Well I can tell you this, the Hostile MX and MXT tires are hands down the best tires I've ever run off-road period. BUT, there's no way the YXL drivetrain will hold up to the abuse the added weight and torque these tires will put on them. As much as I'd love to say otherwise, I just can't see them being a realistic option. 1/5 scale Baja's and 5ive T's are in a class by themselves. Funny you mention the new Kraken Vekta 5 though, definitely a game changer for 5th scale... It would be nice though if a company like Hostile entered the "smaller" scale market because a tire like this would absolutely kill it! "thumbsup"
Yeah unfortunately Pro-Line hasn't made a taller 6.5-7.0" Badlands tire or I'd have it by now...apparently they also made a 5th scale Badlands as well. Either way, I'd like to see a pure dirt bike style tread for 8th scales that's bigger than the current Badlands.
Like I said, I'm gonna be selling off a lot of my current stuff to clear up the workshop. I may or may not end up with a 5th scale, but I have no clue whether they could hold up to what the YXL survived after some bad climbs. You'll see in the new video, the crashes on the big hill are pretty damn violent.
BarHarborBasher said:I've been eyeballing those for a wile too! So sweet! I've been thinking about cutting the krawlers with a similar pattern add Kevlar fishing line and test them out..
Maybe that's a better plan for now. I'll go home and bust out the silver sharpie and dremel.