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05-06-2016, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by fredswain

Two issues that I see are wheels. 1/8 scale wheels are the same size all around. There are no front and rear sizes. I have no idea how it came to be this way while even 4wd in 1/10 scale use different sized tires but it is what it is.

ProLine and I believe VP made wider 1/8 buggy tires/wheels, only for about a year though. There was backlash against it and the rulemakers quickly stamped it out. I don't think there was any demand for it since the weight bias of most 1/8 4wd buggies doesn't reward additional rear traction anyway.