Downforce

yes they do, and they fit better than the jacos.

Jack Rimer

I don't know if they fit better than the JACOs, but I know Ralph Burch and Josh Cyrul had no problems with their JACOs fitting as they won the Snowbirds, ROAR Nats, Cleveland, and the Novak race with them.

rayhuang

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Its no secret anymore that Cyan and Magenta sedan tires are faster in low or high bite. But they do wear faster. What I have been doing and like to offer as a tip is during practice nights or practice in general is run Plaids and Purples. They are a snick slower than Cyan and Magenta on the clock-but they dont wear down as fast. Also-a fast set-up on plaids and purples will 9 times out of 10 be quicker-no set-up changes required when you switch to Cyan and Magenta.

This saves your race sets of tires and you save on your pocket book. For me anyways.

Ray

Paul_TC4

I've been running Parma's for about 2 weeks now. They are simply awesome. The wear is excellent and the foam does not seperate from the rim as the Jaco's did. I will be running Parma's from now on.

Thanks!!

JKA

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I love the Parma tires... just wish I could find some magentas... KT and speedtech are all out!

UnderDaHill

I've been running parma's for almost 2 months now. They work great but I have one major problem with them.

For those of us that hit the boards from time to time the rims leave a lot to be desired. I've broken the center right out of one pair and had two others shattered when I caught a board.

They are still my tire of choice for big races but are too expensive to run regularly when the rims keep breaking. If Parma could develope a more impact resistant rim these tires would be perfect.

LeadFoot

UnderDaHill

Phew! I thought I was the only one -- I have to agree I believe the tires are great but the rims are just too weak to handle any abuse. I agree I will stick to Jaco for weekly meets and Parma for bigger races. I have not had any shatter but maybe I was not trying hard enough. The two most recent breaks I have one rim that cracked on the inside at the 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock position and another at 9, 12, 3 and 6 o'clock. I have repaired them with CA and still use them for practice because they are too expensive to just throw away

Paul_TC4

to see that people are having problems with the rims. I used to go through a pair Jaco's every 2-3 weeks. This was due to the rim cracking and being beyond repair. With Parma's, I have yet to crack or even chunk the tires and I do hit the board occasionally. At my local track, I know a few people that tried Parma and ended up cracking the rims. I know with Jaco, you can send in the rim and they'll replace it and im pretty sure Parma would the same.

Btw, where are you guys buying the foams from? I know KT Hobbies always has some nice deals but I got a bunch from All-Star Hobbies. (13.99) pr. There is a simple solution to not crack the rims, and its Dont Crash!!

--Paul

Jack Rimer

I'm curious.... why would you run Parma's at the big races and JACO's at the weekly races? JACO won 5 out of 6 classes at Cleveland (the sixth was not even won by Parma), and just about every major race this year. I think that makes it a pretty good "big race" tire.

rayhuang

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Not to mention-Jaco, TRC and Parma tires-though all foam on a plastic rim-all handle differently frm each other. Enough that even a moderately skiled driver can tell the difference.

GMartinez

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Im going with parma I ran jaco's & the rim is to fragile & wear down to quickly
Im out of parma & almost everyone is out of stock Im hearing great things about speedmind hybird tires.

John Tag

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I love the Parmas Great wear,great bite and never had a rim problem

Tres

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Jack: how ya been....?
Tell Danny to dress those matchers up some more
Still keeping Korgae up north I see...

Out of all the current crop of tire/wheels.

I have seen much less chunk/breakage with Parma's localy....

However, Jaco's still out number every other tire at the track....



On a side note, it will be interesting to see what happens at the birds.....

Between...

Parma, Jaco, TRC, BSR, T.M, Murdock & RC4Less!

Joneser

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UnderDaHill

I ran TRC foams before I ran Parma. The people at our track that run Jaco have the same rim breakage problem that they have with the Parma's. I believe the white plastic rims are just harder plastic and can break a bit easier.

I think TRC uses a nylon wheel that is much less likely to break. Although they seem to chunk more easily and don't have the same traction that I have (in my OPINION) been getting from the Parma tires.

I like Parma the most out of the two types of foams I have used. That's my opinion. But since they break more easily than TRC's (in my experience) I will stick with TRC for the less important races and dig out the Parma tires for the big races.

I didn't say it was not a good "big race" tires. I actually have not even tried JACO tire. I'm just saying that I like Parma tires but will use something more durable for club racing because the Parma tires break more easily than the other tires I have used. But the CRC tires do not have a good record at our track either. I see one or more CRC/Parma rim get broken every time I'm at the track. I have yet to see somebody break a TRC rim. I've seen some pretty impressive chunks though.