1/6th scale On-Road Razer project

[mac3194]

Hi this is my current build it was a Duratrax Raze buggy and i fabricated a simple chassis for it and drilled some holes lol, i used a savage flux 5b drive shaft from TCS and RCM's mounts for the raze its almost done i just have to make some chassis supports and a few finishing touches. I did test drive it and it came out pretty good and really fast. The only problem is the tires and wheels, I was currently running proline buggy road rage tires and all i can say is they suck, I was running 5s 20/45 and they turned into pizza cutters and 1 ripped open down the middle!!! The street was a little wet so that might of helped cause the extreme wear. So now I need ur guys help to find some really good tires/wheels that will hold up to the abuse im pretty much just doing speed runs, drag racing and a little drifting. I was about to buy a pair of 3s lipos but its pretty damm fast right now and i still havnt tested it with the 25 tooth pinion lol
Here are some pics
it started as this

then

then this, the batt box wasnt mounted at the time

and here is the road rage tire


sorry for the bad quality pics didnt have my good camera at the time


thanks for looking!!!

[lincpimp]

the ipanema tires are the best on road tires. Road rages suck, regardless of the tire type, I have had a few of them come apart. A few companies make hard foam tires for 1/8 scale buggies, and there are a few different rubber tires that work well too.

Looks like a cool build. Do you have any current pics? Did you make a rear chassis brace to sturdy up the rear of the chassis?

[mac3194]

the 2nd last pic is the current one. can i have some links to the tires u recommend??will foams last if im pretty hard on the throttle(drag racing)?? and the chassis supports are next on my list.

Thanks, Miguel

[mac3194]

which ones are the the slick or the radials??

[mac3194]

anything a little cheaper?

[lincpimp]

Not sure how the foams will hold up... I think grp make a rubber tire that may work. Losi have some sort of tire that everyone likes for on road, someone will chime in and tell you, think it may be a rally tire?

[Overdriven]

Losi used to sell GRP tires branded as their own, and they were "rally" tires on white spoke rims (GRP), those were the good ones. The "rally", onroad 1/8 tires they sell now suck. They are premounts on yellow dish wheels, they turn to pizza cutters easily, have tons of sidewalk flex, but they do grip asphalt pretty good. I don't have any links for the ipanema or GRP, but they are on eBay and elsewhere.

Edit, nice project.

[mac3194]

thanks overdriven are u talking about these??
http://cgi.ebay.com/Kyosho-Inferno-G...item5196783092

[mac3194]

are these any good???
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Integy-1-8-B...item5addf0e0ed

[Overdriven]

Yes, those are the GRP tires. Thats the first time I've seen them mounted on Kyosho wheels though, thought they were only availible on GRP wheels (spoked and dish). Either way those are them and I doubt you'll find them not premounted to a wheel. I've never tried them on my own vehicle, but I did get a quick test drive on a losi 8eight and they seemed nice. Alot of guys rave about them and the ipanema. I'll be getting a set for my buggy when the weather warms back up.

[ZippyBasher]

Originally Posted by mac3194

thanks overdriven are u talking about these??
http://cgi.ebay.com/Kyosho-Inferno-G...item5196783092

I use them; as does my father... Great Tire.

Please see "My Rides" Below for my 1/8 On-Road Vehicle.

[Finnster]

How long is that TCS driveshaft btw?

[mac3194]

Ok I will get those but are they that much smaller in diameter then the road rages?? And I will measure the drive shaft tomorrow

[mac3194]

well today i found another problem the diffs!! i keep going through the raze front diffs even though they are shimmed pretty good can anybody tell me whats a more durable upgrade for the raze??

[mac3194]

will 2 of these work???
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Ofna-Hyper-7...item3362fec511