Tamiya Avante Alternative Tires

[Grastens]

Good evening,

I am close to finishing my Avante; the quality of the parts was very impressive and overall the build felt more of a mix of my Buggy Champ and my F103, with added complexity. It was very enjoyable, but still not quite over.

However, I looked at the tires and thought that while they would be great for strictly off-road sessions, my bashing grounds are rarely entirely unpaved. I am therefore looking for a decent-lasting tire that could perform on both pavement and dirt.

My question(s) would be: is there any particular brand I should be taking a good look at for this cause, or will any appropriately-sized tire suffice? Or are the hybrid spike tires I have hard enough to take occasional pavement use? I would also like to ask any current Avante owners if they have used alternative tires (as opposed to the hybrid spike type or the stock low-profile rubber) for bashing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[mtbkym01]

For sealed surface you could use oval block tyres, they're pretty hard usually. Not sure if anyone else make a 2.0 tyre that would fit standard rims, aftermarket 2.2 rims opens up a whole nuther option for you

[Thommo]

+1 for oval block (Hot Shot) tyres, luv em. They are a great all rounder for that wheel size. Hybrid spikes look great and are well suited to loose dirt / off-road but just no good for pavement.

[Flerbizky]

On my DF03MS - for tarmac - I use these: Front: http://www.ebay.de/i...=item4ab80faaa2

Rear: http://www.ebay.de/i...=item4ab80faf61

They hold up really really well and they are sticky. And this is with a BL 5.5T.

Also have a set of these when there's dirt involved: http://www.ebay.de/i...=item336aa260fe

For me - both sets have been super value for money.

Cheers

[Edit:] Pic of said car is here: http://imgur.com/Z4jKk

[94eg!]

Oval block for the kit 2.0" wheels.

If your going to 2.2" wheels, get some Tamiya tires marked with a "K". The "K" stands for Kit so you know they are hard rubber and will last a long time. The newer flexible/modern version are called the "Dual Block TIres K":

- 54185 narrow

- 54186 wide

The older hard-rubber version are called "High Density Spike Tires K". These came standard on the DB01 & DF03.

- 51240 narrow

- 51241 wide

All of these tire sets include inserts. To run them you will also need a set of DF03 wheels.

[Grastens]

Thank you for the replies; I will be looking out for some DF-03 wheels!