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Originally Posted by Burty248
Need some advice on front tires, there is a few things i dont quite understand.
First what order do these tires go in in terms of grip levels and best surfaces?
Mini pin - Mostly used indoors on carpet forget them for outdoors
Mini spike - You might choose to use these outdoors on grass where you need a depth of tread to cut through the grass. Cut off the outer row to remove a little initial steering. Too much steering for high grip surfaces. Green compound fronts are good for wet astro.
Cut stagger - these give a little more steering than the low profile cut stagger but may be a bit prone to "grab" mid corner so arent always popular. Makes driving a 4WD easy on high grip if used on the front on full width rims. Seem more popular on some chassis than others.
Low profile cut stagger - The preference for most when racing on astro indoors and outdoors. Gives less steering than minipins, easier to drive but less initial steering.
And what is the advantage of running tires on slimmer rims aswell?
Low profile cut staggers need to be mounted on slim or cut down rims. Most use the others you list on full width front rims.
And one more should you run inserts on front tires?
Inserts for all the tyres listed apart from the low profile cut staggers.
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