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Originally Posted by Phyrxes
Last time I built an RC car I was in high school, and the one I had used three piece wheels and the rubber tires without an insert. The rims were set up to allow airflow in and out of the tire, do they still make them like that?
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I have too many rc cars, and have spent a lot of time looking at RC car tires for FRC applications. What you used were beadlock rims, which are common enough, but usually not used by most serious RC people.
Most RC tires are going to be a foam for suspension, a one piece rubber tire, and a one piece wheel/hub (the tire bear is glued on). Some hubs come with holes to vent, which is really the wrong place for them (the tire itself should be vented), but that's off topic.
The only RC tires that have rubber even close to possibly, maybe, sort of hold up to FRC applications are made for what is known as 1/5 scale cars (most specifically the hpi baja 5b/5s/5t. Unfortunately, these tires/wheels are in the 6" size range making existing pneumatic tires more desirable for FRC applications.
All of the 3-4" sized tires are simply too weak to hold up to FRC drivetrains. For intakes and rollers, they're still a good option when you want the roller itself to have some give and suspension.