Cut Staggered Ribs

[FARLEY]

With this new tyre , are inserts needed also are they mounted onto slim or wider wheels.
cheers
Spencer

[Dudders]

I use them with inserts on normal wider front tyre.

[simoncrabb]

Yes, agreed, they are very different to the staggered rib, so wide rim with an insert.

I like quite a firm insert in them, or even a 4wd insert like a tubby in them to fill them up, or the middle tends to collapse a little.

[panch]

Just picked up a set of these to try this weekend back to back v the older style ones...

Whats the difference in using a wider wheel v a skinny wheel, I have always used skinny wheels in 2wd so am interested to know before i glue them up

Any help appreciated

[markwilliamson2001]

The skinny wheels are the very old style wheels that were used on the Losi XX and models of that generation...

Models since the B4, have used a wider wheel, which is now standard width in 2wd. This is due to the popularity of wide ribs in the ol USA.
I would use a std width b4 wheel with inserts IMO. I know Sleigh said he ran 4wd front inserts in his!!

Hope this helps Lee.

[panch]

Cheers Mark

Do wider wheels give better steering v the skinny type or do most use the wider wheels purely because stretching a 2wd tyre over the wide wheels flattens the tyre out giving less spike profile to the side and therefore less chance of grip roll on new tyres ?

[markwilliamson2001]

Errrr....think its just that narrower wheels just make the car twitchy, and more responsive. We seem to cut less rows off nowadays with the wider wheels though, and the tyre profile does seem to fit what you said.

[Bob_Zahn]

The new cut stagger tire are molded differently than the older stagger rib and are a much larger tire in diamter and width. So they now fit a regular 2wd rim with no modifications. But because they are wider they do require a foam insert to give them some support.

The older staggers are so slim that running them with or without foams is a matter of preference as they react differently but don't deform like a wider tire would if running with no foams.

The new cut stagger tires simply mount up on a standard issue 2wd front rim. No fuss.

[Timee80]

it may just be me but ive found the new cut stagger to snatch a bit more entering a corner. I definately prefer the old stagger rib anyway. Anyone else found this?

[ulrich]

Originally Posted by Timee80

it may just be me but ive found the new cut stagger to snatch a bit more entering a corner. I definately prefer the old stagger rib anyway. Anyone else found this?

A the moment some people at my local astroturf track is using Cut stagger with success, with 4WD tubby or Answer black (dark) inserts, wide rims and inside and outside sidewalls glued.. seems to work very well.

[panch]

Thanks for the replies guys...

Think i might have to buy a second set and test the back to back to see which way i prefer...