These tires I originally tried a little over a year ago, they were sold by lacroix, I liked them quite a bit so I had some made for me…are these the tires you are asking about?
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These are 8.5x3” tuovt
But you need kind of a massive hub for them
Like this one, it’s made to order by @3DServisas for finality gear drives.
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Any idea where to get those tires from? Cant seem to find em anywhere. Can really only find the the 10 inch ones
Shoot me a DM I have a few sets
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Apart from looking super sexy, is there any advantage for the 3” wide tires vs something skinnier like the SKP “lacroix” tires?
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The tire width doesn’t add much in my opinion, since the tire still ovals out and your contact patch remains relatively similar to many other tires. The reason I like these so much is because they come out almost perfect smooth. Like imagine less then 0 wobble from a tire…to the point where 40mph feels like 25. It’s just a better tire
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Useful when crossing railroad tracks I assume
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Or just about anything else. Running over squirrels, small rats…you name it
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Wide contact patch has most notable benefits imo when ridden on extremely slick(real world: only wet) streets. Possibly also rides better in grass, but I’m not entirely sure about that, and I’m pretty sure that’s really only for the back/drive wheels. Most importantly, wider contact patch has more grip when cornering(again, especially in the wet).
On pneumatics, however, most of that can be mirrored by running lower tire pressure.
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Ummm this depends build types and conditions. Wider doesnt always mean better
Edit: spell check 
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Those two statements are directly incompatible…
My bad doesnt*
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Cool cool I thought so lol it broke my brain for a second.
I agree, I was simply stating the benefits I’ve personally noticed when riding them.
Downsides of note are weight, size, and potentially(build dependent) increased chance of wheelbite.
Wide wheels seriously shine in the wet though. I’ve ridden in hurricanes o.o
Yeah I agree with both y’all lol. But the fact that these tires are 3” wide doesn’t do much for them when once they are inflated you still have a fairly small contact patch…unless you underinflate them
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Sounds like you just talked me down from order those hubs
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Bahahahah! No…not even man!!! Trust me they are worth it 
Sounds like really good quality control. We need that in all tires.
Only 4 left!!
Next batch likely won’t be here untill late July!
Use code “Diy5” at checkout for 5% off!!
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Absolutely love mine so glad i finally bought them
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