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The new rims have quite a different offset so the stance is a little less wide.
But that's good for straight line speed and I think it looks better.
Contrary to the symmetrical Dirt Hawgs the thread on these tyres is directional.
Not a bad clue - the arrow in the middle of the thread :


Pretty awesome setup. The oversized wheels fit the car well if you ask me :

cool wheels, thats how i want my street hopper wheels to look

Thanks, I hope force-wise it's all technically balanced with the big wheels.
But I'll start with a few slow runs so the ball diffs can settle too.

I'd love to have some Dyna Blaster / Vomit Rover wheels in addition.
Those would suit a Hopper well too...

Looks really awesome buddy. Looks like a mean moon buggy.

Thanks LB, I'll make another pic with some real light so the details are more visible.
Can't wait to put on a (black and carbon?) high speed wing and a body with flip-flop camo.

It's now also time to get started on the summary and hop up list.
That'll be a bit of work if I want to add all the parts numbers too...
But it should be a good source of info with all the possibilities of this great chassis in a single view.

2.8" Eagle Rages!

Here's a summary of all the parts and hop ups :

0005429 Top Force Evo D parts
0445212 Top Force bumper
0605001 Top Force Y parts (damper housings)
4135028 Top Force universal shafts (front)
9115041 Top Force J parts
9405707 Top Force press parts bag
9405709 Top Force ball connector bag
9405710 Top Force mount bag
9805551 Top Force drive shafts (rear)

50529 TA02 all plastic gear set
53070 ball diff set (front and rear)
51000 high torque servo saver (black)
53127 69T Skyline speed tuned gear
53136 one piece ball thrust (diff) bearings
53141 lightweight king pins
53164 hollow carbon gear shafts
53596 aluminium servo stay
54048 CR-01 reinforced wheel axle (rear)

GPM TA1021 silver alloy front uprights
GPM TA1025 silver alloy main drive shaft
GPM TA2002 silver alloy motor mount (TA02)
GPM TA2022 black alloy rear knuckle arm (TA02)
GPM CC019 black aluminium C-hub (CC-01)
(Last item needs 4 to 3mm suspension shaft adapters!)

3RAC-HTS30/BU blue alloy servo saver horn (de-anodized)
3RAC-TR332 3x32mm titanium turnbuckles
3RAC-TR338 3x38mm titanium turnbuckles
3RAC-TR342 3x42mm titanium turnbuckles

IMX7053 Imex 2.8" Eagle black rear rims all around
1172-00 Pro-line 30 series Road Rage tyres
6023-03 Pro-line 1/8 high downforce wing

Other (smaller) parts :

9465396 Top Force screw bag A
9465397 Top Force screw bag B
9465399 Top Force screw bag D

50579 3x10mm step screws
53024 4mm aluminium flange lock nuts
53968 hardened ball head connectors (front knuckles)
84013 aluminium short ball nut black

AX30427 Axial narrow 12mm aluminium hex hubs black
RRP1121 21T 0.6mod Robinson Racing hardened pinion
Grade 5 ceramic diff balls

And naturally a full set of (30) ball bearings :

6 pcs. 850 and 8 pcs. 1150 metal shielded inside gearboxes
4 pcs. 850 rubber shielded on steering assembly
4 pcs. 850 and 8 pcs. 1150 teflon shielded for C hubs and wheel axles

This post is a work in progress...

man that looks awesome !!!!!!!!!
you should put a brushless i it

Need some brushless budget first but it's definitely on my mind...

Another nice little hop up that I ordered last year (hadn't noticed the holiday closure) has finally arrived :


Add that to the list above...