Tire/wheel recommendation

[EmptyHand]

Total newbie here. RC10 brain trust: What are the go-to tires (and maybe replacement wheels) for neighborhood bashers? I’ll be running the 40th re-re as I would have 35 years ago in a mixed urban environment (parks, ball field, streets, curb jumping, etc). My Hornet and Frog knobbies were half bald in weeks. Just looking for something that’ll get thr RC10 up/over/through it all a little better.

Talk to me like a 10 year old. I know nothing.

[juicedcoupe]

Some JC Racing 2.2 wheels and modern tires will be your best bet. They'll probably look a little odd on a short arm car.

Just note that the fronts are available in two widths. The narrow looks more "correct" on a vintage car but tire selection is limited.

The wide front has a large selection of tires. A 4WD front tire can even be used, although it will balloon a little.

Jconcepts has some tires and wheels in the 1.7/1.9 sizes (they don't fit the factory wheels!) but they are smaller versions of their race tires. They are soft and will wear fast.

[EmptyHand]

Thanks @juicedcoupe

I see the brand JConcepts popping up a lot on searches.

My TT-02B has Tamiya Dual Block K tires, which look somewhat closer to the J Concepts Double Dee or Barcode tires. The Tamiya tires seem not great on any particular surface I run but acceptable on all of them, but that could also be that its my first 4WD car and as such is a lot easier to control.

On the other hand, the Frog and Hornet knobby tires are simply horrible the moment I transition to any hard surface like asphalt, cement, or even hard packed dirt really when I full-speed-ahead the throttle.

Probably a rally type tire is best as a jack of all trades, master of none... but I'm not seeing anything quite like that for the RC10 wheels sizes, so looks like I may be venturing into a new wheel set to accommodate something bigger up front.

The search continues....

[JosephS]

Thanks @juicedcoupe

I see the brand JConcepts popping up a lot on searches.

My TT-02B has Tamiya Dual Block K tires, which look somewhat closer to the J Concepts Double Dee or Barcode tires. The Tamiya tires seem not great on any particular surface I run but acceptable on all of them, but that could also be that its my first 4WD car and as such is a lot easier to control.

On the other hand, the Frog and Hornet knobby tires are simply horrible the moment I transition to any hard surface like asphalt, cement, or even hard packed dirt really when I full-speed-ahead the throttle.

Probably a rally type tire is best as a jack of all trades, master of none... but I'm not seeing anything quite like that for the RC10 wheels sizes, so looks like I may be venturing into a new wheel set to accommodate something bigger up front.

The search continues....

I am running 2.2" wheels on my rc10 with traxxas anaconda tires for general bashing. The size looks weird, but the extra ground clearance make for better bashing. A&L (factoryworks) makes real wheel 1/4" axle to 12mm hex adapters so you can run modern hex rear wheels without having to modify the buggy.