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 percentage under each tire is the share of racers who 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.
- JConcepts Fuzz Bite15%
- Schumacher Mezzo12%
- Schumacher Cactus11%
- Schumacher Cut Stagger11%
- JConcepts Smoothie 27%
- JConcepts Swagger7%
- Schumacher Splinter7%
- JConcepts Pin Swag6%
- Schumacher Fusion5%
- Pro-Line Prism5%
- Pro-Line Hole Shot4%
- JConcepts Nessi3%
- JConcepts Ellipse3%
- Pro-Line Bald Eagle3%
1. JConcepts Fuzz Bite
15% of 1/10 off-road racers
The most popular tire in 1/10 off-road, and the carpet favorite by a wide margin: a third of carpet racers run it. It's near the top at both ends of a 2WD buggy, on 12% of 2WD fronts and 14% of 2WD rears. 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
12% of 1/10 off-road racers
The top astroturf tire, run by about half of astro racers, and the most run 2WD rear tire, on 15% of 2WD rears and 14% of 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
11% of 1/10 off-road racers
A carpet rear tire: 76% of its racers run it on the back of a 2WD buggy, and 24% 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
11% of 1/10 off-road racers
The most popular 2WD front tire, on 15% of 2WD fronts. 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
7% of 1/10 off-road racers
The clay favorite, run by 20% of clay racers, 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
7% of 1/10 off-road racers
The stadium truck tire: a third of stadium truck racers run it, more than any other tire, and 10% of short course racers. 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
7% of 1/10 off-road racers
A 2WD front tire, third there on 10% of 2WD fronts, 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
6% of 1/10 off-road racers
A front tire for carpet: 8% of 2WD fronts and 7% of 4WD buggies run it. 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
5% of 1/10 off-road racers
Another Schumacher front tire, on 7% of 2WD fronts and 4% of 4WD buggies, 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
5% of 1/10 off-road 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
4% of 1/10 off-road racers
The short course favorite, on 11% of short course trucks, 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
3% of 1/10 off-road racers
A carpet rear tire: most of its racers run it on the back of a 2WD buggy, and about a third in 4WD. Pink is the compound.
Rear, pink, at AMain (opens in new tab)
13. JConcepts Ellipse
3% of 1/10 off-road 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
3% of 1/10 off-road 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. Each tire's share of that class's racers is in brackets.
2WD buggy, front
897 racers. Schumacher's Cut Stagger leads: Schumacher Cut Stagger (15%), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (12%), Schumacher Splinter (10%), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (8%).
2WD buggy, rear
876 racers, and a close race at the top: Schumacher Mezzo (15%), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (14%), Schumacher Cactus (13%), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (8%).
4WD buggy
338 racers: Schumacher Mezzo (14%), Schumacher Cactus (11%), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (9%), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (7%).
Stadium truck
141 racers. The JConcepts Swagger leads: JConcepts Swagger (34%), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (28%), Pro-Line Prism (12%), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (9%).
Short course truck
263 racers, with no runaway favorite: Pro-Line Hole Shot (11%), JConcepts Swagger (10%), JConcepts Fuzz Bite (9%), Pro-Line Prism (5%).
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. Each tire's share of that surface's racers is in brackets.
Carpet
256 racers. The JConcepts Fuzz Bite leads by far: JConcepts Fuzz Bite (33%), Schumacher Cactus (21%), JConcepts Swagger (13%), Schumacher Splinter (12%).
Astroturf
120 racers, nearly all on Schumacher: Schumacher Mezzo (49%), Schumacher Cut Stagger (35%), Schumacher Splinter (18%), Schumacher Fusion (12%).
Clay and blue groove
Clay, blue-groove and oiled tracks together, 144 racers. The JConcepts Smoothie 2 leads: JConcepts Smoothie 2 (20%), JConcepts Ellipse (9%), Pro-Line Positron (4%), Pro-Line Bald Eagle (3%).
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 (16%), JConcepts Sprinter (10%), JConcepts Smoothie 2 (7%), JConcepts Goose Bumps (7%).
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.
