Some day I'll fork out the cash for some beadlocks, I'm pretty sick of tearing tires off my rims all the time. Should have just pulled the trigger a long time ago instead of buying 6 different sets of tires to be able to use for 2 or 3 runs.
What causes that? The speed? I haven't really had that problem on my street Rustler that's geared for probably about 60 MPH. I prefer to glue tires myself (I'm weird - I think it's fun) and the only tires I have had a glue problem with are Pro-Line Road Rage, which IMO are terrible tires anyway.
The bead on Traxxas wheels are different than the "standard" beads, which in a way I think is dumb, but maybe the design helps keep the tires on the wheels. Maybe.
How are you liking your Summit? I'm thinking about getting one. Whats it like for maintenance?
Man, the Summit is the BEST! It's the ultimate go anywhere, do anything truck. Rain or shine, mud or snow, it's unstoppable.
It's not a dedicated crawler, but it crawls exceptionally well with the two-speed tranny, remote locking front/rear diffs, and tons of wheel travel. To me it's the best of both worlds because you can crawl and bash/jump it, too. It's a blast.
It's not particularly fast out of the box; top speed is around 20 MPH, but that can be dealt with if you choose. There are lots of people who swap out the motor for a DeWalt drill motor, which provides even more torque and a little more top speed. The nice thing about the DeWalt motor is that it has replaceable brushes, unlike the stock motor.
I have had mine for a year now, and have done ZERO maintenance to it. I admit, there are some routine things I have been meaning to do but have been putting off, like cleaning/lubing the bearings, tranny, and diffs, but the truck requires very little maintenance, and it's built so damn tough that it just doesn't break parts. Aside from an axle I broke once (which was totally my fault and wouldn't have happened if I wasn't being stupid) the only part I have ever broken in a year worth of abuse is the bumper mounts. With batteries, this truck is about 13-14 pounds, so when you land a jump directly on the bumper, somethings going to give. Better the bumper mount than the chassis, though. RPM now makes bumper mounts for the Summit, which I bought and installed immediately. I haven't heard one single report of anyone breaking those yet.
If you have any other questions about it, feel free to ask.