1.9 Baja racing tires?

[Shinchu]

So I'm doing a thing and I need some help finding tires that look like modern Baja racing tires for say, like... A trophy truck?:shock:

Here is the catch though: I want to use 1.9 wheels.
I am considering ko2's but if there is something that looks closer to bfg Baja T/A, that would be amazing.

Pic for example...

 

[XJkid93]

So I'm doing a thing and I need some help finding tires that look like modern Baja racing tires for say, like... A trophy truck?:shock:



Here is the catch though: I want to use 1.9 wheels.

I am considering ko2's but if there is something that looks closer to bfg Baja T/A, that would be amazing.



Pic for example...

A main hobbies has the kr2 tires in 1.9


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[durok]

The KR2 tires carried by Amain are the wrong tread design. The RC4WD Dune T/A are the exact tread pattern, but are 2.2", with a small overall diameter of 4.45" and a width of 1.73". I ran a set on my TRX-4 during the break-in period, fun tires on hard pack and pavement. I think that they have gone out of production, as neither RC4WD nor RPP Hobbies have a listing for them anymore, but they are still easy to find elsewhere.

I don't think I have seen this tread design in 1.9, it's what Randy Slawson ran in certain races on the Bomber Fabrications KOH rig. For ultimate realism, you could cut-n-shut Pro-line 1.9 sidewalls to the RC4WD tread!

 

[smog]

Yeah, you have four wide open circumfrential grooves on those tires. Not a lot of off road tires use that design. All terrain tires are beginning to adopt that feature more as they clear water effectively. It's a cool looking tread. KO2's are a radically different pattern. I dont think it's what you are after, but Pitbull Growlers are an Off Road tire that is very open circumfrencially

 

[Shinchu]

Ooooooh those 2.2s are spot on if only in 1.9... But...
Maybe I will nab them (found a set on the bay) since they dont have a huge OD like most 2.2 and I already have wheels to try them on so... Maybe those on 2.2 and a set of ko2 1.9 Will get swapped between.

Durok you are 2 for 2 helping me find stuff today!
Thankya!

I will let everyone in on the build very VERY soon!
Wheels/tires are the last things I need before doing a big reveal and near-real-time assembly! Decided I should do that since my slow truck build has been... Slow lol

 

[durok]

Here's what they looked like mounted up front on the Defenestrator - I made budget dual--density foams by wrapping the wheel with closed-cell self-adhesive polyurethane weather-stripping foam and then tucking the stock foams in the remaining gap, worked great:

 

[Shinchu]

Nice!
Yeah I would need to firm up the foams so they don't fold under themselves during high speed turns.
I don't anticipate mach speeds but I want this sucker to CARVE.

 

[58_Willys]

These look perfect for what your looking for.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HPI-Mini-Trophy-Desert-Truck-Tires-Wheels-4-Scaler-Crawler-1-9-TF2-BFG-TA02T-/302807298881


Tamiya 1.9 Hummer tires have a similar tread pattern and they're super cheap but are kinda a hard tire.

 

[jonnywachter]

Hpi Mini trophy tires... plenty available on eBay, I just ordered a box of 5 sets, ill sell you a set if you want them...

 

[Shinchu]

oh wow those are them!
i saw yours on your IFS thread and wished i nabbed a set while in production... had no idea those were HPI.

very cool!

plans have changed... slightly. i was going to build a RWD yeti TT with scale baja tires but... i sold the yeti.

BUT!

i have other plans though and still could use a set or... six. i'll keep in touch. thanks!

 

[TooOldForThis]

Those tires would probably look good on this guy. Can't find what the stock wheel diameter is though.

 

[Shinchu]

i uh... i don't know what you're talking about... that rig is ummm i never seen that before?

im just gonna ignore that. yeah. 8)

 

[MAC FAB]

You are looking for BFG "Projects" (Baja T/A), very similar to RC4WD Dune Trackers. For what its worth, most modern trucks run a BFG KR2 or KR3, Toyo or General, 39" or 40" tall tires. You doing that Outlaw rig or a scratch retro TT?

 

[HumboldtEF]

i uh... i don't know what you're talking about... that rig is ummm i never seen that before?

im just gonna ignore that. yeah. 8)

Before that pic was even posted I saw this coming a mile away, lol Busted :mrgreen:

 

[Shinchu]

Didnt want to let the cat out of the bag too early. Gotta get one of these new scaler kits first then gofast maybe for Xmas?

But Yeah... Busted.

 

[jonnywachter]

You are looking for BFG "Projects" (Baja T/A), very similar to RC4WD Dune Trackers. For what its worth, most modern trucks run a BFG KR2 or KR3, Toyo or General, 39" or 40" tall tires. You doing that Outlaw rig or a scratch retro TT?

They only made the dune tracker in 2.2