Speaking of "type B slicks", how are they?
I've been running Type A's up front and S-Grips in the rear. I realize Type A's are for cooler track temps ...yet I run them even though our track can get upwards of 95-100 degrees ....I always thought Type B's weren't very good (or so I was told). What's your experience? Have you tried both A's and B's?

Thanks, eR1c. I think your 3 hole and #400 is a better match for these springs vs the 2 hole I'm currently using. I want to put yellow in front and blue in the back. I will try this first before changing the oil thickness or piston.

Yeah, he wants $799.99. I'm okay with the $280-300 with shipping, but I am just not confident buying from people overseas at the moment. One shop was real bad, I didn't give him a 5 star review and got banned from his store. Butthurt bastard. I mean, how do you not ship a small parcel for 20 days, deliver 10 days late beyond his expected ETA. I give him a less than stellar review and I get banned from buying again? Very silly! Not fair to all the great vendors that actually ship on-time as decribed each and every time.

Okay,
so I asked about A slicks vs B slicks, I know lots has been written ...but mostly lookking for first hand experience.

Here is one more question,
I notice that Tamiya came out w/ a set of big bore M-series shocks #42291, how do these rate to the #54000's? (I currently have the 54000's which I find to work very well).

Hey eR1c - I didn't realize you lived in Calgary and shop at the same hobby stores as monkey, Axle and me...

You too! -HA
Since when were there so many doll enthusiasts? Maybe its because I am into RC'ing but it seems like there are a lot of guys who are into this ...you'd think a RC hobby shop in a major city would do okay?

For me the B tires had more grip the A tire. All around a much better tire than the A. Again, outdoor asphalt and not carpet.

Just from a theoretical viewpoint the big bore shock should be a smoother shock due to it's increased oil volume. I replace the short shock bodies on the 54000 shocks with the longer TC shock body to get the same action. The 54000shock has never worked well for me until I started using the longer shock body and it's attendant increase in oil volume.

The Type B compound is just a bit softer than industrial-grade diamond. They have very little traction, and last nearly forever. On high-grip carpet, they worked okay on the front (without needing the sidewalls glued), with less traction than the Type A, and would probably be okay on all corners with some spring and sway bar adjustments.

I mentioned them as a spec tire for longer life, not for better performance.

I wonder if this could be specific to the batch, or if the compound has been changed (like what happened to the S-grips)? I bought all my tires (A, B, and S) about 18 months ago.

Thanks Granpa, I actually am using the A's up front because they don't have as much grip as the S-Grips ...w/ the S-Grips I was getting too much traction roll. So I may stick w/ the A's as the B's sound like they'll provide extra grip which I am not sure I want.

As for the shocks, this is good info, -thank you!

Thanks Howardcano, Just a bit softer than diamond!

This could very likely be the case. The set of B slicks I have were from longer ago than that. Remember hat they did to the Type A slicks. They went from great to pure junk.

We also played hell trying to get the new cpd S-Grips to work. My apologies to eR1c cause Howard's info is probably more current than mine. Another tire down the toilet.

No worries, ...I think i'll stick w/ the A's as they don't provide too much grip (which is what I want), that isn't to say they slip and/or slide (they don't).

AJ - the carpet roller is a Brad idea to crank up the carpet much like you would the cover off a swimming pool. I have some reservations about this one actually working. we shall see.

I don't look at the exchange rate - it is too depressing. I just call it a tax on life.

For RWD minis - that HPI Miata is my fav too. Still have a few of those NIB too.

On good prepped asphalt the Type Bs are awesome. I personally wouldn't run them in any other situation. As mentioned...they seem to have more grip while not folding over so no traction rolling.

Type B in front, and type A in the rear, but all with proline CA glue on the sidewalls.... Other CA glues don't seem to give the same flex as proline, causing more rollovers, at least on my m03... I also use blue spring rear and yellow front with tamiya TC shocks...

What's really weird is that here in NY City, there are few and far between hobby shops anymore. I know of only five in the city and only three of them carry rc stuff
I realize that rents here are ridiculous but with the ptices that are being charged for
the gear we buy that it would off set it, but I guess being a small specility based business
Is tough these days!!!

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