Truggy wheels a& tires on 1/8 buggy?

[skeeler]

Hello.

I searched around for the answer to this question, but I couldn't find it easily, so I'm posing it here in its own thread:

Does anyone out there run 1/8 truggy wheels and tires on a 1/8 buggy? Clearly, that would violate competition rules, but, if you are only bashing your buggy, or just experimenting, it seems like MT-sized wheels and tires could offer improved traction. That extra traction would be especially beneficial if your buggy is running 6S lipo batteries and a big, truggy- or MT-sized motor, such as the New 1515.

If anyone has done this, I'd like to hear your comments on how well it worked, and I'd love to see photos.

Thank you for your attention.

Michael

[SpEEdyBL]

I was thinking about doing this, but on my 8ight, there is little clearance between the the front tires and the front of the mud guards/body/chassis when steering. Tire diameter would have to be less than 5.5" to work. Otherwise, anything with a 17mm hex will fit. Also getting 1/2" offset hubs and 1/2" offset wheels would decrease the risk of the front tires hitting the chassis and increase the total width by 2". At least proline has V3 buggy rims that are 5 mm wider than standard buggy rims. Right now there are only racing tires available for those rims. For bashing on the street, my standard 1/8 planther clay slicks w/ molded foams, have more traction than you can imagine - nearly impossible for the tires to break loose on dry pavement.

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[othello]

As SpEEdyBL mentioned you will need truggy wheels with 1/2 offset or wider wheel adapter otherwise your front tires will interfere with your body while steering.

I used truggy arms to avoid this problem.
I posted some videos in this thread, this thread and in this one.

Traction increases considerably but you have to shift some wheight to the front of your buggy to avoid wheelies (Due to the higher rotating mass of truggy tires the tendency to wheelie increases). My conclusion after running my buggy with truggy tires was that my truggy with its longer chassis just handles those tires better and is easyer to drive as it does not loose as much grip on power while steering.

[skeeler]

othello,

Thanks for your thorough reply. And thanks for the vids. I'll look at them.

[othello]

What i forgot to mention. Runtime will be reduced with truggy wheels as you need more power to turn their heavier rotating mass and more traction means more power needed also.

There will also be more strain on your drivetrain and electric components and wear will augment.

You will have to adapt gearing to the bigger diameter of truggy tires: Use smaller pinions.