Tire question

[John Daniel]

I have a ET48.3 that I am converting to a basher. I have a Tekin Redline Gen 3 T8 2250 Kv on it.

What are the biggest wheels o can use with a 4S battery? Would backflips Lp 6s be too big? Also, what pinion should I use with a bigger wheel?

 

[Nicochau]

Backflips 6s are not LP (low-profile). They are great tires but also very tall tires (172mm if I recall well vs 156mm LPs and 143mm truggy 1/8 tires). You will lose in handling precision (but who cares, its a basher) and gain a LOT of rotational mass in order to jump and flip the truck.

You can run them with any pinion as long as you let the motor cool down once in a while. Fast bashers are fun, so I would probably not change the pinion on it if you have a 16t or 17t already installed. Also, the ET48.3 won't let you clear much lower than 15t (14t without the center brace). Not worth the hassle.

 

[smirkracing]

I've tried both on that truck and I prefer the Backflip LPs. The LPs are my go-to - also have those installed on my MT410. You have plenty of mass for air control even with the low profile tires.