Project: Savage Flux 5T

[thzero]

They are Baja 5B tires/wheels; specifically the ProLine Badlands tires and Desperado wheels. Somewhere in this thread I believe I provided the weight. None of the wheels I've seen for the Baja 5B, I haven't looked at the truck wheels as I think those are just too big for an 8th scale platform, have any offset. But as an FYI, neither do the 3.8" Trenchers.

I like them for a large "buggy" platform because they have a low sidewall, so it drives more like you'd expect a buggy to as opposed to say a monster truck.

Originally Posted by Knez

Can u maybe provide info about the tire/ rim, front and back?

How tall are tires, what is the weight of the rear combo and front combo?
Dosent look much offset by the rims alone?

How do u like them?

[Jahay]

Originally Posted by thzero

They are Baja 5B tires/wheels; specifically the ProLine Badlands tires and Desperado wheels. Somewhere in this thread I believe I provided the weight. None of the wheels I've seen for the Baja 5B, I haven't looked at the truck wheels as I think those are just too big for an 8th scale platform, have any offset. But as an FYI, neither do the 3.8" Trenchers.

I like them for a large "buggy" platform because they have a low sidewall, so it drives more like you'd expect a buggy to as opposed to say a monster truck.

I have been desperately looking for an ideal tire for the savage... I wanted to maintain truggy handling... and like you said, it is important to keep the side wall low. Yes those trenchers are huge but the side wall is massive! I HATE ROLL OVERS!
i think the proline baja tyres are great! (people dont like them on heavier bajas as they wear quickly, but they should be perfect on the savage)... also with the powerful brushless systems, there isnt a worry about moving these tyres and i believe the heavier wheel/tyre combo def gives more stability at speed...


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just had a re read of your entire thread! I love how you have tried to play around with the truck so much!!!
You are going the CEN arm way, and i have tried the LST Arm direction... We can compare which hubs work best with these tyres haha
What do you think?
Also with your experience with your tyres, how have you found them in corners? do they slide a little or is there so much side bite that they grip and force you to roll over?

[thzero]

On asphalt it does have a tendency to roll over in sharp cornering. But I attribute that to the higher CoG on both the TVP design, the higher placement of the motor in the Flux TVP design, and the batteries being over the driveshaft, and a bit with the width of the truck even with XL axles.

Offroad I've really had no issues.

Originally Posted by Jahay

Also with your experience with your tyres, how have you found them in corners? do they slide a little or is there so much side bite that they grip and force you to roll over?

[thzero]

Since I'm looking at turning my truggy into a 5th scale (mostly because I found myself trying to truggify the Savage so why not start with a truggy intead), I turned by Savage back into a standard sized Flux to run on 4S (for now); got one lid painted up and this how it ended up...



Some non-standard features...

TCS Crawler TVPs (until I decide what I want in custom carbon ones to fab up)
ProLine Trencher tires on Tech 5 wheels (love the look of these mounted up)
Integy rear-hubs
FLM Drag Link (http://www.fastlanemachine.net/prodd...lm48000&cat=22)
FLM Skid Brace (http://www.fastlanemachine.net/prodd...lm47500&cat=22)
Spektrum DX3S/3100R transmitter/receiver
Running 47/19 ratio (may go up to 47/20... if I want tons of speed, I can whip out the truggy)
HD Drive Gear 18-23T (102514)
Yellow springs and 50W oil
Modified steering hubs (see further up this thread)

Will be looking at swapping to using truggy-style hex hubs instead on modified XL axles. Also when I rebuild the diffs I'll swap to using the Vorza/D8 cups and HD internals.

May eventually put a 1518 (my 1520 is going in the 5th scale) with the GCM 42mm motor mount.

This is just planned to run on 2S or 3S; nothing too wild.