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Wild Willy replacement tires?

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hey guys, im restoring a wild willy 1 here, but the tires are starting to crack, is there another tyre that will fit the rims? (or rims that will fit the car?)


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Afraid not!

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nope, I havent found a set yet that fits those wheels

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proffesso wrote:hey guys, im restoring a wild willy 1 here, but the tires are starting to crack, is there another tyre that will fit the rims? (or rims that will fit the car?)


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i think i could possibly get my hands on a nip front and rear pair.

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I was messing around with my WWI the other week and found that the rear wheels from a SCX10 fit the rear of the Wild Willy I. Not sure what can be done about the front though.

If you want the stock tires you will have to watch e-bay. Only problem is a good set will be expensive :-(.

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damn. might have to make some sort of adapter.

was hard enough fitting lunchbox tires onto my Big Bear :lol:
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If you just need tires. tamiya usa has them.Item #9805213 $22.50 for a set of 4. tower also shows tires in stock .

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rctenracer wrote:If you just need tires. tamiya usa has them.Item #9805213 $22.50 for a set of 4. tower also shows tires in stock . just have to search. :wink:
those are lunchbox/ Wild Willys 2 tires, very different from ww1 as far as I know

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My mistake I thought they where both the same. :oops:

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