The 1/14 and 1/12 scale WL toys cars (144001, 124018, 124019) are rightly very popular cars due to their competitive price for a platform that is extremely versatile and lends itself well to upgrade - I have over 30 articles here that prove it. Although on road wheel options are easily accessible, this is less the case with off road options other than the Remo P6973 (reviewed here) which have been the gold standard. I've now found a wheel and tyre set I find to be even better offroad so long as specific conditions are met: 4PCS Upgraded Larger Tires Wheels 12mm Hex for Wltoys 144001 124018 124019 RC Car Vehicles Model Parts - 1822G-A. Read on to find more about their good, and bad points to see if they are right for you. Wheel Style. These new wheels/tyres which I will refer to from here as the 1822 have options for either solid disc or spoked wheels in black, white and neon green. They come in a set of 4 with a set of foam inners and of course the tyres. Tyres come in one of two pattern styles, one I would call a paddle style and the other a knobbly style. Tyre patterns. Both paddle and knobbly tyres are a very soft rubber compound; much softer than even the Remo P6973 tyres I mentioned above which I would class as medium (stock tyres are hard). They have a relatively tall sidewall and sitting still they are 40mm wide and 82ish mm in diameter Additional hardware. As you can see they do also come with some hardware - drive pins, m3 washers and nylock nuts plus tabbed body pins - random but actually hand things to have in your spares. Glue the tyres. Disappointingly the tyres are not glued so you will most definitely need to do this. You will not be able to drive at all without gluing these. Lucky you then that I have created a simply tyre gluing video for you using the cheap super glue you can buy practically anywhere: Larger diameter. From a size standpoint, these are about as big as you want to go on these cars before you start stressing the drive train. They do of course offer some great ground clearance as you can see below. Bear in mind that at this diameter is roughly 10% greater that the stock wheels which makes you gearing 10% taller - faster but hotter running so keep an eye on temps to be safe. I think these look fantastic on the 124018 especially as you can see below. I would tend to steer towards the disc style wheels are as seen above as they tend to be stronger. With that said I have yet to break one of the spoked wheel set but in general the extra material only helps with strength, especially for an off-road basher. Why are they so good offroad?
I was very surprised then to find how much more I enjoyed these 1822 wheels and tyres offroad based on factors that I hadn't even considered before. I thought that the very soft compound and taller sidewalls would equate to much sloppier cornering but what surprised me was their ability to soak up bumps. Usually we think of our suspension as soaking up the bumps but it is actually the tyres that do this job first. For a tyre with a low profile (even when it is relatively soft like the Remo p6973) they have little ability to soak up bumps and transmit these to the shocks instead. In bumpy conditions these can get overwhelmed and the car bounces around, making it very hard to control. However, with the 1822 tyres reviewed here, they act like a balloon, absorbing a lot of the shock themselves and so rely on the shock absorbers for only really big bumps. Result? They car feels like it glides over the surface rather than bouncing around all over the place and so is a lot more controllable. Check out the video further down compared to a car with the standard wheels Remo P6973 and 1822 hubs are the same diameter... But a big difference in outside diameter - 1822 sidewalls are 26% taller than the P6973 and much softer I should of course mention grip - it is outstanding. Grip on loose surfaces is a level above anything I've tried. On grass it tends to float on top rather than plow through it like the the buggy and to a lesser extent p6973 wheels. There is enough traction to make it lift the front wheels on occasion, something I wasn't expecting in this long wheelbase car. I haven't found much difference between paddle and knobbly tyres but would expect the paddlers would be better on very loose, sandy surfaces.
What about the downsides?
So there you have it, my completed review of the 1822 wheel and tyre set. It's annoying they aren't glued as supplied but not a big deal because it takes less than $1 worth of glue and about 10 minutes to glue them all. Grip is excellent off road but I would avoid using these on road at all. You'll also need to be sure you don't try and over power your car with these wheels on but if you can manage with these constraints you'll be rewarded with wonderful grip and an ability to drive over bumpier surfaces with much more control. Parts used in the article
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23 Comments
Nocs
28/9/2021 07:17:29 pm
Thanks Quadify !!
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QuadifyRC
28/9/2021 09:55:09 pm
Nice setup! Yes these would go very nicely with that gear indeed but strictly for off road.
