Modifications hbx 16889a pro

[Jake67]

Has anyone modified their HBX 16889a pro to 3s and put bigger tires on it?

 

[Hornet68]

Yes. Bigger (3-5mm round) tires. Found on Amazon.
Need to glue to rims. They have foam inserts.

 

[Jake67]

Yes. Bigger (3-5mm round) tires. Found on Amazon.
Need to glue to rims. They have foam inserts.

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Nice do have a description or link for them?

 

[Hornet68]

12mm Hex Wheel Rims Mesh Shape Rubber Tires with Sponge 88mm/3.46" Replacement for 1/10 RC Off-Road Car Truck Monster, Black​

You will need tire glue.

 

[Hornet68]

I ran my car today with the pictured new wheels on an asphalt parking lot. I was using a 7.4 volt, 1800mAh, 20C battery. The car is a rocket now.
Here's my lesson learned for you guys if you try these new wheels.
1. The wider diameter tires shift the CG higher and the car gets a little tipsy in fast turns.
2. The car has a short wheel base. Short wheelbase and high CG makes it more tipsy.
3. After several rollovers, I went back to the remote and remembered the remote has a Steering Dual Rate (D/R) knob. I had mine set fully clockwise. That setting made the steering servo travel further with quicker turns. (My Rollovers). I turned the knob back counterclockwise to the 1 O'clock position and tried the runs again. MAGIC! Much better steering control at the faster speeds and no rollovers. Image of RC Controller attached. Blue Arrow is D/R knob.

 

[The Lords Hand]

I threw the tires from a hbx 903a on one of my 16889a pros. For backyard grass it handles much better overall but is a little more tipsy when cornering fast.

 

[Jake67]

I threw the tires from a hbx 903a on one of my 16889a pros. For backyard grass it handles much better overall but is a little more tipsy when cornering fast.

I was going to get them but I am gonna try tires from a Hyper go h14bm.