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Originally Posted by westers
I have searched (here and google), but can't find an answer.
Why do most cars run disc wheels instead of spoked wheels?
Is it a performance thing, or is it an availability thing, or is it just a style thing?
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Really - it's just something that came out of the old-school loamy tracks we ran on 20 years ago, especially the bigger races, and guys using stick-on discs to keep their spoked wheels from being fouled and out of balance with packed mud or dirt chunks. Spoked wheels had been the industry standard, and I think they just evolved away (other than PL) over time.
I could be wrong, but I think Losi was the first to offer solid disc wheels as the "option/aftermarket" wheel for their original JRX2.
(orange, hot pink, optic yellow)
Personally, I've always liked having the option or running either (if conditions allow) - because I feel it affects sidebite, that spoked wheels disturb the air/disc wheels slip through easier, and I use it as a tuning aid. But it's still a very small difference.