Stock baja wheels vs. Desperado

[Kaz the Minotaur]

Is there any advantage to the Desperado Baja wheels over the stock ones? The stock ones are cheaper.

 

[Clubin]

Desperado rims and Excavator tires are way lighter than the stockers. I should have mine assembled and I will weigh them and measure them for comparison purposes. THe diameter and width is quite a bit less too.

 

[Kaz the Minotaur]

So do the Excavator and Bow-Tie tires only fit the Desperado wheels?

 

[ZielkeRacing]

So do the Excavator and Bow-Tie tires only fit the Desperado wheels?

Yes they both fit the proline wheels and you can also buy either of those tires pre-mounted also. I have them on my 5T and with have the bow ties on my MT this week.

 

[flint mann]

I am running hpi on front and proline on the rear with hostile AT's. I ran them Sunday but changed back to mini mx because of the "track" conditions. They seem to work well I ran them about a half tank before I switched them out.

 

[Kaz the Minotaur]

So the Bow-Tie and excavator tires don't fit the HPI Super Star wheels?

 

[ZielkeRacing]

Yes, they make front and rears so for the rampage you need to use the rear wheels on all four corners unless you want narrow fronts. Also the aftermarket beadlocks will also fit on the desperado wheels also.

 

[Kaz the Minotaur]

Yeah, I was just pricing things out and getting the Bow-Tie tires and Super Star rears is cheaper than getting Bow-Ties pre-mounted on Desperado wheels.

 

[ZielkeRacing]

The Desperado with an Excavator tire (rear) weighs 1 pound 6.5 ounces and the stock MT tire and wheels weighs in at 2 pounds 4.5 ounces.

 

[ZielkeRacing]

A rear HPI Superstar with a Hostile Nightmare Hard tire mounted and a aluminum beadlock weighs 1 pound 1.9 ounces

 

[Clubin]

The Desperado with an Excavator tire (rear) weighs 1 pound 6.5 ounces and the stock MT tire and wheels weighs in at 2 pounds 4.5 ounces.

HOLY KRAP! that is a big difference. WOW I didn't think there would be that much of a diference.

 

[DemonRC]

Anybody have any idea what the stock TT wheel weighs? I know they are quite a bit lighter than the HPI Stars with Hostile Nightmares.

 

[speedbaboon]

Is there any advantage to the Desperado Baja wheels over the stock ones? The stock ones are cheaper.

Desperado wheels are better overall: better and tougher material, they don't flex as easily as the stock HPI, the beadlocks are stronger and thicker, not to mention the longer screws that come with the wheels (pretty much guaranteed they won't go through the beadlocks when you run your car hard)


Any tyres that can fit the stock HPI can also fit the Desperado (i'm talking about the rear ones in this case). i have proline badlands and mx tyres on those wheels for my MT

 

[Kaz the Minotaur]

I was thinking about trying to get 1 MT tire, since I ripped 1, but I think I will save up for Bow-Ties and Desperados.

 

[speedbaboon]

you wont regret !!!


i had MT tyres and switched to Despeardo and the set wheels ..... the whole truck just feels so much lighter (literally too !!), take off faster and turn much better


i don't even know if i'm gonna put the MT tyres back on again maybe after the threads on the baja tyres are done

 

[mooman007uk]

I got AT hostiles and desparados coming on the TT I bought and am going to shell out for another set of desparados with the excavators for my MT, I like my MT tires but want to try the excavators, they're nearly as tall and weigh alot less

 

[Lizardking]

Mine Desperado/Excavators just came in.....today.. Nice, just what the truck should have come with.

 

[Clubin]

Mine Desperado/Excavators just came in.....today.. Nice, just what the truck should have come with.

I recieved my tires yesterday, and got them all screwed together today. Everything fit prefect, but there is not so much as a spare screw! I didn't loose any, just a observation. THey look good, I can't wait to try them.

 

[Lizardking]

Do you have yours mounted? We should take pictures for everyone to see. My camara is dead as door nail...lol

 

[Piranha2]

I would love to see the pics and hear your feedback.....I'm sure more than a few of us would appreciate your comments/insight before we take the "plunge".