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Rcfreak
28/9/2021 11:48:20 pm
I run mostly on road for which the anti roll bars are just incredible and will prolong the life and lessen the damage to your car.
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Nocs
29/9/2021 12:47:10 am
You Will need to modify the motor mount to be able to put the standard pinion on a 2845 motor. It is much Closer to the spur than the stock 550 motor, so It wont fit without modifications. Perfect fit with the 15t pinion.
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QuadifyRC
29/9/2021 02:10:48 pm
NOCS is dead right, the EAT14 etc comes with a new mount that allows the standard 27t pinion on the 2845 motor - lame!! There are no other pre-drilled options here on that mount.
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Rcfreak
29/9/2021 09:06:08 pm
Hmmmm
Nocs
29/9/2021 10:58:24 pm
Will be able to use the Eat's motor mount, but the reviews say that the cogging is there. Everyone on YouTube mentions how coggy It is in the startup, so ill keep my 15t pinion on and run a safer setup. Forget about bigger tires or running It on grass. Much more stress i think.
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RCFREAK
30/9/2021 06:39:47 am
Yes i saw the cogging issue on some reviews.
Lou
5/12/2022 11:47:27 pm
In cogging with that setup, wouldn't you correct that ez pz with a sensored ESC and adjusting g the advance timing / punch?
Valentin Stoinov
29/9/2021 02:58:12 am
What is the battery runtime with your current setup? (i guess this video is not stock setup?)
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QuadifyRC
29/9/2021 02:05:49 pm
Hi Valentin with this setup I get 10-15 minutes of hard driving. If this were stock I'd get about 5
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Isaac
29/9/2021 10:20:43 am
Great article Quadify, I eagerly await new posts, I check every day (sometimes 2 when I'm impatient!) new tires are always worth a look! For the first impressions, I'm very impressed with these tires, but nothing is perfect, and when reading on further, I found out these tires are pretty dang tall, and they are very soft, which is good for offroad but not on road.
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QuadifyRC
29/9/2021 02:08:30 pm
Hey Isaac, thanks for the feedback. Yeah if you don't like changing tyres for different surfaces then the Remos are definitely the best all-round option. The new tyres on the 124017 and eat4 etc are really good grip-wise but do seem to wear quickly on tarmac and are still a little bouncy off-road. Great for track driving.
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Isaac
30/9/2021 06:09:00 am
Ok, thanks. Phew, I was worried you'd say these tires were the end-all-be-all! I hate the idea of buying an "inferior" product, so that helped to change my mind more. You already have the 124017? I assume if you do that, with your style, you'll get the review out before anyone else! Seems that, like you said, the Remos will still be the best all-rounders for size, durability, grip, reliability, ect.
Michael
30/9/2021 09:27:30 pm
Looks like fine substitute for 104001 oem wheels.
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QuadifyRC
1/10/2021 11:54:58 pm
Actually I need to try them on the 104001. I have a feeling the car will be a bit heavy for these.
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Ben
16/12/2021 06:54:23 pm
I ordered a set of these 1822s to run on my Flyhal FC600, and was disappointed to find one wheel cracked after the first run. There are numerous stress fractures radiating out from the hub. Not sure why it failed so quickly. I don't think the wheel nut was overtightened, and I did not run it hard.
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Iain Langley
31/1/2022 10:03:11 am
Hi,
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QuadifyRC
29/7/2022 01:36:06 pm
Yes they do, they are a bit narrow though so it's a little tippy
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Ian
26/7/2022 06:03:15 am
Hi. I've been running the 1822 tyres and really like them however the plastic rims do get damaged quite easily.
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QuadifyRC
29/7/2022 01:37:34 pm
I can't find the metal wheels sorry. Generally speaking metal wheels are for show and cheap aluminium dents. If you have spare WLToys rims try them on there - they are tough.
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Ian
26/7/2022 05:35:11 pm
Hi. I've been running the 1822 tyres and really like them however the plastic rims do get damaged quite easily.
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QuadifyRC
13/12/2022 05:26:53 pm
Have you tried the solid disc rims? I find these strongest. I have no experience with the aluminium ones but would expect these to be less durable with the grade of aluminium they use.
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