AKA Tire Thread - Information
02-07-2012, 05:46 PM
#211
Not sure of a better way to ask this, so:
What would be the AKA equivalent to a barcode in 10th buggy. Eg if Barcodes were the jconcepts tire of choice at a track, what would the AKA guys be running?
What would be the AKA equivalent to a barcode in 10th buggy. Eg if Barcodes were the jconcepts tire of choice at a track, what would the AKA guys be running?
02-07-2012, 06:06 PM
#212
Technically I would say the Rebar is a direct competitor to the barcodes and PL Suburbs. Although the Vektor is normally favored over the Rebars here at our local tracks of indoor clay. The Vektor is really a great tire, you get the best of both worlds. They are a directional tire so if you need a little more rear traction, run the tires with the angled bars going toward the center. If you are looking to free up the rear around the corners, run the angled bars going outward.
02-09-2012, 12:49 AM
#214
Rebar tire tuning
There has been a lot of R&D in the past several months to get the most out of the Rebars and to apply the knowledge learned in future tread designs. During these test, several of us have trimmed and cut the Rebars in many different ways. I wanted to share a couple of things that I personally believe helps get a lot more side bite and overall performance.
The radial bars on the outer edges have been cut almost every different thinkable way to get more side bite. I actually found that if you simply cut away the bars that are painted silver (see picture below) you should feel a big difference. I have had several different drivers try the tires this way and they all agreed it helped a lot. My guess is that it allows the inner radial bar to actually get more traction when slipping side-to-side.
Another "mod" a lot of us feel that helps overall performance it cutting away a section of the tire and gluing the tire back together. Good'ole AKA glue keeps the tire in one piece so no worries there. This shrinks the tire a little, reducing tire wrap and ballooning under acceleration. This may not work on all tracks but we normally do this at all indoor clay tracks. Credit for this find goes out to Derek Frutani from Kyosho. Here are some pics to hopefully clarify.
Like any other mod, it might not work for some. Cut away at your own risk
The radial bars on the outer edges have been cut almost every different thinkable way to get more side bite. I actually found that if you simply cut away the bars that are painted silver (see picture below) you should feel a big difference. I have had several different drivers try the tires this way and they all agreed it helped a lot. My guess is that it allows the inner radial bar to actually get more traction when slipping side-to-side.
Another "mod" a lot of us feel that helps overall performance it cutting away a section of the tire and gluing the tire back together. Good'ole AKA glue keeps the tire in one piece so no worries there. This shrinks the tire a little, reducing tire wrap and ballooning under acceleration. This may not work on all tracks but we normally do this at all indoor clay tracks. Credit for this find goes out to Derek Frutani from Kyosho. Here are some pics to hopefully clarify.
Like any other mod, it might not work for some. Cut away at your own risk
03-18-2012, 02:40 PM
#217
CLAY???
Alright guys, it's been over a month since this last post on ETA of the Clay Compund. I love AKA tires, but at my local track you must run a clay compound to get optimum traction. I've had to switch over to Panther tires. Is there an update?
03-18-2012, 03:46 PM
#222
There has been a lot of R&D in the past several months to get the most out of the Rebars and to apply the knowledge learned in future tread designs. During these test, several of us have trimmed and cut the Rebars in many different ways. I wanted to share a couple of things that I personally believe helps get a lot more side bite and overall performance.
The radial bars on the outer edges have been cut almost every different thinkable way to get more side bite. I actually found that if you simply cut away the bars that are painted silver (see picture below) you should feel a big difference. I have had several different drivers try the tires this way and they all agreed it helped a lot. My guess is that it allows the inner radial bar to actually get more traction when slipping side-to-side.
Another "mod" a lot of us feel that helps overall performance it cutting away a section of the tire and gluing the tire back together. Good'ole AKA glue keeps the tire in one piece so no worries there. This shrinks the tire a little, reducing tire wrap and ballooning under acceleration. This may not work on all tracks but we normally do this at all indoor clay tracks. Credit for this find goes out to Derek Frutani from Kyosho. Here are some pics to hopefully clarify.
Like any other mod, it might not work for some. Cut away at your own risk
The radial bars on the outer edges have been cut almost every different thinkable way to get more side bite. I actually found that if you simply cut away the bars that are painted silver (see picture below) you should feel a big difference. I have had several different drivers try the tires this way and they all agreed it helped a lot. My guess is that it allows the inner radial bar to actually get more traction when slipping side-to-side.
Another "mod" a lot of us feel that helps overall performance it cutting away a section of the tire and gluing the tire back together. Good'ole AKA glue keeps the tire in one piece so no worries there. This shrinks the tire a little, reducing tire wrap and ballooning under acceleration. This may not work on all tracks but we normally do this at all indoor clay tracks. Credit for this find goes out to Derek Frutani from Kyosho. Here are some pics to hopefully clarify.
Like any other mod, it might not work for some. Cut away at your own risk
03-18-2012, 08:36 PM
#225
Another "mod" a lot of us feel that helps overall performance it cutting away a section of the tire and gluing the tire back together. Good'ole AKA glue keeps the tire in one piece so no worries there. This shrinks the tire a little, reducing tire wrap and ballooning under acceleration. This may not work on all tracks but we normally do this at all indoor clay tracks. Credit for this find goes out to Derek Frutani from Kyosho. Here are some pics to hopefully clarify.
Like any other mod, it might not work for some. Cut away at your own risk
Like any other mod, it might not work for some. Cut away at your own risk 