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I wanna be Dave
I was looking for a smaller tire for my CFX/CMX rigs with a little more of a performance oriented design. Not a lot of options out there for sure. I saw Boom was coming out with a "Baby" Hustler in 1.55 size with an OD of about 3.74. Perfect!
Ordered a set from Asiatees when they came into stock, along with a set of Terra beadlocks in Gunmetal (I wanted silver, but they are sold out everywhere apparently.) Took 7 days using standard shipping to get to my door - not bad at all.
Got home from vacation in NC and found them waiting for me. Always good to come home to RC parts!! Forgive the sub-par pics, I also came home to a partially flooded basement - 19" of rain in the past 2 months is taking its toll. Had to temporarily move upstairs for RC time. Wife loves when the kitchen table becomes a workbench.
Tires look very good - lots of lettering and some funky slogans on the sides. All crisp and legible, even the tiny print. RC tire molds have come a long way. Had a little rubber flashing here and there, but no worse than my Prolines or other brands. Took the foams out and scrubbed the tires down with some Dawn. Compound feels pretty good - decently soft and sticky.
Comes with single stage foams, about a medium-ish compound. They are not flat, they are tapered in the middle where the wheel sits - nice touch.
The Terra wheels are damn nice. Finish was flawless, and comes with a lot of goodies - wide hexes, extra screws, standard 1.5mm screws (in case you don't want to use the scale hardware I guess) and wheel nuts. All kinds of spacers and other stuff too - not even sure what all it's for.
Not really a fan of all the screws...I think 5 or so would have done the trick here.
The scale hardware needs a 2mm socket. I turned down a screw and it worked like a charm.
Didn't exactly fall together, but not the worst beadlocks I've ever assembled. Used a bit of Windex to help things along, and soon I had them all mounted. I added a wrap of lead weight around each BL ring. It's old school, but there's not a lot of options for mounting weight down low on the CFX/CMX so weight in the wheels it is. Works fine for my driving style. (Beef Tubes now has weights for the MST rigs, but I didn't have $50 for them, so old school lead weights it was.)
Comparison shots with my 1.55 Mudthrashers. Just a slight bit larger OD, width is about the same.
Mounted up on my CMX. I wanted to mount them on my CFX, but the wheels didn't clear the knuckle weights, even with the wider hexes. The CMX is bone stock, and they fit right on. I left the center caps off for now in case I need to made any changes. I'm not a fan of the tire's sidewall design - it's a bit too aggressive looking to me, but overall I like the look.
Running test to follow as soon as it dries out a bit. I'm slowly building a test course in the backyard that's perfect for comparison testing. 3 ramps at different angles (45, 50, 55 degrees) for climbing tests, as well as plenty of rocks, loose gravel and dirt. Bridges to follow as well. Nice to be able to test and tune rigs in a consistent manner without a 30 minute drive to the nearest crawl spot. "thumbsup"
Ordered a set from Asiatees when they came into stock, along with a set of Terra beadlocks in Gunmetal (I wanted silver, but they are sold out everywhere apparently.) Took 7 days using standard shipping to get to my door - not bad at all.
Got home from vacation in NC and found them waiting for me. Always good to come home to RC parts!! Forgive the sub-par pics, I also came home to a partially flooded basement - 19" of rain in the past 2 months is taking its toll. Had to temporarily move upstairs for RC time. Wife loves when the kitchen table becomes a workbench.
Tires look very good - lots of lettering and some funky slogans on the sides. All crisp and legible, even the tiny print. RC tire molds have come a long way. Had a little rubber flashing here and there, but no worse than my Prolines or other brands. Took the foams out and scrubbed the tires down with some Dawn. Compound feels pretty good - decently soft and sticky.
Comes with single stage foams, about a medium-ish compound. They are not flat, they are tapered in the middle where the wheel sits - nice touch.
The Terra wheels are damn nice. Finish was flawless, and comes with a lot of goodies - wide hexes, extra screws, standard 1.5mm screws (in case you don't want to use the scale hardware I guess) and wheel nuts. All kinds of spacers and other stuff too - not even sure what all it's for.
Not really a fan of all the screws...I think 5 or so would have done the trick here.
The scale hardware needs a 2mm socket. I turned down a screw and it worked like a charm.
Didn't exactly fall together, but not the worst beadlocks I've ever assembled. Used a bit of Windex to help things along, and soon I had them all mounted. I added a wrap of lead weight around each BL ring. It's old school, but there's not a lot of options for mounting weight down low on the CFX/CMX so weight in the wheels it is. Works fine for my driving style. (Beef Tubes now has weights for the MST rigs, but I didn't have $50 for them, so old school lead weights it was.)
Comparison shots with my 1.55 Mudthrashers. Just a slight bit larger OD, width is about the same.
Mounted up on my CMX. I wanted to mount them on my CFX, but the wheels didn't clear the knuckle weights, even with the wider hexes. The CMX is bone stock, and they fit right on. I left the center caps off for now in case I need to made any changes. I'm not a fan of the tire's sidewall design - it's a bit too aggressive looking to me, but overall I like the look.
Running test to follow as soon as it dries out a bit. I'm slowly building a test course in the backyard that's perfect for comparison testing. 3 ramps at different angles (45, 50, 55 degrees) for climbing tests, as well as plenty of rocks, loose gravel and dirt. Bridges to follow as well. Nice to be able to test and tune rigs in a consistent manner without a 30 minute drive to the nearest crawl spot. "thumbsup"
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