Wondering what tires to run on your 1/10 buggy, stadium truck or short course truck? The JConcepts Fuzz Bite is the most popular, mostly on carpet, and Schumacher holds the next three spots. We counted the setups saved in the RC Setup App since January 2024: 1,368 racers named a tire. Below the list are the favorites for each class, front and rear, and for each kind of track.
This is the most popular list: the tires racers run most, ranked by how many run each. For every 1/10 off-road tire made, brand by brand with each compound, see the 1/10 off-road race tire chart.
The number under each tire is how many racers run it, front or rear. Counts updated November 2026.
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Most popular tires for 1/10 off-road
This list covers tires with at least 35 racers. Each racer picks a compound for their track, so the buttons go to the one racers name most, and you can switch there.
1. JConcepts Fuzz Bite
210 racers
The most popular tire in 1/10 off-road, and the carpet favorite by a wide margin, with 84 racers on carpet. It's near the top at both ends of a 2WD buggy: 106 racers run it up front and 125 at the rear. Racers name the pink compound almost every time.
Rear, pink, at AMain (opens in new tab) 2WD front, pink, at AMain (opens in new tab)
2. Schumacher Mezzo
163 racers
The top astroturf tire, with 59 racers on astro, and the most run 2WD rear tire, with 130 racers there and 48 more in 4WD buggies. Racers name the yellow compound most.
Rear, yellow, at AMain (opens in new tab) 4WD front, yellow, at AMain (opens in new tab)
3. Schumacher Cactus
147 racers
A carpet rear tire: 111 of its racers run it on the back of a 2WD buggy, and 36 run it in 4WD. It's second on carpet, behind the Fuzz Bite. Yellow is the compound.
Rear, yellow, at AMain (opens in new tab) 4WD front, yellow, at AMain (opens in new tab)
4. Schumacher Cut Stagger
146 racers
The most popular 2WD front tire, with 136 racers there. On astro it's second, behind the Mezzo it usually runs with. Racers name the yellow compound most. The button goes to the low profile version.
2WD front, yellow, at AMain (opens in new tab)
5. JConcepts Smoothie 2
98 racers
The clay favorite, with 29 racers on clay, more than twice the next tire. Racers run it front and rear in about equal numbers, and the silver compound nearly every time.
2WD front, silver, at AMain (opens in new tab) Rear, silver, at AMain (opens in new tab)
6. JConcepts Swagger
95 racers
The stadium truck tire: 48 racers run it on a truck, more than any other tire, and 26 on a short course truck. Most run it on carpet, in the pink compound.
Stadium truck, pink, at AMain (opens in new tab) Short course front, pink, at AMain (opens in new tab)
7. Schumacher Splinter
92 racers
A 2WD front tire, third there with 91 racers, run on carpet and astro alike. Yellow is the compound racers name most.
2WD front, yellow, at AMain (opens in new tab)
8. JConcepts Pin Swag
85 racers
A front tire for carpet: 68 racers run it on a 2WD buggy and 22 on a 4WD. Pink is the compound. The 2WD button goes to the LP Wide version.
2WD front, pink, at AMain (opens in new tab) 4WD front, pink, at AMain (opens in new tab)
9. Schumacher Fusion
75 racers
Another Schumacher front tire, with 66 racers on a 2WD buggy and 12 on a 4WD, on carpet and astro. Racers name the yellow compound most. The button goes to the Fusion Slim.
2WD front, yellow, at AMain (opens in new tab)
10. Pro-Line Prism
64 racers
The top Pro-Line tire, and the most spread out: 2WD and 4WD buggies, stadium trucks and short course trucks all run it. Racers name the CR3 compound most, then Z3. The buttons go to the Prism 2.0 rear and the Prism front.
Rear, CR3, at AMain (opens in new tab) 2WD front, CR3, at AMain (opens in new tab)
11. Pro-Line Hole Shot
48 racers
The short course favorite, with 28 racers on a short course truck, and the top tire on dirt tracks. Racers name the M3 compound most. The buttons go to the Hole Shot 2.0 short course tire and the Hole Shot 3.0 buggy rear.
Short course, M3, at AMain (opens in new tab) Buggy rear, M3, at AMain (opens in new tab)
12. JConcepts Nessi
38 racers
A carpet rear tire: 32 racers run it on a 2WD buggy and 12 on a 4WD. Pink is the compound.
Rear, pink, at AMain (opens in new tab)
13. JConcepts Ellipse
37 racers
Second on clay, behind the Smoothie 2. Racers run it front and rear, in 2WD and 4WD buggies alike, and name the silver compound most.
Rear, silver, at AMain (opens in new tab) 2WD front, silver, at AMain (opens in new tab)
14. Pro-Line Bald Eagle
35 racers
Run front and rear in equal numbers on 2WD buggies, plus a few 4WD buggies and short course trucks. Racers name the MC compound most, then S3.
Rear, MC, at AMain (opens in new tab) 2WD front, MC, at AMain (opens in new tab)Most popular tires by class
Front and rear tires on a 2WD buggy are counted apart. For 4WD buggies, trucks and short course, both ends count together. Racer counts in brackets.
2WD buggy, front
897 racers. Schumacher's Cut Stagger leads: Schumacher Cut Stagger (136), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (106), Schumacher Splinter (91), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (72).
2WD buggy, rear
876 racers, and a close race at the top: Schumacher Mezzo (130), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (125), Schumacher Cactus (111), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (67).
4WD buggy
338 racers: Schumacher Mezzo (48), Schumacher Cactus (36), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (30), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (24).
Stadium truck
141 racers. The JConcepts Swagger leads: JConcepts Swagger (48), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (39), Pro-Line Prism (17), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (13).
Short course truck
263 racers, with no runaway favorite: Pro-Line Hole Shot (28), JConcepts Swagger (26), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (24), Pro-Line Prism (13).
Most popular tires by track surface
From the track type racers saved with the setup. Carpet, astro and clay each have a clear favorite, and each is a different tire.
Carpet
256 racers. The JConcepts Fuzz Bite leads by far: JConcepts Fuzz Bite (84), Schumacher Cactus (53), JConcepts Swagger (33), Schumacher Splinter (30).
Astroturf
120 racers, nearly all on Schumacher: Schumacher Mezzo (59), Schumacher Cut Stagger (42), Schumacher Splinter (21), Schumacher Fusion (14).
Clay and blue groove
Clay, blue-groove and oiled tracks together, 144 racers. The JConcepts Smoothie 2 leads: JConcepts Smoothie 2 (29), JConcepts Ellipse (13), Pro-Line Positron (6), Pro-Line Bald Eagle (5).
Dirt
Loose, loamy and hard-packed dirt, 111 racers. Tires here are spread out, with the Pro-Line Hole Shot on top: Pro-Line Hole Shot (18), JConcepts Sprinter (11), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (8), JConcepts Goose Bumps (8).
How we counted
We count anonymous totals from setups saved in the app for 1/10 off-road buggies, stadium trucks and short course trucks. A racer counts once per tire, front or rear, no matter how many setups they've saved, and a value only counts if the racer entered it themselves, not if it came along with a copied setup. Brand-only names count toward the brand but not a tire. Track surfaces come from the track type the racer saved with the setup.
