The Beginners Guide to Drifting!
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RE: The Beginners Guild to drifting!
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Dude how tight your diffs are really depends on your car setup and driving style and tires. I have found that for abs having my front tighter than my rear like a racing setup helps to eleminate that slop, and the car also drifts really well with rubber based rp-d drift tires. I used to run my rear tight with the front loose but i like this setup better. it all depends how u drive.
Dude how tight your diffs are really depends on your car setup and driving style and tires. I have found that for abs having my front tighter than my rear like a racing setup helps to eleminate that slop, and the car also drifts really well with rubber based rp-d drift tires. I used to run my rear tight with the front loose but i like this setup better. it all depends how u drive.
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RE: The Beginners Guild to drifting!
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This needs to be a sticky NOW, loads of info in here that are asked in different threads 3-5 times a week. who do we need to talk to too get this sticky-ed? (i think thats a word lol)
This needs to be a sticky NOW, loads of info in here that are asked in different threads 3-5 times a week. who do we need to talk to too get this sticky-ed? (i think thats a word lol)
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RE: The Beginners Guild to drifting!
Thanks, Great Info.
I currently run a TT-01 with Stock Motor + Stock Pinion (low gearing) with ABS tires so I don't have much problem with the TT-01's bevel gear open differentials, yet. Once I get a 19T motor and a larger pinion I should be able to access more throttle control instead of spinning out too often. I plan to pack grease/thread-lock/tissue into the differential and see what difference it could make. The ball-diffs would have to wait for the TA-05...
I currently run a TT-01 with Stock Motor + Stock Pinion (low gearing) with ABS tires so I don't have much problem with the TT-01's bevel gear open differentials, yet. Once I get a 19T motor and a larger pinion I should be able to access more throttle control instead of spinning out too often. I plan to pack grease/thread-lock/tissue into the differential and see what difference it could make. The ball-diffs would have to wait for the TA-05...
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I have a TA05 and my rear diffs arn't locked, but there tighten a far bit down. But like peetie said, it depends on your driving style.
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ORIGINAL: azzman
If you say something like this then please say IMO or similar because this is not fact but only your opinion as you obviously have not tried nitro drifting...
•For drifting, electric rc cars are better than nitro models. It is easier to control the throttle of an electric car during a drift. Nitro rc cars would probably burn out the clutch and overheat the engines if used for drifting.
There are two types of drifting.
One is where you are still useing rubber tires with some kind of grip. Whether it's nitro or electric you need a power source strong enough to lose grip and drift. This type of drifting is done at a much faster pace and requires more skill and setup. It can also be more expensive since you have to pay for a strong engine/motor and special tires.
The other is where you use abs or pvc pipe for tires. This gives you a ballet-like style of drifting. The car moves at much slower speeds and is very predictable. Not much setup is required and you don't need too fast of a motor. This type is probably more popular because it's cheap and easy.
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I would also like to add....
Since the car wont be going anywhere fast (plastic tires) you should get a heatsink and fan because it is the only way your motor will stay cool. Pavement can get hot!
I think you should get everything you need at the start and just learn how to drive it. Don't buy a 27t motor because you are a beginner at it. Just go strait to a 19t motor. I have drifted with both and it's much nicer with the 19t. It might actually be harder to drift with a 27t. I've never heard of anyone drifting with a 35t motor, it's hard to imagine that's even possible.
As far as setup, I drift with an almost stock xxx-s rtr2 and abs pipe. It's plastic, belt driven, no locked diffs, pretty much stock exept for the electronics and it drifts just as good as any of the videos I have seen.
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RE: The Beginners Guild to drifting!
Really???
Hell Wack Some Polypipe onto your sprint 2 and you'll soon go Slideways!
I love the Sprint 2 for drifting... just dont like the AI ESC's they use, I changed my LRP unit for a M-Troniks RV11 and Man it Slides and races better then ever!
