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RE: Making drift tires - 11/26/2005 3:58:00 AM   
DaveG55



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Status: offline 		Here are some I made up for my T-Maxx & Savage. I just used PVC since I haven't been able to get any ABS yet. Once I find some I'll swap out the PVC. Still, they turned out pretty good.
It's really pretty funny driving an MT like this. The doughnuts are hilarious.



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RE: Making drift tires - 11/26/2005 4:22:39 AM   
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RE: Making drift tires - 11/26/2005 7:44:23 PM   
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does it drift good? ^ your using a 2.5 motor right?


I wish I could answer you but I don't have experence with how something should drift. I've never driven a drift car before. It slides all over the place, is hard to drive in a straight line and has almost no brakes. Driving it kind of reminds me of the first time I put on ice skates, zero control and all over the place.
Yes, I'm running the 2.5 in it.

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/6/2005 10:06:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		I see the tires are black. did you paint or dye them that way.

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/9/2005 9:35:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		ABS should be REALLY easy to find, it is, afterall, common SEWER PIPE!

Go to the nearest hardware store and find the plumbing section, that BLACK pipe you see? Its ABS!

Really cheap.

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/9/2005 10:17:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thats cool i have been looking to do that with my max, but my q"s is I measured the rim of the stock max and its like 3.3 something and could not find any pvc in or around that size. what did you use/do.

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/15/2005 9:34:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		PVC is way too hard, try ABS, you'll like it much better as it gives more traction

...better still, get PE

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/15/2005 11:15:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		i just picked up about a 4 foot tall tube of ABS it was cheap like 5 bucks i made 2 rims so far pretty easy i dont know why ppl sya its hard to find my local lowes had so much of it well good luck ppl

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/21/2005 1:49:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		What did you use to cut your ABS with? I have tried a hacksaw terrible cut and I tried a miter box also terrible. Yours look really straight.

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/23/2005 9:22:06 PM   
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RE: Making drift tires - 12/24/2005 3:14:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Dude you made that pour mt look wimpy. Lol no offense dude but seriously. Hey does abs work better than tape on the tires?

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/26/2005 6:34:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		I just tried a pipe cutter makes better cuts that a electric saw. Its really clean.

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/26/2005 10:29:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		3/4 taped slicks work great on carpet but ABS/PE is miles better on tarmac

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/30/2005 10:37:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Look...
I jusy went and got a Tyco RC Drift Kings Car. It is a Orange Silvia and it comes with drifting tyres BUT it only drifts good on REALLY, REALLY smooth cement so you can take it out on Tarmac.
So I went and put on some PVC pipe on the slicks it came with and it works great...
Also this is my first post and my Car i just got.. I have been working it overtime and now it has no acceleration in the front wheels... there fore it continuously spins out {NOT GOOD} now i have to mod it...

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.. AND IF YOU HAVE PLEASE TELL ME HOW U FIXED IT

P.S:: I AM ONLY 15 PLEASE HELP ME

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RE: Making drift tires - 12/30/2005 10:39:07 AM   
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RE: Making drift tires - 12/31/2005 2:37:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		dodge - it's hard to tell what is happening to your car. if you're looking to test traction, you can try to put some electrical tape down the center of your pvc pipe just to see if you like it with more traction. it's not a long term solution but PVC is really just that slippery. but it may not be the problem.

you should've been very careful about running your car too hard since it seems like you've increased the diameter of your wheel. the load on the running gear could've be more than it's designed to handle. i think you may have stripped some gears.

these cars are powered by one motor so if the front wheels are spinning out, that is one thing, but if they aren't moving the same speed as the rear wheels, then your running gear is broken and will require fixing.

let us know

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