Tires
 

Ok, I'm not sure if this has been addressed here or not . . . if it has, sorry. You can just post a link to the thread and I'll check it out. As the title says - this thread is about questions I have on truggy tires.

My first question is about offset. I see some people using adapters to run 0mm offset and I don't know why. Can anyone tell me the advantage there? Why would I or wouldn't I want to go that route?

My second question is about tire profile. I see many of the lower profile tires like on the new X2-CRT and the 8ight-T, but not every truggy is going that route. Like the XT8 for example. So my question is . . . is the lower profile better? And if so - why?

Thanks in advance to everyone.

i know on the xt8 the steering rods rub the inside of the wheel, so i ordered a set of king headz 11mm offset hubs and a set of dace 6mm offset hubs for mugen mbx5(dace doesn't make them for xray, but mugen uses the same drive pin) to run 0 offset wheels. i like the grp cubics, which are premounted and low profile. they don't balloon as much and they have less sidewall flex.

I see. My extenders for my XT8 are KMW but I don't know what the extension measurement is. It came with two sets of 0mm offset wheels though. I'm trying to decide if I want to keep them or go to something else. I've never run 0mm offset so I don't know why I would or wouldn't.

Where did you get your grp cubics?

Offset just depends on your driving style. 0 offset wheels will let you whip better in the turns. 1/2" offset or fulloffset wheels will make it a little harder to whip but it will make the truck feel more stable and less likely to roll over. Like I said, it just depends on your driving style.

Hmm, interesting - thanks for that. I'm not sure what my driving style is now that I think of it. I try to make my driving style fast. :lol:

Seriously though, I'm not sure what my style would be. I guess I like the idea of having that tight turning radius so maybe 0mm offset is for me. :neutral:

what i was trying to do was to use 0 offset wheels and get back to the stock width of th xt8, thats what the adapters are for. you want to keep factory width, thats what all the r&d is for! i wouldn't go messing with the width of the truck. i'm sure xray spent tons of money on the research that brought to the width of the xt8.

Good point. So, what is the overall width including tires? Then I can measure mine and see how close it is.

go to teamxray.com.

I should have thought of that. :tongue:

wow. i could not imagine how weird/crazy your xt8 would look with some wheel extenders AND full offset. wouldnt that make it like 1-2 inches wider?

Sweet - that would be hilarious. I think what I'm going to do is go to the regular offset but use the larger diameter wheels and lower profile tires. Like on the 8-T.

the only wheel with the correct offset is made by xray! if you switch, you'll need 0 offset with an adapter to get back to factory width.

Well, the factory width is a range - it's not exact. Are there any options to go with the larger diameter rims and lower profile tires? What is the factory offset of the tires anyway?

i have read 11mm is built into the xray wheels. i was told to buy +6mm hubs and then i was told to buy +11mm hubs. the king headz +11mm hubs are what i'm running at the moment and the work well. they are also listed for the xray xt8 specifically!

And what about the rims? Won't one of those offsets work with the new Proline wheels? I'm talking about these:

http://www.pro-lineracing.com/proline.html