tires? I don't want to make too many mods to the body. It's in pretty sorry condition after almost a year of running it

 

[olds97_lss]

Proline badland buggy:

Proline road rage buggy:

So, around 4.5 inches tall.