BBB Spread 6 Posted August 31, 2018 Just a little curious, but has anyone out there tested aftermarket tires for the Kong head? Tamiya chevron tires are great all-around, but I was thinking a little bit more about some snow / mud tires for the winter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvmud 812 Posted August 31, 2018 8 hours ago, BBB Spread said: Just a little curious, but has anyone out there tested aftermarket tires for the Kong head? Tamiya chevron tires are great all-around, but I was thinking a little bit more about some snow / mud tires for the winter. Only one company that really makes tires to fit these wheels and their selection is limited at best. It would make more sense to but some 2.2 wheels to open up your tire options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted August 31, 2018 Another thing to consider is that with the tight spacing between the middle and rear axles, you need to be careful about diameter, especially if running 4WS and/or a hot motor that might cause ballooning of the tyres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juls1 1661 Posted September 1, 2018 Yeah that’s a really difficult one because of the gap between the back tyres. I guess you’d only want more traction in mud and snow, everywhere else the truck suffers bad traction roll overs with the stock tyres unless you run really hard suspension. Most of the 2.2” stuff of the past has been replaced with larger 2.8” wheels. On top of that there is few aftermarket wheels with the extreme offset of the stock wheels. Tricky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBB Spread 6 Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 8:27 AM, iluvmud said: Only one company that really makes tires to fit these wheels and their selection is limited at best. It would make more sense to but some 2.2 wheels to open up your tire options. I'd be looking to get the tire / wheel package. 2.2 is about right. I'd just need to be careful about the outside diameter of the tires. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted September 2, 2018 These are a bit bigger, so they might rub up against the body. I have longer arms so they'd clear the body. (in this picture, I have both short and long arms attached for comparison) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Germano 2 Posted October 10, 2018 Juggular what is the code of those long arms? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted October 11, 2018 Ah, that took me a bit to dig this up... I knew I had an unused bag. I used DF02 arms. (Because Wild Dagger arms were more expensive, and I'm poor...) It's not a perfect fit. Where the A-arms meet the C-hubs, there is about 5mm gap. The steering knuckle would be about the size of the yellow square. I think I'll use a nut or something to fill the space. These arms are about an inch longer. So they should articulate much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max69vk 708 Posted October 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Juggular said: Ah, that took me a bit to dig this up... I knew I had an unused bag. I used DF02 arms. (Because Wild Dagger arms were more expensive, and I'm poor...) It's not a perfect fit. Where the A-arms meet the C-hubs, there is about 5mm gap. The steering knuckle would be about the size of the yellow square. I think I'll use a nut or something to fill the space. These arms are about an inch longer. So they should articulate much better. Funnily enough I’ve been doing the same (using DF02 arms) on a WR02 chassis with almost identical wheel & tyres. To fill/make up the space in the arms I used the plastic bump stop parts usually used on dampers as they fit perfectly in the space & on the long arm screw. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
