cutting tires??

[JBradshaw00]

can someone show me what pattern to cut the stock tmaxx tires?? does it help much?

 

[JESSE G]

I have heard it makes a big differance, I think you cut the parallel to the tread and at the same place around the tire but not to sure my self lol

 

[JBradshaw00]

also could someone post pics..

 

[SMaxxin]

https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31300 I put a pic in there. Its not very good but the tires are trimmed down and Sipped to look like mashers.

 

[JBradshaw00]

do they bit well?

 

[SMaxxin]

They slide through a turn instead of flipping but they don't have much forward bite

 

[JBradshaw00]

I would like to have more foward bite. I only bash, and where I do bash at its all loose dirt.

 

[4u2nv]

I had mine cut too. They were alternating pattern. Wish I had pics.. Kinda hard to explain, but cut off half on the left, then on the next left cut half off the right and so on.. Hooked up awesome.

 

[T-maxxJared]

what did you guys use to cut them? a dremel tool I would have to guess? if so what attachment? Thanks, this looks interesting...

 

[SMaxxin]

I cut the lugs off with a pair of dykes, and used the dremel with the stone wheel to make the masher look alike cuts.

 

[.21Rc10GT]

I think I'm gonna trim my stock tires... Take off every other lug on each side, then take about 1/4" out of the center of each lug... Sand down the cut off ones.. i think it should work good..

 

[JBradshaw00]

post pics and let me know how they bite.

 

[JESSE G]

JBradshaw00 this is a pic of a Masher tire. wouldnt take much to cut the stock tires to look like these

 

[T-maxxJared]

does anybody that has masher tires or stock ones cut similar to the pattern of them have any input on how much better they hook up than a stock tire that isn't cut? I guess I am trying to ask if it is a noticable difference on a race track type surface like a clay/sand mix?

 

[.21Rc10GT]

I could tell yeah right now that the mashers are not for racing...

 

[T-maxxJared]

Yeah I kind of figured that, but the stock ice skates almost make it a waste of time to go to the track, they slide and spin all over the place, but they are all that I have at the moment. I am not a racer and won't be for a long time, just wondering if cutting the tread on them will make the truck hook any better at all on that type of surface.

 

[JESSE G]

I'm going to cut mine, I think it will help with the type of driving I do and the terrain around here. Mud/snow/rocks

 

[.21Rc10GT]

Yeah, it probably will help if you cut them. I think i am actually going to cut 2 spots out of the lug, so it flexes more... Those tires are really stiff...

 

[T-maxxJared]

I just cut mine tonight and am going to the track in the morning, I will let you guys know how it works, it looks like it will work better. On each side of the tire, I cut 1 approx. 3/16" groove in the middle of one bar of tread, then the next block I staggered 2 of the 3/16" grooves on either side of that particular tread block, then back to 1 on the next block, and so on. I did this on the left and right sides of each tire, took me a an hour or so, but hey it's free, and it's got to be better than the stock un-cut tires. I'll let you know tomorrow

 

[T-maxxJared]

I don't have a digital camera to show you, but here is a rough sketch so you can get the idea