T-Maxx Wheels??

[Bushwaker]

What type of wheels are out there for the T-maxx to give it that BIG Monster Truck feel and look? I have the Stock classics on mine now just looking to up grade to something alil different a bit wider and taller.

 

[SteelCityNitro]

What type of wheels are out there for the T-maxx to give it that BIG Monster Truck feel and look? I have the Stock classics on mine now just looking to up grade to something alil different a bit wider and taller.

check out what proline has to offer..

 

[2revo1maxx]

What type of wheels are out there for the T-maxx to give it that BIG Monster Truck feel and look? I have the Stock classics on mine now just looking to up grade to something alil different a bit wider and taller.

I have proline big joe 40 series on velocity wheels. They look awesome but I had to balance them.

 

[olds97_lss]

I just picked up a set from the later maxx 3.3 (I think) that run on 17mm traxxas rims. Considerably bigger than the old 2.5 maxx wheels/tires.

Found them on tower:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXVSE3&P=7

But those are 14mm rims which you probably have.

 

[Bushwaker]

Alright school me a lil but guys? Whats the widest? Whats the tallest? What is can be compaired to the Jumbo Kongs But I dont want to go that big .

I was thinking about getting a set of these http://www.toize.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=80 that will make me have a 2 inch wider stance. But what kind of tires fit these things?

 

[olds97_lss]

Those appear to be standard 3.2" MT rims. So, same as stock 2.5 maxx sized tires.

If you want "BIG", then I'd suggesting picking up some CEN genesis tires/wheels:
Tires: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXSXP8&P=PU
Rims: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXSXP4&P=PU
Hubs: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&P=9&I=LXLUD8

These could be promising:
Tires/Wheels 7": http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&P=9&I=LXKAN1
Tires/Wheels 7": http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXKAN2&P=ML
17mm Hubs: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXXE06&P=7

May be too much strain on the maxx arms/knuckles though. Remember, the larger the wheel/tire, the more force it puts on everything it's bolted too.

Here's a typical savage with stock tires/wheels next to a CEN genesis:

Here's a comparison of tires I have:

T-maxx 2.5 chevron -> Savage GT1 (same as above savage) -> Aftershock stock claw tire

Just to give you a feel of what your looking at in the genesis photo above.

 

[Bushwaker]

Thanks olds I like the look of those Savage GT1's thats what I was looking for I like the T-Maxx Classis rims alot I just wanted to put some more meat on the ground with them. I went to the LHS yesterday to look at the 40 series and my mouth just droped. I was like YA thats what I want. But after you think about it and read a lil bit its not all that good for the truck.
And I damm sure didnt want my MONSTER truck to look like this!
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m81/ben954life/donk.jpg

 

[olds97_lss]

40's do put a strain on the knuckles, but many seem to get by just fine with them. If I were to run 40's on the old maxx, I'd definitely upgrade the knuckles to RPM since they hold larger more robust bearings.

However, if your like me, you may want to rethink the "40's". I wanted the GT1 tires too. On a slower rig, they are fine. But, once you ramp up the speed, it makes the truck really squirrelly and hard to handle.

That's the primary reason I took them off my aftershock. I was running it with +3 pinions, a gear flip mod (so roughly +4 gearing over LST2) and an LRP28. Once second gear kicked in, then entire truck would shift to the side and the thing would just get totally unstable. I now run 17mm revo wheels/tires on it and it's much better. However, they aren't quite as tall as HPI GT1's, so I had to sacrifice some height.

This is where the traxxas 3.3 maxx tires/wheels came in. I just picked up a set for a great price. They will more than likely go on my savage next season as it's what I usually bash these days. A hair taller than GT1, a hair wider, but less sidewall. So it should handle better at decent speeds. Still more sidewall than the revo tires, but not much.

Here are some photo's I just took the other day of my tires... I have about 30 more photo's... with rulers... I have problems with photo-documentation of things.

In order L->R:
Traxxas Maxx 3.3
Traxxas revo talons
HPI GT (old stock savage)
Pro-line road rage MT
Traxxas t-maxx 2.5 chevrons

Face view (less at a time, so the road rage are gone):

Traxxas Maxx 3.3
Traxxas revo talons
HPI GT (old stock savage)
Traxxas t-maxx 2.5 chevrons


I like to keep tires like the maxx chevrons in the photo's as everyone has seen a set of those in their life. Well, anyone with any MT history.