Traxxas Rustler 2wd Tire Upgrade, Proline Badlands 2.8 Tires with F-11 Wheels Test and Review

[@markoftheus]

I also like having more meaty tires, although I took a slightly different approach for my Rustler. Instead of using a bigger tire, I went with a smaller wheel. The low profile 2.8" tires that come stock on the Rustler have the same outer diameter as the more standard 2.2" stadium truck tire. And since the 2.2's use a smaller wheel (while having the same outer diameter) you can get more sidewall without having to worry about motor heat or re-gearing the truck.

[@keithwilliams4533]

good deal buddy I'm about to order those. awesome straight to the point video.

[@lukeboyle7787]

It looks so cool I can’t wait tell I get mine

[@philthyco1]

Great score! She is a monster truck now! Lol

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Yeah, can't believe I got the set of 4 for $34 and it really was free because I used the money I'd made of my Ebay partnership links. I really like the black wheels against the red and black body. Thanks for your support.

[@blamejohnath]

Thanks for listing where to get the tires! I'm thinking of buying a Rustler myself, and I'm trying to figure out what kind of modifications I wanna do to it

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Can't go wrong with a Rustler, good luck.

[@alex3I4_]

get one man nice car nice many upgrades to choose from good luck ! i bought mines about a month ago and put a brushless max10 in it with a 3s

[@rcnetherlands5529]

1:25 what ramp is that?

[@TheTeknodad1974]

Where did you get your ramp for jumping?

[@fredricklindstrom837]

If you put different tires on them wouldn't you have to change the gearing also since there bigger

[@nickyeideviebk7950]

How is the jumping feeling. Is it easier to control in the air. I experience with the stock tires that it is difficult to adjust the car in the air.

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Much easier to control....

[@hotdoginabananapeel1579]

And also what gears do you use

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

The stock tire size is 2.8 on the Rustler. The Slash has 2.2 doesn't sound like much till you see them side by side.

[@wilverine2639]

Did you have to change the gearing?

[@mrcrowley12002]

i was thinking about getting these for my 2.5 1/10 scale Tmax..did they spin allot more?i just ordered my truck should be here soon but i hate the look of the tires on it

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Seemed like they had better grip than the stock tires.

[@hotdoginabananapeel1579]

Do you use an esc fan? And if so does it overheat. My rustler gets very hot with 2.8 tires

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

If you're running hot it's better to change gearing rather than add a fan.

[@hotdoginabananapeel1579]

Thanks

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

I use stock gearing on my Rustler but on my Bandit I use 19t pinion and 86t spur gear. I run 2.8 tires on it as well and it is a beast. You should check out the videos on the Monster Bandit.

[@normn11]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun do you break a lot of shafts though? i went through 2 out put yokes and 3 shaft end today. which is weird because ive been running the same 19/86 combo forever and today it didnt work out at all. rustler vxl 2wd with thee tires.

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Haven't broke a shaft yet.. hmmmmmm.

[@jcallesano]

I hope you went to your hobby shop and traded in the xl5 and 540 motor and use the traxxas power up program and swap it for the vxl set up. I did that with my 2wd stampede and upgraded all sorts of crap and its insanity now. Tires are my next upgrade since the stock ones balloon on 3S to about a little under an 1" think hahahah.

[@combofriend4461]

Just curious why do ppl upgrade to brushless instead of just getting vxl up front? It's crazy that JUST the motor/esc combo is way more expensive than the price diff bw xl-5 vs vxl, but the vxl has even more upgrades than just that... plus you had to do the work yourself (which IS more fun, but just doesn't make sense to me why the pricing works out that way). As much as I enjoy DIY spending less to get more seems like away better option

[@jcallesano]

@@combofriend4461 there could be several reasons why you wouldn't want to get the brushless version as first. Say you had a son or daughter who was into RC and you didn't want them you start off with something that was too powerful. Some people get bored of what they bought and always want to upgrade it. That's what I did with the two wheel drive Stampede and I upgraded it beyond belief. Everyone does things differently. I was just getting back into RC after more than 10 years off. So I started with something very simple. Now I have 5 + highly upgraded truck some doing over 100 miles an hour

