Best hard pack track tires?

[jhautz]

I'm looking for a good track tire for my revo. I have been taking my revo out to the local indoor track (good size for an indoor track) cuz running outdoors in the winter really sucks around here. Anyway. I am starting to really like the whole track thing and Im thinking I need to makes some changes to my setup to get better handeling. But Im not sure what tires I want. I am running offset rimms right now, but being an indoor track it makes the corners kinda tight. so Im going to get a set of standard offset rims. But what are good tires to use on a hard pack track surface. I do know that in 1/8 buggy the Panther Switch 2.0 are the hot setup if that tells you guys anything.

The guys running revos seem to be all over the place though. Its more like a bunch of bashers with random tires that are running indoors for the winter. So I havent been able to get a good read on what works for that kind of surface. Id sure apreciate some recomendations from some of you that are smart in the tire choice area.

[MetalMan]

How about the Proline MTR Holeshots? That's what I'm thinking of getting to use at the local indoor 1/10 track.

i would use some sort of bowties or crimefights or the revo responce wheels or something on those lines

[Mike.L]

get the crimefighters (MTR)

[Serum]

Yeah, small tires are better than wide tires.

40 series are bad when anything is hit when sliding sideways.. Makes the truck doing things you don't want to...

[Mike.L]

are you runnig 14mm hex 17mm or 23mm?

[Sylvester]

Imo id either take MTR Holeshots or Revo responces.. Should be awesome for a hard track!

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by Mike.L

are you runnig 14mm hex 17mm or 23mm?

17mm

Im' just planning on using the proline 17mm white dishes. They will be track only tires.

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by Sylvester

Imo id either take MTR Holeshots or Revo responces.. Should be awesome for a hard track!

I was thinking about the holeshots, but will those small pins be gone in 20 laps?

[Sylvester]

They will last more than 20 laps...

Id keep a second set handy, but they will handle like a dream on a hard packed track.

[jhautz]

What about foams?

What foam hardness do I want. Soft or Med for hard pack? I'm guessing soft, but what the hell do I know...


I was thinking these
http://www.speedtechnitro.com/ebprod...id=485&id=7097
or these
http://www.speedtechnitro.com/ebprod...id=485&id=7096

on these wheels.
http://www.speedtechnitro.com/ebprod...id=408&id=6980

[Sylvester]

Personally id take medium since it isnt to soft which will make the truck feel a little bouncy. Take the medium, the rims you listed are good.

crimefighters ftw! i have a set on my revo (23mm ones) .. so good grip, i cant back flip or spin out on grass.

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by Sylvester

Personally id take medium since it isn't to soft which will make the truck feel a little bouncy. Take the medium, the rims you listed are good.

Thanks.

Medium is what I always get. Just cuz I don't know any better and medium seems like it is... well....medium. Turns out the default is the default for a reason I guess.

Originally Posted by canadianrcist

crimefighters ftw! i have a set on my revo (23mm ones) .. so good grip, i cant back flip or spin out on grass.

I didn't get that....

What's is ftw! ????



Grass is way different than hard pack. You should try the mulchers on grass. That is ridiculous. I was tearing up diffs and CVDs like crazy with those tires on grass. The traction was out of control.

[Mike.L]

yea what is ftw?