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1.9 Wheels for The Hornet?! I had to try them

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Wheel choices for the Hornets, Hoppers and anything alike are somewhat limited depending on what you are looking for. So when I saw these 1.9 inch one piece wheels from Tamiya (part number 22077), I thought of the potential possibilities for different types of tires that can be used. These are apparently the same wheels used on the CW01 Pajero, which means they should fit many other Tamiya RC models as well, in fact they are advertised for the Hornet, Grasshopper and Frog. 20241108_194617.thumb.jpg.a552f6d1c3c71198d13f1e733a82df8d.jpg

Hmm... interesting. The front wheels accept the same 5x11x4 bearings as the Hornet and Grasshopper, and the rear requires no special adapters at all.

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I have some Rock Crusher tires, so let's see how this looks on my Grasshopper.

Umm... it looks cool, but unfortunately the front tires have clearance issues with the bumper and the beetle body I have.20241108_202402.thumb.jpg.401572a3a89a0bc9723d4837fa78bfe6.jpg

Ok, I have another idea...

Lol, the Rough Rider re-release looks a bit funny, but I bet it will work well in the trails with some better crawler tires of the same size.20241108_211733.thumb.jpg.36ca7dc8873b89a815a4d3f0c856a7ea.jpg

Let's see with some rally block tires in the front of my old beetlehopper.20241110_215339.thumb.jpg.e5cd2dee5be3f6023178785240cd0223.jpg20241110_222336.thumb.jpg.8508721b19e44b6fea827904ade00240.jpg20241110_222517.thumb.jpg.53fb58e1d25572c9cb0d1dc844dba37c.jpg

It don't think it looks too bad on there. My only criticism is that the front wheel offset is too wide, but with the proper rubber I think it will look pretty rad.

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Love these rims, on a SRB or a Frog :)

Another cool possibility is the complete Brat wheels set:

 

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