To 40 series or not to 40 series, that is the question

Man, im just torn with what to do here. I REALLY wanna put 40 series Big Joe tires on my Flux along with Axials 40 series 8 spoke beadlock rims but I'm hearing peeps cry out "No, the axials are crap, they won't hold the bead!" or "You'll ruin your diffs and tranny with that extra weight, don't do it, 40 series are for shelf queens" The stock tire size looks just so...boring. Monster trucks are BIG and have BIG tires damnit!



Arrrgh, I refuse to believe that my awesome Flux will have a hard time running 40 series tires with the torque that thing puts out. I"m a general all around basher, so i'll be doing everything from slow dirt hill climbs to flying up dirt ramps and doing jumps and flips like below:










But after the disaster that I found from this guy, I dunno if i'll ever attempt 6S power at this rate. Then again, he did make some poor decisions but it seems 6S is just pushing the saftely envelope to close for comfort

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20951
http://www.savage-central.com/module...81425&start=40

I just wanna stick with 44/20 gearing using 4S and I don't see how it would be a problem with 40 series. The speed calculator indicates I should be safe with that gearing and tires, so I don't see what everyone is having a hissy fit about.

Differential Ratio: 3.3076923076923075
Transmission Ratio: 2.215277777777778
Other Ratio: 1
Spur Tooth Count: 44
Pinion Tooth Count: 20
Total Voltage: 14.8
Motor KV: 2200
Tire Diameter (inches): 6.4
Tire Ballooning (inches): .5
Motor Current Draw: 0
Motor coil Ω: 0.006
Spur/Pinion Ratio: 2.2 : 1
Total Ratio: 16.12041 : 1
Tire Circumference (inches): 23.25 inches (590.49 mm)
Total Motor Speed: 32560 RPM
Vehicle Speed: 44.47 mph (71.43 km/h)
Effective KV Value: 2200
KT constant: 0.61 oz-in/A

I don't like the look or the price of Prolines 40 series beadlocks, I much prefer Axials





But peeps are crying bloody murder that the Axials won't hold or last as this guy shows. Is this really a problem or just someone with bad luck?

http://www.savage-central.com/module...81425&start=60



Other peeps are telling me I should just get Maximizer beadlocks with 1/2'' offset but I still think it looks stupid and too "Baja" truck looking, not "MONSTER" truck looking



Any advise or suggestions would be greatly appreciate. However, I WILL NOT BE GLUING ANY TIRES WHATSOEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. I HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE GLUING TIRES. So don't bother suggesting it, mkay? Its beadlocks, or nothing.