Where does the aqua tire fit in? i'm familiar with all the other jaco compounds, but aqua im not sure about!

it seems that durometer wise its in between a white and gray, but what kind of rubber is it (what family?)

thanks

very similar to a green but has better wear

i have heard its a pink white pink and i have also heard its a white gray white
not sure what it is for sure

They are between a blue and a green! very good side bite! I have been using this compound for about two years.. They wear fast.. White doesn't have as much side bite! And a grey is much harder than a aqua!

Psycho alien...

Aqua does not exist, and it is made! of.....blue in the middle and green on the ends! 30 or 35 on the tire derometer!

psycho alieN...

Aqua does not exist, and it is made! of.....blue in the middle and green on the ends! 30 or 35 on the tire derometer!

psycho alieN...

The first Aquas I bought several years ago were all one type of foam (TRUE "Aqua"?)... The last two pair I bought seem to be Blue-Green-Blue -- haven't tried these on the track yet...

yellow , green, blue and aqua are the same family of foam. i had heard aqua was a split compound recently.. but i remember the old ones, and they were between a blue and green.. same duro over the whole tire....

white gray, black are true exotics..

pink, purple, magenta, red are high rubber compounds



i had also heard the greens, blue, yellow ect.. all come from the same roll of foam.. they are given color rating on there duro readings. as are gray, black, and white.. same goes with high rubbe r tires..... i may be wrong, but this is what i was told...by a very good source

but i also heard red and newer tires like gold and silver, are a different type of foam all together...

I really don't think any of you are correct.

I really don't think any of you are correct.What IS the correct answer then Jeff?

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how do you figure chassis dynamics god??? i know someone who works for one of the tire makers.. this is what i was told...

I also have a reliable source in the Jaco tire company! Thats what I aslo have been told! Maybe they are wrong? Or I might be wrong aslo? I guess that I will have to go true- down some stones in the back yard and make my own tires, or maybe drop some trees! If I can only find the right kind of wood, hhhmmmmmmmm???

Psycho AlieN......

I really don't think any of you are correct.
I agree with Skull & Bones on this one. On Jaco's site Aqua rears are med/soft, greens are med...

I really don't think any of you are correct.
mind sharing the "correct" answer? i mean i DID start this thread to find the answer!

Josh
contact Rob.. he'll give you the CORRECT answer..

hey everyone i dont run jaco tires but i really am curious as to what a Aqua tire is. i use to use them and all i knew about them is that they are very good. lol it sucks not knowing what it is to be honest. please if anyone from JACO can tell us what it is i really want to know.

joe ivo

I hear the term side bite all the time. It really makes me laugh when somebody says that a tire has more side bite than forward bite. You have to look at like this. Take a pink rear it has more side BITE than a white rear. So it has to have more forward BITE also. There is no possiable way that it dosn't. We r not running off road tires here. Anybody else feel the same way I do. These r just my opinions so ease up.

Ritchie Mac

Ritchie,

just a clarification - pinks have less "side-bite" than whites. Pinks have more foward bite and last longer because they contain more natural rubber in their foam composition.

You can easily appreciate the difference in side bite when you run a short bull ring with paper clip (U-turns) corners. You will push way more with white rears than with pinks.

Antonio

From a physics point of view anything that is molded, and then ground or "finished" probably has a "grain" to it-
At work we constantly test foam rubber "tires" (Real exotic stuff) for paper feeders and they definitely have different coefficient of frictions in the forward direction verus the side direction.
Even if they are molded and left untouched there is usually a difference although much smaller.
FYI

well the colors blue and green make aqua in painting it would seem right that this is what the tire is a mix of blue and green. As for any tire compound they will be durometer differences from set to set so there really wont be an exact statement as to what is what. Your best bet is to take a durometer to the tire and see where it falls in but im going with the alien, its a mix between blue and gree. Blue+Green= the color aqua ;)

I have the old issue of Radio Control Car Action magazine that featured the "new" Jaco Aqua compound. I'd have to dig the issue out to tell you the month and year, but I think it was around 1997 or so.

Anyway, this is what the article said about the "original" Aqua compound:

1. Durometer reading between a green and a blue. Harder than green, softer than blue.

2. SUPPOSED to have longer wear characteristics than the green. My experience has shown that this is not the case, however.

3. It's made of synthetic foam rubber, just like greens, blues, etc. That's why Aqua's cost the same as greens and blues.

4. At it's introduction (again, many years ago) it was reported to be a good tire for asphalt tracks. It was supposed to have the traction of a green with longer wear.

These are the statements mentioned in the article. Remember that this write up was on the "original" Jaco Aqua tire. I can't tell you if Jaco has changed the compound or assembly process.

Here's an idea. Whoever is interested in the correct answer just go to Jaco's website and drop them an email and ask. If they don't respond then go BSR and ask John as I'm sure he knows exactly what his competitor's tires are. Also, you'll be more likely to get a response from him, I think. Then you can get an answer instead of a bunch of speculation.

Here's an idea. Whoever is interested in the correct answer just go to Jaco's website and drop them an email and ask. If they don't respond then go BSR and ask John as I'm sure he knows exactly what his competitor's tires are. Also, you'll be more likely to get a response from him, I think. Then you can get an answer instead of a bunch of speculation.

i didnt figure there would BE speculation :(

well i was right according to the old artical lol..... maybe skull didnt get that one... as for it being split compound now.. i said earlier i didnt know...