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Old 21-10-2009
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My club may start running an off road heat, they run on carpet - are there any foams available for 1/10th off road wheels?

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get your hands on some 1/8th track foams wich are unglued.. put your offroad wheels up in a lathe and make them flat then you can put on your 1/8th foams on them, might be tight but it should fit real good.. i recommend some contact or 2 componenet glue though.. ca-glue is not good
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or use schumacher mini pins on carpet like everyone else!!
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or use schumacher mini pins on carpet like everyone else!!
They won't let us use any spike as they think it damages the carpet......
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They won't let us use any spike as they think it damages the carpet......
It doesn't really damage the carpet, only if they want to run touring on the same carpet the buggies tend to kill the traction for the saloons with the pins.

Run some foams! Soooo quick!
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It doesn't really damage the carpet, only if they want to run touring on the same carpet the buggies tend to kill the traction for the saloons with the pins.

Run some foams! Soooo quick!
Yes it's mainly a TC club with foams on carpet, this is just an off road heat in amongst 3 or 4 TC heats.
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They won't let us use any spike as they think it damages the carpet......
Time to find a new club, dude!!
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My club may start running an off road heat, they run on carpet - are there any foams available for 1/10th off road wheels?

Dan
Without checking i would guess standard 200mm foams would fit straight on!!! they fit on my Kyosho TC which uses same size Hexes. I just had to use a washer to stop them rubbing on the wishbones.
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they fit on the rb5, if you cut the fronts to be abit thinner but the feeling gets a bit like a gocart with such small wheels
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Got some 8th foAms and new rims gonna try lathe them down.

How much should I leave on the foam? 10mm sidwall??
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if you leave them 10mm high, make sure you round them very much or theres a big chance of chunks getting ripped off if you hit a cerb or rolls it..

i would think 5mm is well enuogh.. but i used foams at least 10 years ago
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What a messy job! Did it last night and here's the result....hope it works!

Seeing as others are using worn dirt tyres or road tyres (ie rubber on carpet) I 'should' have the advantage!

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