Some TC4 questions

[eovnu87435ds]

I am getting a tc4 from rawfuls soon. as much as I would love to go brushless right away, I want to keep a brushed/nimh setup in there for the time being so that rc noobs (aka girlfriend) wont disintegrate it by smashing it into non-moving objects or have to worry about any lipo fires for now. Besides, with only an AM radio to control it, brushless isn't the best option anyways. To my dismay, the TC4, which is my first onroad/touring car(ive been all offroad beforehand) only comes with drifting tires. Now it seems to me for regular street running, I would want either rubber tires or foam tires, with the latter giving much traction. Is that true? If so, how much of an improvement would I see? also, how do the life of the rubber and foam tires compare with the soft compound tires used for 10th scale trucks? And lastly, does anybody have any good tire/wheel suggestions for bashing/running on asphalt?