chib1977 3 Posted June 18, 2020 So i bought this from ebay to get me back into the hobby, £90, ball raced, torque tuned motor and all the radio gear ,popped on some alloy dampers and gave it a good bashing till the nsr wheel fell off ,but im interested to know if the wheels are the right size, the rims have a 2" diameter and they just look....small and i believe the car is a bit of a frankenstein since i cant find a TL01 with the MK4 focus shell, anywho this is my first post here so "hello there" and thanks for having me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark_C 198 Posted June 18, 2020 1/10 on road wheels are all the same (I think!) you occasionally see a diameter listed but most of the time they just quote offset and width (typically 24 or 26mm). Provided the wheel takes a 12mm hex, you can more or less use what you want. Just keep in mind a big offset will make the wheel stick out from the arch. The body is a 3rd party one from a company called matrixline, they are pretty cheap hence all the misspelt company names, but it seems perfectly ok as a runner to me. If you want to change it look for a 190mm on road body. You can use 200mm bodies but you'll need wheels with a bigger offset to fill the arches otherwise it will look a bit odd. Any tamiya on road body should fit.. The wheel falling off could be because the nyloc insert is worn and the nut just backs off. Funnily enough I had a wheel come off my TL-01 not long ago, unfortunately it pulled the hex drive off and I lost the drive pin, going to replaced all the wheel nuts to prevent a recurrence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chib1977 3 Posted June 18, 2020 Wow ,ive had the car about 3 months and only now that you have pointed it out can i see all the altered branding ,hahhaa ,now thats gonna bug me so much cheers !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted June 18, 2020 I see what you mean, the wheel size does look off, but the wheels are indeed the right size. The wheel arches in the aftermarket body are a bit big though. You will no doubt find that it looks spot on with a genuine Tamiya body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark_C 198 Posted June 18, 2020 33 minutes ago, chib1977 said: Wow ,ive had the car about 3 months and only now that you have pointed it out can i see all the altered branding ,hahhaa ,now thats gonna bug me so much cheers !! Sorry You have to admit, its not a bad likeness though: It does look like the holes for body mounts might be a little wrong as the back wheel doesn't look centered in the arch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
