choosing tires?

[rhill]

My Vanquish H-10 Optic kit is almost complete, so will be buying tires soon. Don't beat me up too bad, this is my first trail/crawler, but how do you choose your tires, not knowing how each one will perform? At the cost of them, I don't want to buy crappy tires and throw away 60 or 70 bucks. My local shop carries the complete Pro-Line selection as well as a few Pit Bull tires. Just pick an aggressive tread pattern and go with it? Any help appreciated. Thanks!

 

[C life]

I would base your selection on what your going to use the buggy for the most. Crawling I would look at jconcepts ruptures or megalithic. For mixed use I have the proline Mt Baja pro in the g8 compound and I love them. Still crawls really well and they're awesome for the trail. Plus the scale look of the tire is absolutely awesome.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

Those Baja Pros are really popular around here. The top crawlers sware by the JConcepts mentioned but the last two events I was at the winner was running the PL Baja Pros.
I have Pitbulls on my H10, the Rocker.
To be fair I bought them for my Stance but they didn't perform at the indoor center.
I like the scale-ish looks and they work well outside. I have them on two other trucks in a 1" and 1.7" and I am super happy with them!

 

[Ritz413]

No matter what tires you get, none will be the best at everything. None will perform in a way that you can decide how good they are really till they have some run time on them and have been "scrubbed" in. Poor performance could be foam/insert choice and not rubber compound. Pick something from a major company like proline, j concepts etc and run em, and run em some more.....if you can't resist buying 87 sets to try....it happens

 

[C life]

Those Baja Pros are really popular around here. The top crawlers sware by the JConcepts mentioned but the last two events I was at the winner was running the PL Baja Pros.
I have Pitbulls on my H10, the Rock Beasts

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Such a great looking rig! I really "need" one for my collection.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

They're very nice trucks. I don't have a ton of wheel time on mine yet but I am hoping to change all of that this summer.

Here's a video I made with those tires and you can see on this terrain it was like nothing to them. It was also freezing and snowing so not optimal conditions at all.

 

[Ritz413]

They're very nice trucks. I don't have a ton of wheel time on mine yet but I am hoping to change all of that this summer.

Here's a video I made with those tires and you can see on this terrain it was like nothing to them. It was also freezing and snowing so not optimal conditions at all.

That's the thing right there..freezing and snowing...the best tires in massachusetts might be terrible for a guy in Arizona. Terrain, and weather can make a huge difference in what works best. I would talk to the guys at the lhs to see what people are running near you.

 

[Mrgoodwrench35]

I have a lot of tires. None of them are great for everything. The only 'bad' tires I have are the super cheap no name brands who usually reference their product as 'tyres'. As long as you stick to one of the big names, you'll be fine. You'll also eventually have multiple sets as I said before, none of them are great at everything.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

I have a lot of tires. None of them are great for everything. The only 'bad' tires I have are the super cheap no name brands who usually reference their product as 'tyres'. As long as you stick to one of the big names, you'll be fine. You'll also eventually have multiple sets as I said before, none of them are great at everything.

You made excellent points.
I have a bunch of tires through testing what works best on different terrains I run on.
Most are competent, some are excellent.

Name brand tires typically work well and get good reviews. Think Hyrax, Trepadors, TSL, Baja Pro X, Ruptures, Bossmans, Tusk, Landmines, on and on.

I really want to try a set of Champs from Louise. Crawler Canyon always speaks highly of them.

 

[dustyroller]

Assuming you are driving in a woodsy area outdoor mostly? Prolines super swamper in the g8 compound.

 

[rhill]

All good advice, thanks! Most times I would use a tire for trails/crawling, so mixed use. I will probably end up with a set for wet/muddy conditions and a set that works well for the colder seasons. I can see where buying tires to play with can be a "thing". All the cool wheels are another thing altogether.

 

[Ritz413]

I'm in massachusetts and have tendency to buy mud slingers for general use in any scale. You can find them in different compounds, and they have a big lug pattern that does well here. We get a lot of rain....like right now for example. There is definitely mud for slinging often.

This offering from treal is not as soft of a compound compared to some others. They sure do look good though. Not enough run time on these to say how good they actually are.

 

[Mrgoodwrench35]

I run the knock off version of those Treals and they're great in the mud. The sidewall is pretty stout too. These are a year or so old and no noticeable wear yet. Less than worthless on rocks though.

 

[Mrgoodwrench35]

Super cheap knockoffs that paddle mud well but again, poor on the rocks. Notice the spelling?