Help Making Custom Slicks
 

I am going to need some new tires for my crt .5 so I can easily run on asphault and pavement. I want a set of slicks. From what I see all the slicks have an inner foam. What I want to do is glue 1/4-1/2" of solid rubber to the rim.

- First off, is this a good idea? I don't know but they could be too heavy or something. I know they'll probably last forever, and that is why I want to do this.

- Secondly, Where can I get the rubber and what rubber should I use? I want a fairly soft compound for the most grip. I will be running on asphault and pavement.

Feel free to post pics if anyone has done this. I have not decided on a rim yet, but I'm thinking 1/8 buggy wheels. Any help is appreciated.:yes:

any slicks I've ran have sucked big time. I just don't think there is enough size or weight for slicks to work on r/c's as the do with full scale rides. Also, the centrifugal forces will easily throw anything that has a seam, or isn't continuous around the rim. my ls10 is very similar to a crt.5, and I'm gonna run traxxas anacondas on pavement.

FYI: asphalt and pavement are the same thing. asphalt is "paved" onto a surface. Did you mean asphalt and concrete? (my dad runs an asphalt plant)

Ahh, I see. So should I just get a set of regular onroad tires or what is the deal with foams on asphault/concrete?

On the subject of asphault, pavement, and concrete,,, My street is asphault and I guess the driveway and sidewalks are concrete. The parking lot I may race at is asphault.

always run foams, the physically help the sidewall from collapsing and the tires ballooning. But of course, only to an extent. Taping tires picks up the slack foams leave.

whoops, I worded it wrong.:neutral: I was talking about a set of foam tires. Do I need traction compund to run these on pavement?

Run a set of anacondas for a Traxxas Bandit, they are 3.5" tall or if you want some taller ones run the rustler/jato ones. Very good on pavement!

Well...I have thought about getting some 4.1" inner diameter (ID) rubber tubing and slicing it to the width of buggy rims. Then all you would have to do is glue it to the rim. Ya just gotta find a vendor that sells the correct size ID tubing to match the outer diameter of your rims.

However, as Paralyzed pointed out RC slicks aren't the greatest (I just found out today when I tried out my Team Infinity slicks). Good if you want to do some drifting.

So anacondas are good. Should I rule out foams with traction compound?

I am running an outrunner setup and I have TONS of torque and I want these tires to last a long time.

Give these a shot. Proline Speed Hawg 2.2 tires. I run them on my Rustler and they perform great on my old, sandy street. I imagine with 4WD (vs. RWD) the performance will be astounding. Foams are not worth it unless you drag race. They wear wayyy too fast if you take a lot of corners.

I just saw that you want 1/8 buggy wheels, so try these. Proline 1/8 Road Rage. They come with the molded inner foams, which are very nice, but I would still tape them.

Not too sure on the type of wheel yet. I will need to do some more testing on the wheel size. That is the only way to gear the outrunner setup I have.

Thanks for all the help. Please keep throwing suggestions out there.

What's your RPM at the axle and how fast do you want to go? That will dictate what wheel size you need.

Yeah I figured that out. I am going to run it on 3s lipo with the stock tires and see how much bigger I should go depending on temps. I think I have around 40 with 3s and stock sized tires. I think got around 50 4s stock and almost 60 with 4s and larger wheels. I'm thinking some larger tires and 3s will be my best option. I just don't know how much larger to go.

Can you lower the suspension any more to compensate for larger tires? The buggy wheels aren't as wide either, so they won't have as much horizontal traction as 2.2 size tires.

As far as I know I can. You made a good point. I'll probably go with regular truck tires in the end. Maybe 2.2s. I just said buggy because I knew they had the diamater and they are light. Still looking at anacondas.

woah, just looked at anacondas. They are pricey. I am thinking a set of 4 for under 40 bucks. Is there anything I can get like that?:neutral: