New bow-tie tire!!!
 

Pro-line have just announced a new slim line Bow Tie MT tire. They say its 15% lighter than the standard bow tie, which by my calculations puts it in a 124g - and crime fighters MT are 134g! Heres a link incase anyones interested:

http://www.pro-lineracing.com/prolin...1127/1127.html

Those should be a pretty nice tire. They should have a little less sidewall roll compared to the standard ones. Myself I've come to like the 40 series tires although they tend to damage rims a little easier. Thanks for the link.:dft009:

Looks a lot like the same height as a Panther Komodo...should be real nice.

komodo's are less high.

Which weighs less, the Komodo or this new Bow Tie?
Thanks.

hang on, i'll measure the komodo's

they put 100g round on the scale

that's 3.5 oz

Stupid, not more bow tie's. Make some 40 serie mulcher's allready!

Personally I'd like a new tire tread from pro-line. They havn't come out with a new one for ages....

i need a threaded tire from proline..


spdfrk-tire

I just ordered a set of sporttraxx tires off ebay, I really like the look of them. Hopefully they'll be up to it performance wise.

Can´t take much rpm.

My sprottraxx have held up good for romping around the neighborhood and have good traction but I've noticed since going with the 8XL and lipos that on speed runs they elongate a bit. I've only run the with 14/51 so I can imagine how they might stretch going to taller gearing. I blame it on the heavier ramped nobs in the middle. I'd like to try a 40 series step pin for looser conditions but I don't think they make that in a 40.

Looks like I'll be using some duck tape then! Cheers for the heads up Sneeck

So for a set of 4 Komodos, the weight would be a little over 14oz. and the new Bow Ties about 17.5oz. I guess I would sacrafice having the extra 3.5oz for the better tread life that the bow ties would give.
Pro-Line says that the Bow Tie "lasts virtually forever" but I have heard that the Komodos are not so lucky. Would this be an acurate statement?

Would these work good on a pede with maxx rims?

Yeah, it would gain some stress on the drivetrain though.

I was thinking komodos. I seen these. I want to run a xl3100 about 10cells on it aluminum tranny and flm extended chassis with the goodies in the tranny. cvds to.

sounds like it is going to be a nice truck

I really hope to have my FLM Pede up and running by this weekend. It will have the following:

FLM Extended Chassis Kit, regular length arms
FLM Caster Blocks, Nitro Spindles
RPM Rear Carriers
FLM Chassis Braces
FLM CNC Tranny Case
Steel Diff Gear
Traxxas Aluminum Idler
Traxxas Delrin Top Gear
MIP CVD's
Maximizer Maxx to Stampede Adapters
RPM Stablemaxx Titan Wheels
Panther Komodos
Evader Pro Hard Anodized Shocks F&R
Blue Bird BMS-660MG Steering Servo
Feigao 8s
BK 9920

I plan to start by running it on 6-9 GP3300's and hopefully get a 3S Lipo in there in the near future. I'd probably already have the Lipo on the way had I not just bought another Mamba powered RC18T. Once I finally get my tranny bearings and shocks in I'll get some pics of it put together. Every time I think I have everything I think I need, I find something else I have to buy...like this week it's connectors for the ESC/Motor. Good luck with your buildup...I've lost weight while building mine...my wallet got lighter. :027:

Post up some pics when its all together please Skellyo. Sounds like that things gonna be awsome!

Will do.

skellyo sounds like it is going to be a nice truck

what are the true size of the Komodo's? any body have some that can measure them

app the width of a maxx wheel, and 36 mm larger in diameter..

4.6" wow that tire is short :eek: shez the crimefighter is right at 5.5 i think. well thats l little small for my beast :027:

Thats what I'm waiting for too........

same here