What is the most popular tire for 1/10 off-road buggies?

The JConcepts Fuzz Bite, run by 15% of the 1,368 racers in our count who named a tire. The Schumacher Mezzo is next at 12%, then the Schumacher Cactus and Cut Stagger at 11% each. JConcepts is the most named brand, at 42% of those racers.

What is the best 1/10 buggy tire for carpet?

On carpet, racers run the JConcepts Fuzz Bite more than any other tire, by a wide margin. The Schumacher Cactus is second, then the JConcepts Swagger and the Schumacher Splinter.

What is the best 1/10 buggy tire for astroturf?

In our count it's Schumacher: the Mezzo at the rear and the Cut Stagger up front lead, with the Splinter and Fusion as other front choices, nearly always in yellow.

What is the best 1/10 buggy tire for clay?

The JConcepts Smoothie 2 in silver, with more than twice the racers of the next tire, the JConcepts Ellipse.

What is the most popular 1/10 stadium truck tire?

The JConcepts Swagger, run by 34% of stadium truck racers, followed by the JConcepts Fuzz Bite at 28% and the Pro-Line Prism at 12%.

What is the most popular short course truck tire?

The Pro-Line Hole Shot, run by 11% of short course racers, just ahead of the JConcepts Swagger at 10% and the JConcepts Fuzz Bite at 9%.

What is the best tire for a 1/10 buggy?

We count what racers run, we don't test tires, and the track surface matters more than anything. On carpet, racers pick the JConcepts Fuzz Bite. On astro, Schumacher. On clay, the JConcepts Smoothie 2. See our 1/10 off-road race tire chart for every brand and compound.

What Racers Run

Most Popular Tires for 1/10 Off-Road Buggies, Trucks and Short Course

Updated November 2026 · How we counted

The most popular tires in 1/10 off-road buggies, stadium trucks and short course, counted from racers' setups, by surface. The JConcepts Fuzz Bite leads.

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 tire brands

By brand, JConcepts leads at 42% of the 1,368 racers who named a tire, then Schumacher at 31% and Pro-Line at 19%. Every tire a racer named counts toward its brand, so a racer with two brands counts for both.

Share of racers who named a tire

JConcepts42%
Schumacher31%
Pro-Line19%
Raw Speed7%
AKA4%
Hot Race3%
TZO2%
Traxxas1%

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.

Share of racers who run each

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%

JConcepts Fuzz Bite

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 2WD front, pink, at AMain

2. Schumacher Mezzo

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 4WD front, yellow, at AMain

3. Schumacher Cactus

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 4WD front, yellow, at AMain

4. Schumacher Cut Stagger

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

5. JConcepts Smoothie 2

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 Rear, silver, at AMain

6. JConcepts Swagger

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 Short course front, pink, at AMain

7. Schumacher Splinter

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

8. JConcepts Pin Swag

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 4WD front, pink, at AMain

9. Schumacher Fusion

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

10. Pro-Line Prism

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 2WD front, CR3, at AMain

11. Pro-Line Hole Shot

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 Buggy rear, M3, at AMain

12. JConcepts Nessi

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

13. JConcepts Ellipse

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 2WD front, silver, at AMain

14. Pro-Line Bald Eagle

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 2WD front, MC, at AMain

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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.

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