adding weight for more traction?

[djcrabtree]

Originally Posted by egronvold

Short wheelbase and locked diffs will affect your turning radius. Had to get an axle with remote locker for my short wb 6x6. The tipper with long wb works very well with both axles locked.

I will have to disagree with this. My wheel base is considerably shorter than a stock king and turns so much better. This is just my opinion though.

[Exclusive RC]

Originally Posted by egronvold

Short wheelbase and locked diffs will affect your turning radius. Had to get an axle with remote locker for my short wb 6x6. The tipper with long wb works very well with both axles locked.

Not sure what u did or didnt do but, it has never made a negative difference on any of my builds....

Originally Posted by djcrabtree

I will have to disagree with this. My wheel base is considerably shorter than a stock king and turns so much better. This is just my opinion though.

I agree, also u have 2 ways of going about it... u can out just bbs in or modify the foams by cutting the inside of them out to use just the outside thin ring as a small cushion and bbs between.. so basically it would be foam, bbs, rim

[djcrabtree]

Thanks guys. Looks like I'm going to run bbs. Think I'll just use a straw to funnel the bbs in and fill the tire completely with bbs.

[djcrabtree]

Well guys I figured I'd come back with a conclusion for those that may be interested in this. I have completely filled all eight rear tires with bbs. I bought a 6000 count pack, and I guess I've used near 5000 of them. My traction is greatly improved and I'm very happy with the results. Thanks for the help fellas.

[Supermario]

That's great to hear and thanks for the update!
Did you fill the steer tires also and did you have to glue the tires to the rims after filling? I need to do the same thing to my dump truck. Front tires are too soft with a heavy load to steer and the drives squat down way too much.

[djcrabtree]

Originally Posted by Supermario

That's great to hear and thanks for the update!
Did you fill the steer tires also and did you have to glue the tires to the rims after filling? I need to do the same thing to my dump truck. Front tires are too soft with a heavy load to steer and the drives squat down way too much.

No I did not fill the steer tires yet, but do plan to when I figure out awd situation. As for gluing tires on I have not. I'm using my king to pull a wagon with my son in along with a cooler etc so no weight is put on the drive tires. For you I'd suggest gluing seeing as you will have weight directly above the tires. I can tell you the only down side is the noise the bbs make while in motion. But if you can fill the tire to where the bbs do not have room to roll around its not a big deal. I've got mi e packed and noise is to a minimum.

[egronvold]

Originally Posted by Supermario

That's great to hear and thanks for the update!
Did you fill the steer tires also and did you have to glue the tires to the rims after filling? I need to do the same thing to my dump truck. Front tires are too soft with a heavy load to steer and the drives squat down way too much.

When driving in dirt with stock rims, they will start to spin inside the tire if not glued eventually.