St. George

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I put some tiny 1/16 Summit tires on a set of 2.2" beadlocks I picked up. It's nice not having to mess with glue!

AHR43

Hey St.G, nice looking rig. Is that a TRX chassis under the body? If so, what is the body? I've got a Rustler that could use a street savy body. It's cool. Agree gluing tires can be a bit of a pain at times. Tried a set of bead locks once and they were o.k. for low speed applications. Cheers. 'AC'

St. George

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Hello, it's an LCG 2wd Slash. The body is a McAllister Racing Ascot. The beadlocks I use work great at high speed. Which ones have you used?

AHR43

Set of Gmade beadlocks. Had them as rears on my Rusty when it was doing duty as a trail rider. Too much rotating and unsprung weight to use on Rusty now-she's running a tight grass track oval. Think they're in storage up in the attic. Now that you ask, haven't seen them in a long time.

I'll check out that body. May be its too wide for a ST since its on a SC chassis. Looks good on yours, though. Have a '41 Willys body I've wanted to mount to something for a long time. Like yours better. Puts me in mind of a '38 Ford-which was a favorite of mine back in the '60s. Cheers and good luck. 'AC'

AHR43

Back on subject. Betting those smaller D tires really slams the chassis to the ground. Corner better does it, St. Geo?

What pinion/spur gearing did you end up with to compensate for the smaller diameter tires? Were you able to gear high enough to make up the speed loss from the larger diameter OEM tire set? You said you're getting good speed out of the conversion.

Cheers. 'AC'

St. George

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I'll have to check my gearing. It tears around the backyard quite well and does not tip over easily. The body I have would be too long for a Rustler.