WANTED 4wd front cactus tyres that work on eos carpet

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by daz75

What does glueing the sidewall do? Less movement?

it allows the tyre to slip on the carpet, and not grip from the sidewall. its to reduce grip roll.

[knighthawk]

Originally Posted by fidspeed

But in not lee martin or neil cragg or any of the top boys

Nor are must of us, lol

the only problem with turning the rate down is you loose steering on the tight slow sections

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by fidspeed

I suspect stiffening sidewall will stop tyre deflecting hence reduce potential grip roll id just turn steering rate down 😀😀
Bur in not lee martin or neil cragg or any of the top boys

turning rate down doesn't achieve the same thing. you turn it down some, but it just reduces the lock and doesnt take away the edge that the tyres have.

The tyres are bloody awful. When everyone has to spend ages cutting them, dremelling and gluing then the tyre is wrong for the track surface.

[Duncan]

Hear hear

[Duncan]

The Cactus has been specially developed for EOS style carpet and offers improved driving feel, faster lap times, and longer life. It has been extensively tested on both new and well worn carpets and should be a popular control tyre choice for 1/10th off road carpet racing this winter.

The long life design with high density pin pattern and famous stagger edge design to minimise grip roll should prove extremely popular with racers!

Hard Blue compound for great life.

This is the official selling guide to the tyre, please tell me how the tyre tops grip roll realy

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by Duncan

The Cactus has been specially developed for EOS style carpet and offers improved driving feel, faster lap times, and longer life. It has been extensively tested on both new and well worn carpets and should be a popular control tyre choice for 1/10th off road carpet racing this winter.

The long life design with high density pin pattern and famous stagger edge design to minimise grip roll should prove extremely popular with racers!

Hard Blue compound for great life.

This is the official selling guide to the tyre, please tell me how the tyre tops grip roll realy

The rear does. They are describing the rear tyre perfectly.

My guess is they only tested the 4wd front on a K2.

[knighthawk]

Originally Posted by neallewis

My guess is they only tested the 4wd front on a K2.

I run the K2 and have to cut/trim/glue the fronts, sorry don't see your point

[dazp83]

What Lee had to say

[Stu Dixon]

Originally Posted by Duncan

The Cactus has been specially developed for EOS style carpet and offers improved driving feel, faster lap times, and longer life. It has been extensively tested on both new and well worn carpets and should be a popular control tyre choice for 1/10th off road carpet racing this winter.

The long life design with high density pin pattern and famous stagger edge design to minimise grip roll should prove extremely popular with racers!

Hard Blue compound for great life.

This is the official selling guide to the tyre, please tell me how the tyre tops grip roll realy

What track are you racing at that says you have to use the Cactus front tyres ?

[daz75]

Originally Posted by dazp83

What Lee had to say

Says it all

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by daz75

Says it all

yup, exactly.

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by Stu Dixon

What track are you racing at that says you have to use the Cactus front tyres ?

No clubs that I go to, only the actual EOS series, which is kinda important when you spend circa £500 to go and have a shite time with the 4wd front tires. it's put me off going tbh, until they sort it out.

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by knighthawk

I run the K2 and have to cut/trim/glue the fronts, sorry don't see your point

my point is that on the K2, orlowski (who i know quite well form gong to eos) was the only one who could drive the tyres unmodified on eos carpet. he said they were ok, but they are now modifying the tyres on his prototype car.

[Ross]

Has anyone tried the blue compound. Being harder will they create less grip? Or would you still need to take loads of the tyre.

[Adam F]

Originally Posted by Ross

Has anyone tried the blue compound. Being harder will they create less grip? Or would you still need to take loads of the tyre.

yeah, still too much....

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Adam F

yeah, still too much....

Fantastic, looks like a 2wd is defo on the cards then

[Adam F]

all might not be lost... we have a plan..

[RudeTony]

At the last EOS in Germany, I spent 35 mins preparing Billy Eastons 4wd front tyres ..... I am sure that time would of been better spent if we just threw a set of staggers on the dam thing......

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Adam F

all might not be lost... we have a plan..

Is it Si's plan, i listened to one of his plans yesterday

[Adam F]

Originally Posted by Ross

Is it Si's plan, i listened to one of his plans yesterday

Yes... it will either work great or blind someone....