BBs in wheels

[Bronco2x84]

i was going to put BBs in my tires tonight but, i m still a noob and was wondering what people did with the foam in the tires. do the BBs just roll around inside, do you take the foam out compleatly? any other ideas? will be poasting a build thred soon

 

[The-Blacksheep]

Honestly buddy iv never heard of the bbs in the wheels but it makEs sense I would assume youu take all the foam out n just roll with it man post pic n just experiment with it

 

[meanbgreen]

I've ran BB's in my 1:1 can't say I heard of this in RC terms

 

[northernerbill]

It's quite common in micro's I think as the tyres are so small they don't need the foam to stay in shape and actually perform better.

In an scx with no foam your tyres will completely deform on rocks (flatten) which is lots grip but be sure this is what you want.

I'd either get the proper weights or pop to your local 1:1 tyre shop and get some balancing weights and stick em to your rims.

Imho

 

[kasey]

It is listed in the manual for the wraith kit as a way to add weight to tires.

 

[NFA Fabrication]

I did this on my full size K5, but can't picture this working in a foamed tire on any level.

 

[carried away]

Hey, I wouldn't suggest using the Bbs. Definitely with the foam they won't be allowed to move freely and will gather in one spot. With any wheel speed that wheel will shake and wobble like no tommorow. I got a truck used that had them in it. Same thing happens when my drilled wheels get water in them. I use lead rope from the department store fishing section... One or two wraps around the rim underneath the foam and a little tape on top and your balanced fairly well and good to go.

 

[canadianbacon]

It is listed in the manual for the wraith kit as a way to add weight to tires.

It's been in Axial manuals since the AX10.


My suggestion is just use stick on lead weights or solder to weight the wheels, most cases you can still use the foams with no trimming, or at the least trimming a little bit out of the center.

 

[eemmaaxxxx]

The most common method of weighting wheels and tyres is to put weight onto the wheel itself. There are strips of stick on weights available to buy, or as mentioned above you can wrap the wheel in solder or lead. If you stick something to the wheel, it's a good idea to put a wrap of electrical tape over the weight to hold it in place, and it helps the foam slide over the weight when you put the tyre on.

If you've got lots of BB's lying around that you want to use, then you can put a layer of blue tak or putty in the centre of the wheel, stick the BB's to the putty and then put tape over that. I've tried that and it's time consuming but does work.

 

[Dneff13]

I tried the bb's with no foams and no holes in the wheels. The beadlocks held the air in, but the tires have no side wall support and your rig will flop on its side easy. Use the stick on lead weights and your rig will really hug the ground.

 

[KBrog]

And dont forget the noise of BB's rolling around is horrible.

 

[PUREVIL]

Could use the beads they use in real truck tires... probably wouldn't hear them rolling around.

 

[carried away]

Try running the truck without foams I've been running mine without the foams for a while and love it.. Still side hills really well. Guys run three pounds of pressure in their real crawler tires. Seems about right scale wise.

 

[2500hdon37s]

NO, dont do it. it makes for a very balanced tire and if you have any wheel speed at all your rig will hop up and down when spinning the tires (thus losing traction) or just driving.

I suggest you wrap the wheels with lead wire/ rope or stick on weights too the wheels.

 

[cguit]

Cheap ass wheel weights
1: Fishing line wieghts, just string them around the foam and you have lead weights

1:solder. Cheap solder can be wrapped around the rim right off the spool before adding your foams