thahookup

Hey guys. What type of tires should I be lookin into buying if I mainly use my car on pavement ? and a little bit of drifting once I get the hang of controlling my car

I want some nice rims as well...should i be lookin into 26mm, 27mm, or 28mm tires and rims

80% - pavemant/cement

20% - Carpet

Joel Lagace

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Takeoff or RP premounts are the best for rubber, they come in various temp ranges. 20C to 30+C. Pick a range for your local track temps. They work great of pavement and carpet. Also consider Sorex tires

MarkA

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You acutally want 24mm tires for electric sedan racing.

This should help give you an idea of what kind of wheels you can get in that size.

And don't waste good tires drifting - wrap an old set in tape or the like and slide/drift on the tape.

thahookup

24mm eh...even though the stock tires on the skyline are 27mm ?

thahookup

i was lookin at the rims n tires on the tower hobbies site (wich is where i bought my kit from) If the picture of the rims are without tires...does that mean i have to buy tires seperately ?

MarkA

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That's because the stock tires are made to be "scale" - not raceworthy.

Unless you get the premounted tires Joel mentioned above, you will need to buy tires and inserts in addition to the wheels. If buying seperate tires, the Sorex brand ones work pretty well.

thahookup

tires, and wheels i know but what are inserts ? are they sold seperately ?

also...i'm going to be running my car mainly on pavement...should I be using rubber tires instead of foam tires ?

sampaio

Yes, inserts are sold separally, you can by in set of 2 our 4 pcs.

Other question about inserts, I tried Hara ones and i'ts too much slim.... when I mount them with sorex.... Anyone knows other inserts like HPI soft?

thanks

Carlos

MarkA

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These are inserts.

Since our tires don't hold air, this is what helps the tire keep it's shape and effects a cars' traction much the way a tire pressure adjustment will effect a full-scale racecar.

Rubber tires should generally be better than foam for you on pavement. Foam tires tend to slide on dusty surfaces and most racing tracks do not allow them for asphalt races anyway.

thahookup

thanx...

Joel Lagace

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Do your self a favor and grab a set of RP20's or RP30's. Vancouver is still kool this time of year??? So likely you could run 20s now and 30s once the summer kicks into gear.. Any of your local hobby shops that carry TAKE OFF or SPEEDMIND products(coming from magma in toronto) can get RP as they come from magma as well.

For messing around in parking lots these will be the hot ticket and you should get them mounted for about $50CND. Thats 4wheel,tires and inserts all assembled and ready to run.

thahookup

is there a website for where to find those 4 mounted tires n rims for $50.00 ?

Joel Lagace

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http://www.speedtechrc.com/store/ebp...?catmainid=357

Nothing online in Canada that i know of but your local hobby shop should be able to get them in, they are distributed out of canada

onnetz

I still say go with the foams.... better grip for almost half the price..

thahookup

I know i'm still a noob with this r/c stuff...but...foam on semi-rough pavement ? I would have thought rubber would be better...well longer lasting...i wont be racin for a while...just playin around in my driveway