[@combofriend4461]

@@jcallesano makes sense- I guess I'm just a little salty about realizing the price difference haha. I'm actually in that situation- my son got the basic Rustler, and it was so fun I decided to get one too. I decided to go with xl-5 too thinking we can upgrade them together, but when I realized the price difference for upgrading vs price of just buying vxl I was kind of bummed 😂 We're both inexperienced though. So maybe I should just be patient and learn/do smaller upgrades for now and decide about the engine upgrade later

[@jcallesano]

@@combofriend4461 exactly. No need to upgrade if you're still learning. Those models half a 50% mode for training too. Then 100%. Going 50mph+ is cool, but if you can't control it, don't do it. That's how property gets damaged and or people get hurt. I have 100mph trucks. They're for secluded areas only.

[@ericschellpeper7965]

Is that a homemade ramp or where did you purchase?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Bought on Amazon but unfortunately they have discontinued this ramp. Bought two of them for $99 , wish they still made them.

[@rcjunior888]

Its for rear and front? and for xl? and its 2 each pair?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

I bought these barely used on Ebay as a set of 4, they normally come in pairs of 2. For the xl5 versions a gear change to Stampede specs is a must but for VXL models no gearing change needed. Thanks for watching and commenting hope you have a great day.

[@rcjunior888]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun How hell Nah Am Not Changing my gearing lol.

[@beckerg04]

I put some larger tires on my xl5 and the esc prematurely hits low voltage warning and runs half speed... I reverted to stock tires and now it runs fine, does this mean for the tires i need to change gearing?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Yes a gearing change is needed.

[@ryancastillo7068]

Hi, i got this exact same tire with my rustler xl-5, im having a problem when turning left and right the front tires are scrubbing the body. Im planning to cut tje part of the body but i thought maybe you have suggestion. Thanks

[@R53.charlie]

I’d just cut the body, I’ve got the fronts on order now, and I’ll have to cut the body😂 I’ve already got the rears

[@ryancastillo7068]

Thanks. I will trim it.

[@josanchez8707]

Does it seem to make the car slower ??

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

On the XL-5 model it's noticeable but on the vxl it is not. Thanks for watching and commenting hope you have a great day.

[@YNTGUNS]

Do you know if these tires will be good with a vxl model rustler 3s? I just dont want to hurt the gearing or the motor. I heard that can happen?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

I would change the gearing but other than that you may need to upgrade the driveshafts. I did a video of bashing the 3s with Badlands. Check it out.

[@YNTGUNS]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun thanks.

[@fattiegrunt6231]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun what do you recommend for gearing?

[@Nun3zDanny3]

Do your tires rub when steering and compressing then body?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

No not at all.

[@HoffHorn]

Mine do... Pretty sad I waited a week for them.

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Probably depends on the offset on the wheel....

[@HoffHorn]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun the rustler rwd used short offset in rear and tall offset in front. Even like that it’s a misfit

[@brodydevlin9408]

Awesome vid, just wondering what gearing would you recommend for the badlands on the stock Traxxas rustler?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

I can't remember but I geared it the same as the Stampede factory gearing.

[@combofriend4461]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun but Stampede factory gearing for 2wd xl-5 is the same as the rustler? 16t pinion with 90 spur?

[@joefoto]

​@@combofriend4461I would do this gearing. I'm running 4 inch tires on mine and the stock gearing gets the motor super hot.

[@robertdenson7451]

Did the front tires rub the a-arms? Mine seem to.

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

No, I haven't has any issues with rubbing, maybe the offset of the wheels is different.

[@antoniodrew4661]

I put the same tires on my rustler vxl about a year ago but I also went through 3 transmissions any ideas on what I can change

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Have you tried changing the gearing? I would try gearing it to the Stampede vxl gearing. That should help.

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Also running 3s puts extra strain on the transmission with these size tires. 2s is still a bashing beast with this set up.

