Zinergy

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Duratrax lockups can get had for under 50 bucks on rims. Will tear through loose dirt, packed dirt etc.

1/8 IC Fan

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I'll give a shout out to the Proline Dirt Hawgs, My son started to run them on his buggy 4 years ago, and you know what they are still alive and in great shape, can't really vouch for the Buggy, but oh well.

fyrstormer

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Duratrax Banditos, no question. They're awesome street tires, and you can get them in C2 or C3 rubber, equivalent to Pro-Line's M3 and M4, to tune the amount of grip front and rear. I have C3's on the rear of my Arrma Raider, and C2's on the front. Works like a charm, even in cold weather.

Evoking1230

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that's exactly what I was looking at! Thanks!

fyrstormer

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Be careful with the C3 Banditos, they can make your buggy traction-roll. Even the C2s can if the pavement is hot.

FastGT94

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Great thread, thanks for posting this, taking some notes for the future.

FastGT94

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Shame they don't make the fronts anymore

LJH

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I bash my B5m on a variety of surfaces including tarmac. I was looking for a tire that would last more than 10 packs and am currently running the Dirt Hawgs. I have about 10 packs on them and they are wearing great but...... I think they handle terribly. The foams that come with them seem like they are to small and do not fill the tire resulting in a very soft carcass which leads to some odd handling. I think a lot of this has to do with how much the tire balloons, especially if you unweight the inside tire and it "diffs out". I saw the recommendation for the Ebay tires on another thread and have bought a set but will not see them till after the holidays. I plan on pulling the Dirt Hawgs off and trying those to see how they go. When I put the Dirt Hawgs back on I will tape the tire to see if that helps.

Cheers,
Jim

ta_man

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If you want to make the Dirt Hawgs work better and last longer use open cell 1/10th 2WD Buggy rear liners in the front tires and open cell 1/10th Stadium Truck liners in the rear tires. It will take some effort to compress the liners sufficiently to fit but I find it firms up the tire significantly.

The Dirt Hawgs are too big inside for this but for some other 1/10th buggy rear tires I used the Proline grey molded 1/8th buggy liners in the rear tires. Those liners are actually the same profile as the inside most 1/10th buggy dirt tires. They just need to be compressed a lot lengthwise to fit.

fyrstormer

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It's not really the fault of the foams so much as the rubber. Pro-Line's M2 rubber requires a large contact patch to work well. If you want something that will stick better than the Dirt Hawgs without getting shredded in no time, look at Duratrax buggy tires. I can't believe I forgot about them myself.