What happened to all the spiked tires in RC ?

Once upon a time almost all offroad RC's used spiked tires and frankly I miss them . Yes I know there are a few large pinned tires out there (mostly for buggies) that kind of look like spikes but there not.  

I like to look back at the glory days when spikes where everywhere and available in all kinds of size's and varieties.

                
 

Sadly the tires shown above have been discontinued . Some can still be found on ebay like the proline dirt paw's . 

There are many more tires I would have loved to share with you but sadly they have been lost  to the age's and No pictures could be found of them .

I really think the only way to preserve availability of spiked tires is to buy whats available and to be sure to speak our minds about what products we want.

So here is partial list of what is still in production.

These bad boys are from hobby king and feature 

 12mm hex pattern

Diameter:125mm
Width: 57mm

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Traxxas part # 1870

Terra-Spiked Tires (2)

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These are by Traxxas and are part #1970 

Diameter:

(ID) 2.2" 

(OD) 3.6"

Width: 2"

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Also by Traxxas  part # 4790

Inside diameter: 2.2" Outside diameter: 3.5" Width: 2"

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Tamiya part # 84281

Width: 1.2" (30mm) Outer Diameter: 3.3" (83.5mm) Inner Diameter: 2.2" (56mm)

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Tamiya part # 53059

Requires a two inch rim.

SPECS: 1-1/2"x2"(38mmx50mm)

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Tamiya part # 50374

2.2" inner diameter 4.75" outer diameter 1.50" bead width

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Part Number: JG1410,JG1411,JG1415
Manufacturer: JG

TIRES-SHORT SPIKES, 2.2

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Part Number: JG1404
Manufacturer: JG

TIRES-CHEVRON PIN SPIKES 2.2

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Part Number: IMX7629X
Manufacturer: Imex

Tires-2.2" truck knobbies (2)

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They were designed specifically to fit the Tamiya 1.5" 3-piece wheels.

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ZD Racing R3-2400 Receiver & T3GMN-2400 / T3G-2400 2.4GHZ Remote Control kind of a review

Well I have seen these Radio's and Receivers for sale on Ebay and a few other sites for around $20 USD and I thought I would share my thoughts on them  since I have owned both.


Now these are some of the cheapest (price wise ) controllers you can buy and there only competition I know of is the SkyFly radio systems and to be honest the skyfly's may be a better deal due to the better availability of receivers out there.

I do feel that both of these have a better feel than the SkyFly but that's just my opinion.

Now both of these have pretty much the same features but the T3GMN-2400 has dials to change the steering and throttle end points and one for DR  where as the  T3G-2400 uses rocker switches and 2 buttons  to allow adjustments  and a series of LED's to indicate what adjustments have been made.

Now they both have servo reversing and only require 4 AA's to operate and have a port to charge rechargeable batteries while still in the controller .

The third channel switch really isn't all that convenient to operate but if you need it for accessories its there .

The systems range is very good and has yet to let me down .

The receiver is pretty small so you can put it just about any where.

Would I buy one again Yes I think they are a great value for there price range if you don't feel that you will need additional  receivers .

ZD Racing 1/16th scale brushed on 3S lipo

Well i finally got around to running my ZD Racing 1/16th scale Car on a 3s lipo pack . To be honest I don't recommend doing it the motor gets pretty hot and will probable decrease its life expectancy greatly but I did learn that it does work and that the ESC can handle it.  I also determined that the ESC does have a voltage cut off for 3-cell packs but like the 2s cut off its to low for my taste .

Well here is a video with it running running enjoy.

Well I'm going to use today's post to spotlight Team CRP

Team CRP specializes in Vintage RC car, truck and buggy parts for Tamiya, Kyosho, Associated, Cox, and Futaba.

To be honest most of the products that I have used from CRP were not used on the model they where intended for but who cares if it works it works . Probably the products I have used the most are there wheel adapters and front bumper's and I recommend that you check out there stock you never know what they may have that will make your day easier . 

Here is a list of the top products I have used made by them .

TRUCK BUMPER - RC10T - 3051

This bumper fits just about any stadium truck and most 2wd buggies I mostly use this on vintage applications but with the wide variety of colors this bugger looks good on about anything and its not just a nother boring Rpm replacement bumper that every body has so If you want something different be sure to check these out.

WHEEL ADAPTER - Blackfoot / Monster Beetle - 1634

These adapters are great as replacment's for your tamiya blackfoot  or even for some older Traxxas Car's I normally keep at least 2 pair of these in my stock for adapting Tamiya Clodbuster wheels to some vehicles .

SHOCK SPRING CLAMPS - Falcon - Thunder Dragon - Nissan King Cab - Supershot - Blackfoot - 1574

   

These spring adjusters  fit any shock with a 13 mm outer diameter so they will fit alot of shocks that use clips for adjustment.

8mm SHOCK COLLARS (4 pc) - CRP 9126-4

These spring adjuster clamps fit any shock body with a outer diameter of 8 mm and will fit a lot of different vintage shocks and a couple of modern shocks .

AXLE EXTENDER - CRP 1565

Basically these are barrel nuts they have a 4 mm thread a 5 mm hex and a usable length of 11 mm these are great for conversions where you need a longer axle but don't have one available. 

3mm O-RINGS - 1529

Great to have for emergency shock rebuilds .

SHOCK ADAPTER / SPACER - Frog - 9127

These are got to haves in your junk box you never know when your going to need a spacer for something.

Includes

4 - Top Hat Shock Adapters
4 - Wide Spacers L: 8mm D: 7mm
4 - Narrow Spacers L: 5m D: 7mm

Now make sure to check out there ebay store they do run auctions on there products.

http://www.teamcrp.com/