Traxxas 1/16th's Info Released

[blueb8llz]

Originally Posted by shizzon

hmm, was thinking that 1/8th scale buggy wheels and tires woul be about the right siize but it seems that most are about 4.5" tall verses 3.25....i just think one of these things with some 1/8th scale badlands would look awesome.

i think itll look sorta funny. waay too big of a tire for sumthing so tiny. i think some 1/10 stadium truck tires would look awesome.
proline ribbed for the front, and some proline gladiators for the rears.

[Metallover]

I don't think too many people here are going to run the stock electronics...

Originally Posted by Metallover

I don't think too many people here are going to run the stock electronics...

I will be until a "perfect" set up has been discovered. I'm brand new to hobby grade electric.

[_paralyzed_]

Originally Posted by FyrFytr998

I will be until a "perfect" set up has been discovered. I'm brand new to hobby grade electric.

Well, welcome to hobby grade, and a big welcome to RCM Your addiction has just begun.............

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

Well, welcome to hobby grade, and a big welcome to RCM Your addiction has just begun.............

Tell me about it. I've been running a nitro Revo 3.3 since November and have probably put more money into it than I'd care to admit. Was gonna go the full scale electric route till the mini Revo was announced.

[BP-Revo]

Originally Posted by FyrFytr998

Tell me about it. I've been running a nitro Revo 3.3 since November and have probably put more money into it than I'd care to admit. Was gonna go the full scale electric route till the mini Revo was announced.

I've sunk so much money into my electric Revo it outweighs the rest of my RC's combined. I started converting it well before the E-Revo came out (before the Revo 3.3 came out, in fact) and have gone through so many set ups and what not it's insane. I do have to say I've recouped a lot selling off the stuff from older setups.

But anyway, I did some searching for tire setups for our much anticipated little beasts, and here is what I came up with.

Stock Tires - 3.25 inches in diameter, 1.8 inches wide.
1/10 Truck Holeshots - 3.8 inches in diameter, 2.2 inches wide.
1/10 Buggy Holeshots - 3.2 inches in diameter, 1.8 inches wide (perfect blue groove track tire - what I'll be using).
1/10 Truck Gladiators - 4 inches in diameter, 2 inches wide.
1/10 Truck Bow Ties - 4 inches diameter, 2 inches wide.
1/10 Truck 30 Series Bow Ties - 3.9 inches diameter, 2.2 inches wide.
1/10 Buggy Bow Ties - 3.5 inches in diameter, 1.9 inches wide.
1/10 Buggy Dirt Hawgs - 3.5 inches diameter, 1.8 inches wide.
1/10 Truck Dirt Hawgs - 4 inches diameter, 2 inches wide.
1/10 Truck 30 Series Dirt Hawgs - 4.1 inches diameter, 2 inches wide.
1/10 Truck Badlands (30 series or standard 2.2) - 5 inches in diameter (too big).


The truck's wheel base is only 7.9 inches long, so if you used 5 inch tires you'd be left with less than 3 inches of space between the tires. I'd be willing to bet the tires can balloon enough to touch.

I think that going anything over about 3.5 inches in size is just too unreasonably large. I think 3.5 is already large as it is. So we pretty much have to stick to the buggy tires until companies come out with tires specifically sized to the truck.

I will personably be sticking with the stock talons for bashing and the 1/10 Buggy Holeshots for the track. I may pick up a set of 1/10 Buggy Dirt Hawgs if the talons prove to have poor traction, but if their anything like the full size talons, they have acceptable grip for bashing.

[Metallover]

There is no "perfect" setup for anything. There's no perfect setup for, say, a 10th scale revo. There won't be one for the 16th scale either. Someting along the lines of a 10th scale esc like a mm or 1/10th sidewinder, a Neu or Medusa motor, and nice lipos like flightpower 1600's will be a really nice setup, that's all I know.

[BP-Revo]

Crimefighters? Where are you going to get proper sized Crimefighters?

[crazyjr]

That's what i mean, I assumed there were crimes for the 1/10 buggy. I guess I'll have to try hotshots in front and bowties in the rear

[skellyo]

I saw on the Traxxas forum that MaxCramps updated their site with 1/16th VXL packs. They are absolutely smoking crack with their prices!

http://www.maxamps.com/products.php?cat=220

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by skellyo

I saw on the Traxxas forum that MaxCramps updated their site with 1/16th VXL packs. They are absolutely smoking crack with their prices!

http://www.maxamps.com/products.php?cat=220

75 bucks for a 1500 3s pack... 25 bucks a cell. Funny, I can get fp 5000 25c cells for less than 20...

I really cannot see any reason to buy expensive packs for this truck, something true rc or rhino would be perfect. Not enough load to stress packs hard, unless it is geared to the moon. I have some airthunder 2200 packs, got 2 2s packs for 60 bucks a while back. They should fit fine. 4400 mah should give me long runtimes!

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by skellyo

I saw on the Traxxas forum that MaxCramps updated their site with 1/16th VXL packs. They are absolutely smoking crack with their prices!

http://www.maxamps.com/products.php?cat=220

Praying on Newbs... Those guys should be shot for that crime. How ridiculous.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by skellyo

I saw on the Traxxas forum that MaxCramps updated their site with 1/16th VXL packs. They are absolutely smoking crack with their prices!

http://www.maxamps.com/products.php?cat=220

Wow, that's all I can say......

In my opinion:

Maxamps ANY other pack

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

Wow, that's all I can say......

In my opinion:

Maxamps ANY other pack

I have no idea why maxamps do not raise their prices, considering how good their packs are...

[Metallover]

The sad thing is those will sell better then good packs...

If everyone only knew the truth... A 12-20c pack that costs $50 isn't better then a 20-35c Flightpower pack that costs $30, even if maxamps tells you it is.