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Metallover · 01.10.2009, 11:52 PM

Ahh, I see. So should I just get a set of regular onroad tires or what is the deal with foams on asphault/concrete?

On the subject of asphault, pavement, and concrete,,, My street is asphault and I guess the driveway and sidewalks are concrete. The parking lot I may race at is asphault.

_paralyzed_ · 01.10.2009, 11:57 PM

always run foams, the physically help the sidewall from collapsing and the tires ballooning. But of course, only to an extent. Taping tires picks up the slack foams leave.

Metallover · 01.11.2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

always run foams, the physically help the sidewall from collapsing and the tires ballooning. But of course, only to an extent. Taping tires picks up the slack foams leave.

whoops, I worded it wrong.

I was talking about a set of foam tires. Do I need traction compund to run these on pavement?

ssspconcepts · 01.11.2009, 12:11 AM

Well...I have thought about getting some 4.1" inner diameter (ID) rubber tubing and slicing it to the width of buggy rims. Then all you would have to do is glue it to the rim. Ya just gotta find a vendor that sells the correct size ID tubing to match the outer diameter of your rims.

However, as Paralyzed pointed out RC slicks aren't the greatest (I just found out today when I tried out my Team Infinity slicks). Good if you want to do some drifting.