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We now have a track in my backyard. The jumps are firming up with regular watering, but the rest of the track tends to stay rather soft despite watering.

Sooo, are there any modern 2.2 options for rear tires that work in soft dirt, that won't pack full of dirt and become useless? My smaller "knobbies" just pack solid with dirt. Does anyone make a tire like we used to have way back when, that has knobs or spikes, spaced apart, for 2.2 inch wheels? My front ribs seem to do ok.

There's 5 of us who will be using the track, so the idea (and headache) of finding older tires with smaller diameter wheels is not really a good options.

Due to the lack of responses, I kept digging. I'm not sure what I did, but the tires I was looking for now started appearing, and will also fit on my re-re perfectly.

Proline Calibers is the only thing I can think of, unless you can find some Bowties or Step Pins (Panther Tires still has one I beleive).

These would be soft compounds of today, if you want harder compounds, Schumacher tires, like you pictured above.

Another I though of as this was posting...JConcepts Goosebumps...

Schumacher # U6608 , "mini" pin, 2.2" buggy rear tire.

Any step pin tire will work well. I tried calibers once and while good for tire wear wern't very grippy. Calibers will also clog. Goosebumps would be a good choice for a heavy track.

Apparently there's old, and new, Calibers. The older ones have larger pins, the newer ones are much shorter and closer together, and not a pin anymore, more of a flat triangle.

I hadn't seen, or heard of the Goosebumps, but that may be an option.

I have the Shumachers on order, we'll see how they do. I think once the track settles down after more runs and waterings, smaller pin tires will work

Proline blockades, goose bumps, and calibers should work

there are also these fellas, just not sure if these are being produced in qty anymore:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJ70&P=7

Pricey if you just want the rears, but these are a harder compound to penetrate soft surfaces. I like tires with more knobs because they last longer;

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/4x-Buggy-Tyres-Tires-4x-Inserts-1-10-Seben-R2-Offroad-/400175470785?hash=item5d2c5118c1:g:FHcAAOxy0x1TRl2y

These work when it's really muddy, for 2" wheels (pretty hard rubber);

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGD99&P=7

I just got a pair of these schueys, they fit 2" also and are softer than the same tread I have from years ago, but firm enough to support the knob height;

http://www.amainhobbies.com/rc-cars-trucks/schumacher-racing-full-spike-1-10-buggy-rear-tires-2-soft-scht650/p362307?v=170793

If you want cheap, these hard tires are okay when the surface is soft, but the flat knobs are too hard to grip firm tracks well;

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__27511__Rear_Tires_w_Round_Tread_2pcs_bag_1_10_Quanum_Vandal_4WD_Racing_Buggy.html

And last, I found after the first winter on my new track that Proline bowties work the best, the m3 compound expands lots under power and I think the flexing of the tread helps to clear the mud better than a really stiff tire that packs up. Still available at Tower.

jwscab wrote:there are also these fellas, just not sure if these are being produced in qty anymore:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJ70&P=7

These are nice! and cheap too!

Thanks guys for replies, I'll have what I need with all these. I appreciate the help!

yellowdatsun wrote:

jwscab wrote:there are also these fellas, just not sure if these are being produced in qty anymore:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJ70&P=7

These are nice! and cheap too!

Joe hit the one I was gonna post up. They are nice, cheap and work great. They are pretty soft but would hold up decent for what you are describing. They make a matching front tire that works pretty well with them. Was never much into the knobby fronts and they wear quite a bit faster than the rears but do make for a great bashing tire.

Todd

We use the Proline Hole Shot and Proline Bow-tie tires at our outdoor dirt track. Works best, in all weather condition

Cheers,
Daniel

I like the Proline Blockade in M3 compound. Good traction and lasts a long time!