Ideas for wheels/tires for my CORR project

[3pointX]

I've got new wheels and tires on my shopping list along with some other things and I need ideas. I'm thinking about some narrow truggy/wide buggy wheels, but I want something that'll look as good as it performs. It's going to be difficult to find something that's 100% accurate I'm sure. I thought about getting some 1/8 size rock crawler type rims and tires and just gearing the clutch bell way down to make up for the taller tires but I don't think they'll look right. Or maybe they will. Anyone have some ideas?

[manynitros]

Moabs all the way...

[hakmazter]

Depends on what you are trying to really achieve. If you want a true corr, then you will have to get slayer replacements from HH. Moabs are the most realistic looking for a true 1/8 scale buggy tire right now. I found some OFNA and GS Racing ones that can pass for truck tread...

[3pointX]

Yeah I saw those Moabs when I was scouring through Tower's website. Slayer replacements won't work unless I modify the crap out of either the rims or the hubs but I was wanting to go as CORR as possible, so that's why I was thinking beadlocks.

[william]

I was planning on buying the AE SC8 wheels once they become available. ?&^

Other than those it's hard, not much in "scale looks" that fit the 1/8 vehicles.

Maybe we should as RC4WD.COM to make something? They're pretty good and custom scale stuff that guys ask for.

[hakmazter]

I could swear that the slayer wheels are different from the slash wheels.......

[bc24fl]

I've ran MOABS on my old Jato 3.3 and they are great!!! Very durable. Worth every penny.

[william]

I could swear that the slayer wheels are different from the slash wheels.......

The ORIGINAL Slash wheels are 2.2 inside and outside beads, Slayer has a much larger inside DIA to clear a revo suspension while the outside Dia is 2.2. Same tread and tire Dia as a Slash. 2 different beads, large and small.

So if the Slayer wheel fits you'd have to have 14mm hex drive, or now the NEWest Slash ones are supposedly 12mm still making a new 1 off wheel. Hobby shops won't be happy there. The tires also are smaller overall height/Dia than 1/8 buggy 4.5. They're more like 4.0

I just put a reqest in from RC4WD :)

[vnmsgt]

why not just get the wheels from the AE truck?? They are 17mm hubs.

[william]

why not just get the wheels from the AE truck?? They are 17mm hubs.

I know, but the more options the better. Plus I'm not so sure 1 off SC8 parts may be available right away. If RC4WD can make some the better options we have.

[3pointX]

I hadn't even thought about the AE wheels. But for giggles I looked them up and so far nobody seems to have them, it's all back-ordered. Tower didn't even have them listed and the RTR is back-ordered until mid next month. Most places are teh same way. I suppose I could wait until next month or November when everything is in stock. I figured I'm in desparate need of tires so I'd kill two birds with one stone. The beadlock thing still seems like a viable route since I could change tires after I wear out a set, without changing rims. My understanding is the beadlocks don't require glue. I wonder if the AE rims are true beadlocks or if they're just a cosmetic thing...

The ORIGINAL Slash wheels are 2.2 inside and outside beads, Slayer has a much larger inside DIA to clear a revo suspension while the outside Dia is 2.2. Same tread and tire Dia as a Slash. 2 different beads, large and small.

So if the Slayer wheel fits you'd have to have 14mm hex drive, or now the NEWest Slash ones are supposedly 12mm still making a new 1 off wheel. Hobby shops won't be happy there. The tires also are smaller overall height/Dia than 1/8 buggy 4.5. They're more like 4.0

I just put a reqest in from RC4WD :)

Yeah I'd rather not mess with a hub mod if I didn't have to. Though I suppose it's possible some monster truck hubs would fit, maybe have to swap bearings.

Hey, Hak, what are you guys planning for the Caster CORR truck? Are you going with some funky 14mm hub and the appropriate wheels, or are you working on something to fit the standard 17mm hubs? A little input there might steer this in the right direction. That is if you guys don't mind me doing this now that there's a production model in the works.

[hakmazter]

You can do whatever you want, it is your buggy.... As far as I know...and this could change...I recommended just making 2 tone buggy wheels and keeping everything the same. This was before the AE was released. I recommended Mikey try to get the new AE or Traxxas wheels/tires or find out who was making them once I saw them, but I do not know what he has going on. What I hate is that he has a turn around time of about 6 months in regards to development and in this industry, that is fast....

[YourDogg]

about tires is caster going to put actual one peice foam pieces in the tires on the K8T rtr not strips caused its messed up my tires. no biggy but just wondering.

[3pointX]

You can do whatever you want, it is your buggy.... As far as I know...and this could change...I recommended just making 2 tone buggy wheels and keeping everything the same. This was before the AE was released. I recommended Mikey try to get the new AE or Traxxas wheels/tires or find out who was making them once I saw them, but I do not know what he has going on. What I hate is that he has a turn around time of about 6 months in regards to development and in this industry, that is fast....

