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I run them on my revo and my savage. I have the x-75's on the savage and normal 5 hole on the revo. They seem to hold up pretty good as long as you buy rage rings. A lot of tires require the use of rage rings instead of standard rings because they have a thin bead. Imex and pro-line are the top 2 that are recommended to use the rage rings with.
 
Rock rings don't really do anything to help keep the tire on. In the 1:1 world, they help keeping the rims from getting hung up on boulders. For RC, they just look like a good place for a lot of mud to get and throw a tire off balance.

Unless you meant to say "rage" rings instead... then the answer is yes. My imex tires held up without them ok until the snow went away and I was actually getting grip. Then they lasted about 1/2 tank and I popped 2 completely off the truck. It didn't hurt them though, but it ended my day.

I bought some hot bodies tires off of someone for my savage and they had a thicker bead, so they looked like they would be ok, but within minutes, I had two come off as well. Then when I tried to install a set of rage rings, they won't fit... without a LOT of persuasion. Even then, I think they are going to wobble because they wouldn't seat evenly... but it's a savage. Who cares? It shouldn't wobble that bad anyway.
 
olds97_lss said:
Rock rings don't really do anything to help keep the tire on. In the 1:1 world, they help keeping the rims from getting hung up on boulders. For RC, they just look like a good place for a lot of mud to get and throw a tire off balance.

Unless you meant to say "rage" rings instead... then the answer is yes. My imex tires held up without them ok until the snow went away and I was actually getting grip. Then they lasted about 1/2 tank and I popped 2 completely off the truck. It didn't hurt them though, but it ended my day.

I bought some hot bodies tires off of someone for my savage and they had a thicker bead, so they looked like they would be ok, but within minutes, I had two come off as well. Then when I tried to install a set of rage rings, they won't fit... without a LOT of persuasion. Even then, I think they are going to wobble because they wouldn't seat evenly... but it's a savage. Who cares? It shouldn't wobble that bad anyway.
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With two sets of tires coming off and now you say they are hard to get on and won't seat evenly...and even wobble? That does not sound quite like a ringing endorsement. Are they or are they not worth the money?
 
SkyMaxx said:
With two sets of tires coming off and now you say they are hard to get on and won't seat evenly...and even wobble? That does not sound quite like a ringing endorsement. Are they or are they not worth the money?
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I believe he's saying that, without the rage rings, they will come off, so if you are getting the Beadlocks, get the rage rings as well.

'Course, I could be way off.
 
Like I said though, it depends on the tires.

With my Imex tires and rage rings, easy to put together and tough as nails. I haven't had a problem in over a gallon of serious beatings with my revo since I installed the rage rings. No wobble/un-evenness.

It's the Hot bodies (off brand) tires I bought for $10 off a forum that don't work well with them. They have a bead that's thinner than some, but thicker than imex... so they are kind of the "bastard child" tires... I forced them to fit.

I'll probably end up buying a new set of imex's for the savage when I get the $ because they seem to work really well with those.

Monkey Wrench said:
I believe he's saying that, without the rage rings, they will come off, so if you are getting the Beadlocks, get the rage rings as well.

'Course, I could be way off.
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They come with standard rings. The standard rings work with fat bead tires. The rage rings work with Losi, Pro-line, imex tires.

Although, I don't know what's more "standard" than pro-line...
 
Gotcha...and thanks for the clarification...I was starting to get the impression that they were not such a good idea. With this explanation, their quality takes on a new light.
 

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