tires for BL emaxx
 

Just wanting some opinions on some good tires to run on my BL emaxx3905. I had the talon tires on it and they just balloon too much. Its hard to control. Has anyone had any luck with other tires? Or has anyone tried strapping the inside of the tire with strapping tape or some other tape? Did it help?
Thanks for any input guys.

im running the stock emaxx tires right now and they do not balloon,im running brushless too,but i really dont like the way they look,so this thred should help me too:wink:

putting a layer of duct tape on the inside of the tire helps the ballooning alot. I have been running the losi zombimaxx tires with the duct tape and really like them.

Bowtie MTR's are nice, no need for tape. :) Tread wears quickly though. I also have a set of Zombie's, balloon all to beat hell (with no tape), so bad infact, I have no control. Trying a set of the Badlands next, not sure with or with out tape though. Taping for me is hard, tried it once and it deformed my tire, so not sure if I did it right. Any tips on that would help others as well.

i use truggy tires with a dence foam, and they have small holes punched in them along the center of the tread. they're grp's.

Using the Ofna Med foams work nice too. They last longer than the tire!

I've also done the duct tape trick on the inside. Works great!

Any tips?????

I tried to tape some tires once and after 1 run the tape broke loose.
phil

You gotta clean the inside of the tire before applying the tape or it wont stick very well to the inside. The tires tend to be coated in mold release from when they were made and nothing sticks well to it. Thats why you need to clean the tire beads before gluing them also.

I'm looking for a more all round use tire. Bowties and crimefighters are gone in a blink of an eye on pavement. Any ideas?

Taping badlands, is it needed?
 

The badlands seem to be a good all around tire dude. I just bought a set last week, and they are beefy. Sjcrss can contest to that as well.

On a side note, the only thing about them that I don't know is if they balloon badly. Anyone know if they need to be taped or not? I had no need to tape my MTR's at all. But not sure about the badlands....

tires for BL emaxx
 

i washed and scuffed the inside before using the gorilla tape. been running the Proline crimefighters for months and no ballooning. works like a charm. only problem is that the crimefighters, like mentioned above, is pathetic on pavement. all the tread is basically gone only after a couple of months.

i too am thinking of another set. i love the traxxas talons i had on before, but the sidewalls just couldn't hold up to 8xl on 5s. started tearing at the beads. was thinking of going with 40 series road rage or proline mashers. anyone has experience with these?

i had tape pulling off too, but i didn't clean them very well. could have been my problem. anyway, i will repeat myself. i love my grp's, and i will stick with truggy tire/wheels from now on. it just so much better for high power and speed. they are light, narrow, and have less side wall to stretch out and upset the truck. even before my tape started pulling loose and making the tires unballanced, the sidewalls would still stretch into a U shaped tire.

what about 40 series tires? They have less sidewall. Has anyone used them on their BL projects?

Yes heavier but minimal balooning...

I used the 40 series crime fighters with cheyenne rims. still have them, but little tread left. And no, they do not balloon all that much at all.

Has anyone tried the new LPR tires from proline, or the Losi ones?

I have been using 40 series Bowties, they are a bit heavy and needed a lot of balancing, but they work great and don't baloon too much.

Well, I just flip the tire inside out, and then measure off (by rolling) how much tape I need. I cut a piece to that length, lay it sticky side up (duh!) on a flat surface. I get the tire aligned with the tape, and slowly roll it down the tape. I aim for about a 1/2" overlap of tape at the end, to not throw the tire off balance (although I admit the bigger tires are less sensitive.) After it's all on, I just roll it back and forth on the same hard surface to make sure everything is bonded. Flip the tire back and there ya go, perfect tire. I've never really deformed a tire doing it this way. Maybe I'm special? :tongue: Kinda doubt it! :lol:

Special in a cookie kind of way:na:

Cool, i will give it a shot. I have the Badlands now, so I want to make sure before i mount them if they need the tape or not.

I tried running the badlands without tape and they ballooned a lot, especially the front tires when running a center diff. I used some strapping tape on them and they are very nice now.

As for 40 series tires ballooning it really depends on the tire just like any other profile. Of the ones that I have tried road rages had fairly minimal ballooning (while they have traction) and mulchers are not bad either thanks to ribbing on the sidewalls, mashers would turn into pizza cutters at high speeds or breaking traction.

I think you will be happy with the badlands for general purpose bashing tires.

Thank you. You just provided me with the exact info I needed. I think I will tape mine. I do a lot of high speed passes, so taping might be in my best interest.