1/8th scale buggy wheels?

[TOYUTAH]

has anyone tried running some 1/8th scale buggy tires and wheels? they not very crawler style but i think they'd be a good size for a scale truck?

 

[cotharyus]

Buggy tires are kinda low profile for use on a crawler - particularly scale ones I would think.

 

[TOYUTAH]

What about just the wheels? They seem pretty narrow to start with so you probably wouldn't need to trim them down?

 

[Rubbaneck]

The only issue's are that the wheels have no offset. You would need wideners to clear the steering/axles.

 

[swhenrik]

The wheels would look WAY too big unless you wrapped them with large rubber.... luckily Maxx size tires fit perfect on 1/8 scale wheels...

 

[tbm04]

nice wheels

what size hex do they have on them?

 

[red jim]

Haven't had one in a while but I think 17mm??

 

[Rubbaneck]

Most of the 1/8th wheels are 17mm. You can find some older Ofna wheels with a 14mm hex.

 

[Tanis]

The wheels would look WAY too big unless you wrapped them with large rubber.... luckily Maxx size tires fit perfect on 1/8 scale wheels...

That is good to know. I might try some maxx mashers on buggy wheels

 

[nik77356]

ya it seems like you could get alot narrower tire if you used a buggy wheel and stuck a normal tire bead into the buggy wheel. and you could puul the tire over too