Alternative For 2" Buggy Rear Tires

[LTO_Dave]

Since it seems like the world has moved forward to nothing but 2.2" wheels and tires for buggies, I needed to find some readily-available 2" rear tires to keep my RC10 running.

I had a pair of Losi LOSB0982 Mini-Kingpins for an 1/18 Mini LST that I was trying to sell for my friend. After removing my nearly-bald AE TQ-20's, I put the Losi tires and foams on my 2" rear wheels and they fit like a glove.

So this opens up a world of possibilities since these tires are still available...and they're cheaper than 1/10 2" rear tires.

[THUNDERSTRIKE1]

AWSUME DUDE great find lol.But what size are the 1/18th tires?That way know getn the right ones.DON

[jwscab]

Excellent work sir!!!

[LTO_Dave]

AWSUME DUDE great find lol.But what size are the 1/18th tires?That way know getn the right ones.DON

The outside diameter of the Mini-Kingpins is about 3 1/8" and the width is about 1 3/4".

[THUNDERSTRIKE1]

So no size on the 18th tire packaging huh ?Thanks Don

[Coelacanth]

Nice, those would maybe work on vintage Kyosho rims too, the outside diameter is good...but they're just about a quarter-inch too wide, so that might pose a problem for some rims. Most Kyosho rims take tires that are 35 to 39mm or so wide, while these are almost 45mm. I don't suppose you have a Kyosho wheel to try this out on?

[Phin]

I've been wanting to try the tires from the 1/14 Losi Mini 8ight buggy but Losi doesn't seem to sell the tires separate from the wheels...though you can buy the wheels without the tires

Supposedly the Mini 8ight wheels are the same diameter as standard touring car wheels.

[LTO_Dave]

So no size on the 18th tire packaging huh ?Thanks Don

What dimensions are you looking for? I don't have any 1/18 wheels to measure if that's what you need.

Nice, those would maybe work on vintage Kyosho rims too, the outside diameter is good...but they're just about a quarter-inch too wide, so that might pose a problem for some rims. Most Kyosho rims take tires that are 35 to 39mm or so wide, while these are almost 45mm. I don't suppose you have a Kyosho wheel to try this out on?

Here ya go. I mounted one on my Slingshot wide rear wheel and it fits. The two wheel halves need to be pressed together a little which causes the tire to baloon slightly, but nothing major. I didn't try one on a narrow front wheel, but I think it would be balooned even more than the rears and may look goofy.

[Coelacanth]

Looks like a pretty good fit, thanks for that test. Nowadays, I swap out the Kyosho tire inner plastic rings for foams, I find they make the tire more consistently firmer than those flat rings did, and might help spread out the tire to make it less rounded, too.

[Coelacanth]

So, I wonder if other tires for the Mini-LST and LST2 would fit the same way, such as LOSB0981 or LOSB0984? I like the aggressive tread patterns on those. The second one might even work quite well in loose dirt & sand.

[RC104ever]

Here is my contribution to oem tire options:

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=22274