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Thank you, I will pick up some balancing tape from my lhsIf your bearings are good I suppose you can mostly balance it incrementally on the truck by sticking little pieces of balancing tape on the side that likes to sit at the top when the wheel comes to rest. My rear wheel is out of balance enough that it I will try this method to improve things.
All four of my wheels do that, and I just replaced all of my bearings.I haven't tried it, mind. I just noticed that when I disconnected the driveshaft when I fried the motor, the out-of-balance wheel immediately rotated heavy-side-down, so it's not hard to see which side needs to be weighed down
What's better for on a dirt track, harder, or softer rubber?New tires are definitely a worthy performance upgrade, then you can have proper foams in the tires and softer rubber compounds. But I don't know if this solves the balancing problem. I've never assembled my own tires, but I think even freshly assembled tires are not guaranteed to have great balance... I'd guess it depends on the quality of the molds that they were made in.
Thank you, it is helpfulI've never raced but my understanding is this:
- grass hooning: hard compound,
- gravel track with lots of loose material: medium compound,
- hardpack track with little loose material: soft compound,
- tarmac: softest compound your wallet can swallow, cause they ain't gonna last longe.
Someone with actual racing experience may comment on whether my understanding is complete rubbish, or makes some sense
In regards to the proline 2.2 trenchers for just about the same price You can get the 2.8 30 series. Trenchers. They will give u a taller and wider stance. I ordered mine with the wheels. The come with the 12mm hex. So no need to up your hexs to the 17mm.xlDoom provided a pretty good reference list. For all-around dirt performance select a soft or medium compound (if available). Some monster-truck type tires will only be available in a single compound and if you're buying a good quality brand (like Pro-Line or JConcepts), then you can be pretty sure you'll be getting a suitable compound. In addition to rubber compound, tread pattern is also fairly important. An "open" tread will allow the knobs to dig in and get traction, but a tighter tread will give lower rolling resistance but not be able to dig into loose or soft surfaces (like dirt). The stock AMP tread is somewhere in the middle with more emphasis on hard surfaces (since most owners just drive around on their neighborhood streets).
Take a look at Pro-Line's "Trencher" 2.2 truck tire.
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