Yeah I know it's my buggy and all, just didn't want to step on any toes as far as getting specs on the production model or something. I'm sure what I'm working on is far from what the production piece will be.

I did find some Venom rally wheels that might look okayish but those AE wheels would be pimp.

And yeah, 6-months turn-around from concept to production model is nuts. I suppose that's a good thing though, I mean, he stays one step ahead that way. Even if he isn't the first to do something, at least he can change what doesn't work and by the time the other guys get their product really out there, Mikey's got one ready to go too. Gotta respect that, brother.

[bc24fl]

Isn't it easier and faster to have a CORR conversion kit. More money for Caster and fast turn around times. In my eyes it doesn't make any sense to develop a new box, manual, etc.. for a car that's 95% identical to the current buggy. Timing is just as important as quality.

Mikey you're fired... I'll take over your position.:D

[hakmazter]

There are different shock towers, not a big deal....new body is a fairly big deal.... and bumpers are a huge deal...

Owners manual would need some changes and the box should look different also. And you have to understand that Mikey doesn't make everything.........

[3pointX]

Ooooohhh bumpers... That's something I'm still working on. Probably gonna wait until you have replacement parts for the production model up at the warehouse so i can come get all the parts I don't feel like making. Seems like I'm in Boone at least once a week anyway. And if I don't have some wheels picked out by then, I'll probably end up getting some of those too lol.

[hakmazter]

or you can pm 30percent....looks like he could fab up some bumpers...maybe....

[3pointX]

I'm sure he could. After seeing his work, I'm surprised he isn't on somebody's payroll building custom parts or something.

Anyway, after scouring through tons of wheel and tire combinations, I've concluded that the best rout to take would likely be OFNA 1/8 Stadium Truck rims, and here's why. The suspension of the ZX-1 simply will not allow the use of any other rim, unless of course the AE rims are designed like a standard buggy rim. Certain narrow truggy rims would look pretty good but fitment is an issue. The inner edges of standard buggy rims barely clear the tie-rods when turned lock to lock as is, and anything wider would simply not clear without going with a wide offset, which would throw off the look of the truck. Using the beadlocks I was considering won't work because they very likely won't clear the pivot ball uprights and if they did, they'd be too wide to clear the tie-rods. Again, I could use a wide offset rim, but even zero offset buggy rims protrude past the CORR body a little, and a wide offset would be way too much. OFNA Stadium Truck rims, however, have the appearance of a CORR style rim, but with the diameter and width of a standard buggy rim. Grandted they're chrome, and they'll use standard buggy tires whuch won't be 100% scale, but they'll be about as close to a CORR style rim as I'm gonna get. And besides, I can use those badass Moabs!

Which leads me to further wonder what Mikey has in store for the production model...

[william]

ofna 86069

http://myrcmt.com/review/images/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/ofna_86069.jpg

[3pointX]

Them would be the ones. Those are the stadium truck wheels. They also have the wheels for one of their old trucks, I'll have to look them up but they're on Tower Hobbies, anyway they're a bit wider but the offset might be right and they're not so wide they'd look really off.

[j_blaze14]

is that a brushless corr or nitro? i think brushless 8th scale corr would be the way to go, definitely boost the class faster then a converted revo. the ae sc8 looks promissing too since its based on the rc8t chassis. when i first saw the 2wd's on the track i thought they were a joke, but a 4wd in capable hands looked pretty impressive.

[3pointX]

Mine's nitro. Right now it's just more or less a ZX-1 with a Proline Hardcorr body fitted with RC10GT body mounts. By the time i'm done, I'll have fitted bumpers and a roll cage, and either a Sportwerks or Dynamite mill, and once the SC8 comes out I want to check out the rims to see if tehy fit. I saw some pictures of different angles of the truck and it looks like they did the same thing Traxxas did with having the inner half of the rim standard 1/8 size, with the outer half scale. Custom tires too.

[hakmazter]

Ha ha ha... I remember saying that about 20 posts ago about the slayer wheels and you guys all assumed I was talking about the slash......

[3pointX]

No, I knew what you were talking about, Mike. But I could have sworn teh Slash and Slayer both used 12 or 14mm hubs? And I didn't know if Associated would use custom rims to fit or if tehy would change the suspension from what the RC8 uses. But I hadn' seen any good pics of the AE wheels until yesterday and the inner halves look to be more like a 3.5" buggy rim. Once they come out next month I'll be able to see and hopefully they'll have the rims and tires available right away.

[william]

slash uses 12mm and slayer 14mm hubs
So the rims are still different because of the hubs.

[razzor]

eah but what size is the axle ???

[william]

traxxas uses a 5mm shaft with 4mm threads on all it's rides