kontemax 1725 Posted October 10, 2007 Hi, I'm speaking about Top Force rear tires. Having in my hands both rear tires have notice a difference: Pin Spike 53-82-41-09 Square spike 53-82-41-07 The last number on the side wall of the tire is different. Anyone as noticed it? Tires dimension seems equal on both of them... Any info about? Cheers Max Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tipsy 7 Posted October 10, 2007 I have a set of square spikes on my new built Top Force Evo. I was told they were a hopup version of the pin spikes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
94eg! 834 Posted October 10, 2007 FYI: Top Force tires are not called "pin-spike". They are actually "spire-spike" tires. I say this because the term Pin-Spike actually refers to the old 2" tires from the Supershot, Vanquish & Avante cars... I've never held square spike tires, but they are the listed Hop-up rear tire for the Dyna Storm. Therefore, I would care to guess they simply offer better grip. Are the spikes the same depth on both sets of tires? BTW: The rear Square-Spike tires are still available from Tamiya under the part number 9805537. They are the standard issue tire for the Sand Viper and Desert Gator, but no longer sold as a Hop-up option. Couldn't tell you why though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kontemax 1725 Posted October 11, 2007 Yes, that's correct, spire spikes tires. The depth is the same on both tires. I used the square on my Dyna and noticed they are better on mud. MAx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vjimages 0 Posted June 26, 2019 I am currently building the Neo Fighter Buggy (DT-03) and the stadard rear tyres in this kit are the "Tamiya Super Gripper" 53-82-41-07 (Square Spike). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich_8717 114 Posted June 26, 2019 The spire spike tyres were discontinued a while ago and have been superseded by the square spike ones. I don't know why they would be any better really as they are almost identical but the squares do seem slightly more wear resistant compared to the spires and under heavy load I can imagine the spires probably 'bend' more where as the squares are more sturdy so they probably offer better grip. I've personally spent months looking for a new set of spire spikes for my original evo and have only managed to find a half decent used set. I do have a brand new set of fronts I bought ages ago but the rears very rarely come up for sale and when they do people ask silly money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