[@antoniodrew4661]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun will do

[@rccars2.010]

Is that the xl5 brushed rustler and did you lower the gearing on it?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Yes it is the brushed motor, no I did not since the tires are close to the same size. They look a lot meatier because of the tread pattern.

[@rccars2.010]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun well my xl5 brushed rustler the motor smoked and I don't know why

[@rccars2.010]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun do you know why it's doing that

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Maybe it got too hot, is it still smoking? Has it lost any power since.

[@rccars2.010]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun no it still has power I lowerd the gear and it's working fine

[@justanicecreamsammich3071]

Do you by any chance know if the front and rear tires are the same? I want to get a set for my Rustler VXL to go off-roading.

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Yes they are the same.

[@justanicecreamsammich3071]

Thanks! 🙏

[@vin9976]

Hey man, we have an XL5 that my kid bashes around. Would you got with the Badlands MX28 or the original badlands? The original one is a fair bit narrower and just a touch shorter. Those MX28's sure look cool...wondering if they handle fine or if you'd want something a bit smaller like the OG ones?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

For the xl-5, I'd get the smaller ones for sure as it doesn't have the power to push them as well as the vxl. Thanks for watching and commenting hope you have a great day.

[@jadenromo935]

Can you turn with them on a rustler vxl or would you not recommend them

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Definitely more with the vxl...

[@jadenromo935]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun ok thx a lot 😁

[@josephpacheco7508]

Arent the rusty stocks actually 2.2/3.0 NOT 2.8?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

No they are not, they are 2.8 😁. Thanks for watching and commenting hope you have a great day.

[@markoftheus]

The 2.2/3.0 is the standard amongst 1/10th scale short course trucks.

[@combofriend4461]

I'm really confused trying to understand what gearing change would be needed for xl-5 2wd... some places he said no gearing change needed, some say he had to change to stampede factory settings- but according to manual stampede/rustler stock settings are the same (16t/90t). Some ppl here said their engine was smoking without gearing change so does anyone know what settings you actually need to avoid this? If I'm only ruining nimh for now does it matter? Thanks!!

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Yes the Rustler and Stampede xl5 models are geared the same so no gear change needed to run 2.8 tires.

[@restore64]

How much did it increase your ground clearance by?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

A half inch, but that is a good amount of extra ground clearance.

[@splitshot71]

How is the weight of those tires, they seem awful heavy. Would you compare the weight of those to trenchers. Thanx

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

I've never owned Trenchers but I'd say the Badlands are heavier.

[@savagecabbage7995]

Great vid! What batteries are you running?

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Powerhobby 2s 50c XT 90 with Traxxas adapter..

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Here is a link to the battery I used ebay.to/2ygeoM7

[@daniellaswell1247]

I got a rustler and I put a castle creation engine on it can I go as fast as u can if I put these tires on my rustler

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Yes, as long as it isn't geared to high.

[@rogerbeecroftchannel4972]

Nice upgrade, we found bigger tires are harder on the drivetrain. Check out some RC shots on my channel.

[@IceeyReaper]

Badlands are a great tire but don’t run them a lot on concrete it wears them out super fast

[@davidboyd4026]

😛👍

[@toddbertram6556]

Your diffs ain't gunna like these tires bud. Drive shafts may not be stoked either. Looks great though, may just have to jump to some mip shafts and a robinson spur and pinion

[@FatherandSonHavingFun]

Had to gear it down but the Stampede runs fine with this size so I geared it to Stampede specs. But if so I'll be happy to upgrade the driveshafts and gears.

[@fattiegrunt6231]

16/86? 32 pitch or 48 pitch stock ok?

[@toddbertram6556]

@@fattiegrunt6231 less of a gearing issue than a simple rotational weight issue. Gearing is important but can depend more on driving style, rotational weight kills gears. As far as gear pitch, the bigger the better.

[@combofriend4461]

@@FatherandSonHavingFun what did you hear it down to? .I saw some ppl saying 16t but the 2wd xl-5 is already 16t stock I thought...