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Old 11-30-2018 | 02:34 PM
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Did you drill the stock pinion to fit the 2838 motor?
I didn't find any suitable pinion (-> 0.5mod and 1/8" bore) that can be put in such a small room.
Unfortunately that seems like the only option at the moment. I have a pinion gear that is a smaller length on the teeth and fits perfect but I dont know what brand it is, bummer.
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Old 11-30-2018 | 03:31 PM
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If you guys need .5 mod 1/8 bore pinions look at the LC Racing pinions. If you need a tooth depth measurement I can measure one of mine for you.
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Old 11-30-2018 | 07:22 PM
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Got a set of Tacon Soar buggy rears to run on the truggy ($7/pair on nitrorcx.com)...they should definitely hook up better than the stockers on my track. Also added a fan to keep motor temps down. Excited to run it tomorrow!!

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Old 12-02-2018 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dacapo1142
Did you drill the stock pinion to fit the 2838 motor?i didn't find any suitable pinion (-> 0.5mod and 1/8" bore) that can be put in such a small room.


Hot Racing has .5mod 1/8 bore pinion options available.
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Old 12-03-2018 | 07:13 AM
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FYI...the Tacon tires were a MASSIVE improvement over the stock tires at my local track...stock 2wd buggies were running in the high 13's - low 14's for fast laps, and the Reflex with the new tires was running 15.0's-15.1's for fast laps. Now I just need to convince a couple of the fellas to pick one up so we can have a class........
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Old 12-03-2018 | 10:24 AM
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What kind of track do you run on?
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Old 12-03-2018 | 10:30 AM
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Clay...


That was on the stock tires.
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Old 12-03-2018 | 11:38 AM
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The 14T looks really good on that track!

The indoor track I race at uses clay slicks, so I bought a set of these to try out:
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edited, these are junk, don't buy them!)

In open practice my LC Truggy was able to keep up with the 4wd mod buggies. They might be a good option to consider for indoor clay, and if they don't work out, they're great street tires for bashing around.
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Old 12-03-2018 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RC10Nick
The 14T looks really good on that track!

The indoor track I race at uses clay slicks, so I bought a set of these to try out: https://www.amazon.com/d/Rc-Wheels-T...+on+road+wheel

In open practice my LC Truggy was able to keep up with the 4wd mod buggies. They might be a good option to consider for indoor clay, and if they don't work out, they're great street tires for bashing around.
Looking forward to hearing how those tires work out.
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Old 12-04-2018 | 04:56 AM
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Looking forward to hearing how those tires work out.
I've already ran them a couple of times. They don't seem to grip as well as the MC primes we run at our track, but it's still enough grip that I can keep up with the 4wd buggies. I'll be at the track with them again tonight and this time I'll try putting on traction compound to see if I can get them to grip even more. I do like them much better than the stock tires that came with the truggy.
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Old 12-04-2018 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by RC10Nick
I've already ran them a couple of times. They don't seem to grip as well as the MC primes we run at our track, but it's still enough grip that I can keep up with the 4wd buggies. I'll be at the track with them again tonight and this time I'll try putting on traction compound to see if I can get them to grip even more. I do like them much better than the stock tires that came with the truggy.
sounds good. probably needs to be sauced in to get some of the bite up. At that price though could be a nice option.

I also see a more treaded looking tire too with a similar price.
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Old 12-04-2018 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Cain
sounds good. probably needs to be sauced in to get some of the bite up. At that price though could be a nice option.

I also see a more treaded looking tire too with a similar price.
There's a ton of similar wheels/tires on Amazon. They likely all come from the same factory out of China. I only picked those because they only green ones with prime shipping.
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Old 12-04-2018 | 11:22 AM
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That track looks like it's made for 1/14 scale. 1/10 barely gets to stretch their legs there. The buggy seemed to track straight for you. That was one of my questions about the 14b.

Be careful buying the Chinese tire/wheel sets. The tires are good but the wheels can be super brittle. I bought a few sets and the wheels broke right away.
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Old 12-04-2018 | 12:01 PM
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Be careful buying the Chinese tire/wheel sets. The tires are good but the wheels can be super brittle. I bought a few sets and the wheels broke right away.
There was some pretty good feedback in the reviews that let you know if the wheels were a problem. I've beaten mine pretty hard and so far they've held up.
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Old 12-04-2018 | 12:54 PM
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these tires are ones that someone recommended to me as being really good:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-PCS-Rubbe...Nrfc:rk:1:pf:0

they come in a variety of colors too.
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