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Old 04-02-2013, 11:56 AM
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Just got my first wraith and heard of people weighting tires with bbs i cant find any info on how to do it help please
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The Wraith does need some weight down low. Wheel weight is one way. forget the bb thing. Go to the auto parts store and get some stick on wheel weights. Strips in 1/4 oz increments are perfect for 2.2 wheels. Stick them on the inside then mount tire.
Better to have a more balanced rotating mass in a truck that has some speed to it.
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O ok thanks
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another option depending on your rims, nuts bolts and washers

apparently I can't post images/urls yet lol
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The Wraith does need some weight down low. Wheel weight is one way. forget the bb thing. Go to the auto parts store and get some stick on wheel weights. Strips in 1/4 oz increments are perfect for 2.2 wheels. Stick them on the inside then mount tire.
Better to have a more balanced rotating mass in a truck that has some speed to it.
This is the only way I would add weight to wheels/tires. I added it to mine this way and just put a few wraps of electrical tape around the weights to make sure they dont come loose and then I trimmed a bit of the foam to add clearance around the weights and mounted up the tires and good to go

Usually people prefer to add more weight to the front wheels also. Just something so consider
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I added two of these strips to my fronts and only one strip in the rear
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I've run both lead shot and stick on lead weights in my scx10s and the stick ins work much better. Plus they don't interfere with the tires in any way while side hilling.
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Stick on wheel weights go as followed..
Non Beadlock, cut glue on back of tire and add 2 and a 12 sticks of lead with sticky back....
Beadlock Non aluminum 2 1/2 sticks.
Aluminum... 2 1/2 sticks...
this goes for crawler or scaler...
Trust me... You'l pull lines like a champ..!!!
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Use this. Will be more dense around your rim than stick on weights.

http://www.boaterbarn.com/bullet_wei...94431_prd1.htm

Buy a few pounds because shipping is around 10 bucks
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