Tires - Why can't 1RC Racing sell tires in pairs?

Let's talk tires again. At 1RC Racing, we are frequently asked why we sell our tires in sets of four rather than pairs. We will discuss why we do this. 

The Dealer 

First and foremost, we sell the tires in a set of four because of our dealer base. Between all our cars, we offer black and chrome wheels and two different compounds, a standard and a soft. For one car, the dealers have four different part numbers to stock in their store. Then, when you multiply that by all the other vehicles, you can see that having our tires broken down into pairs would add many part numbers that the dealer has to stock for the racers.

Let's put this into context. We offer the following cars - Super Modified, Asphalt Modified, EDM, Sprint Car, Asphalt Late Model, Late Model, Dirt Modified, Midget, and the Asphalt Sprint Conversion Kit (which has its unique tires). That is nine different cars. Now, if a dealer sells every one of our cars and wants tires for every vehicle in each compound and wheel color, that is 36 different part numbers they need to carry. Let's break this down into if we sold the tires in pairs. That means a total of 72 part numbers that a dealer would have to manage and carry in their store. 

Mold Layouts

A compliment that we often receive is the low cost of racing a 1RC Car. We keep our costs down by molding our tires and wheels in sets of four. This reduces cycle times and labor, therefore keeping the cost lower. If we were to break these into pairs, we would have higher labor and mold shot costs. In addition to that, we also run the risk of potentially having tires and wheels mixed up by the production staff. Again, we are raising costs to ensure our quality remains stable. 

Here is a photo of a mold shot showing how the wheels are molded. This will help you better understand how we produce our products. 

Lastly, we are asked why we don't sell the tires unmounted. This one is simple. We want to keep the racing fair and prevent anyone from tampering with the insert. Insert tuning can profoundly impact the way the car handles, and we want to avoid adding that technical aspect to our products. 

Thanks for reading, and enjoy racing! Remember, let's keep racing fun and simple.