After months
(years, even) of questions about mounting rubber tires on
the proceed, we finally managed to do it. Up until now, the
only rubber tires known to fit a Proceed were the so called
"rain tires". These rubber tires are made for driving in
the rain, and the rubber compound is so soft that these
tires will melt when driven on a dry track.
As you can see in the pictures on this page, we finally found tires and rimms which fit the Proceed axles. The tires you see in the pictures are originally a rally conversion for a 1/8 scale off-road buggy.
The
rubber tires you seen in these pictures are the perfect
tire for rally-ish surfaces like gravel, small pebbles and
even short or dry grass, as shown in the pictures.
The front and rear view show a very tight fit for these large rimms and tires. For proper rear suspension working, the rear body mount should be set in it's highest position. As you can see, in these pictures we did not do this. You can see how close the tires are to the rear body mount. We do not advise this setup.
As you
can see, mounting these tires will result in a very large
ground clearance. You can also see how nice the
quick-release system fits the rimms. The rimms can easily
be clicked on. To be able to drive these rimms, small
aluminum adapters have to be made to prevent them from
wobbling.
With tires of this diameter, the Proceed could easily do 100+ MPh (over 160 km/h).
More pictures of the rubber tires on the Proceed:
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If you'd like more info about the rubber tires for the proceed, and/or the rimm conversion kit that you need, click here.