Senton tires!? (belted)

[Edough13]

They are cheap so? better than pricey GRP's and some others can buy probably 4 sets of the Contact's for one set of those, just something also to consider. Also I'm running on not the nicest road either so sure they'd hold up better on good road, and I've went off the road few times so sure that didn't help.

 

[jondilly1974]

GRPs are $17/pr how much cheaper do you expect?

 

[Edough13]

Ok my bad, I'm not all that familiar with GRP's I thought they were more expensive than that. I just know a full set of the Contact's were only $15 which is very cheap?

 

[Exc3l]

GRPs are $17/pr how much cheaper do you expect?

Well, it depends where he buys them of off. For me up here in the North pole, it is 81.50 USD for 4 Grp's

 

[Edough13]

See for that price that's 5 sets of the Contact's, at least the set I got

 

[Exc3l]

See for that price that's 5 sets of the Contact's, at least the set I got

Quick maths LOL. Tbh I think I will go contacts and THEN some moola tires ( more expensive ) when the banks ship me my debit card that bank will be BANKrupt

 

[Greengaunja]

I just got belted trenchers and so far I'm liking them on/off road.

 

[SrC]

I have noticed foams hold up great when going straight, but if the car slides at all where the tire is going sideways (for example drifting or power sliding) then they will "Chunk" where chunks of the foam comes off. You can run them still with a little bit missing but at some point it becomes a big problem and they have to be thrown in the trash. Rubber tires on the other hand can take a serious beating and keep on going.

Absolutely. You obviously have much experience with foams. Drifting and ripping around, a lot of radial tire scrub will chew them apart. Chunking sucks. If you catch it in time, you can glue it, but that tire will never be your "good" tire anymore". The rig WILL drive crappy at speed and tend to drift left or right depending on its position on the rig. etc.. Sometimes you just end up with chunked holes... some guys cut spare foam from old foam wheels to patch them with glue in a pinch. "Foam safe" CA is required to glue foamies because regular generic CA melts the foam. Foams can be a PIA. I could go on and on about 1/8 scale nitro Racing and foams. Cutting, shaping and trueing them and altering rollout etc. setting rollout bias.... traction treatments But that is more than we need here.

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