Hell Wack Some Polypipe onto your sprint 2 and you'll soon go Slideways!
I love the Sprint 2 for drifting... just dont like the AI ESC's they use, I changed my LRP unit for a M-Troniks RV11 and Man it Slides and races better then ever!
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Very helpful, I just bought a sprint 2 drift as my lovely spirit couldn't drift at all
Very helpful, I just bought a sprint 2 drift as my lovely spirit couldn't drift at all
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RE: The Beginners Guide to Drifting!
First of all great article you did good and helped alot of beginners,
but i noticed in the first couple notes you wrote
"It is recommended that you use a shaft drive rc car rather than a belt" driven transmission for your drifter.
The shaft drive provides good throttle response, where as the belt drive cars might give some backlash due to the belt design. "
It is true that you should let beginners start with shaft due to easier maintanince,
but it is completly false that shaft has better throttle response,
almost every1 agrees that belts are smoother and therfor have better throttle response,
not to offend you r to start an arguement just to point somethjing out!
but i noticed in the first couple notes you wrote
"It is recommended that you use a shaft drive rc car rather than a belt" driven transmission for your drifter.
The shaft drive provides good throttle response, where as the belt drive cars might give some backlash due to the belt design. "
It is true that you should let beginners start with shaft due to easier maintanince,
but it is completly false that shaft has better throttle response,
almost every1 agrees that belts are smoother and therfor have better throttle response,
not to offend you r to start an arguement just to point somethjing out!
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RE: The Beginners Guild to drifting!
Opps!
Well I drift a Sprint 2 (non-drift) and the belt it just goes crazy on me iot is very choppy, every time I try to drive it there are more problems to prevent me from driving, so like I also said, "Do some research on a car you are looking into."
Well I drift a Sprint 2 (non-drift) and the belt it just goes crazy on me iot is very choppy, every time I try to drive it there are more problems to prevent me from driving, so like I also said, "Do some research on a car you are looking into."
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thanks man, but I thing it has to do with how the chassis is, I have to go now, so I'll go more into depth later...
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dawg have done the diff mod on your sprint 2? if not you should think about it. U cut open the enclosures around the front and rear diffs because one of the problems is that rocks get in there and then cant get out.
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RE: The Beginners Guild to drifting!
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Opps!
Well I drift a Sprint 2 (non-drift) and the belt it just goes crazy on me iot is very choppy, every time I try to drive it there are more problems to prevent me from driving, so like I also said, "Do some research on a car you are looking into."
Opps!
Well I drift a Sprint 2 (non-drift) and the belt it just goes crazy on me iot is very choppy, every time I try to drive it there are more problems to prevent me from driving, so like I also said, "Do some research on a car you are looking into."
cleaned and oiled the pully's,
proper tensioning??????
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RE: The Beginners Guild to drifting!
They did an article in a recent issue of rcca about shaft vs belt and they found shaft had more of an instant repsonse to power and the belt were smoother delivering power so as far as drifting goes it depends on your style of drifting i much prefer the instant snap of power of shaft but can understand why people prefer belt driven too each to there own i reckon
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RE: The Beginners Guide to Drifting!
Just a few things i have found out when drifting
1. do not over tighten wheel nuts, this locks up the wheel and stuffs up your turning
2. also do not over tighten the screws on the A arms that need to twist, move
3. if using PVC, dont brake too late, i hit a wall yesterday and popped my wheel off, took me 20 mins to get it back on
correct me if im wrong
1. do not over tighten wheel nuts, this locks up the wheel and stuffs up your turning
2. also do not over tighten the screws on the A arms that need to twist, move
3. if using PVC, dont brake too late, i hit a wall yesterday and popped my wheel off, took me 20 mins to get it back on
correct me if im wrong
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3. if using PVC, dont brake too late, i hit a wall yesterday and popped my wheel off, took me 20 mins to get it back on
correct me if im wrong
3. if using PVC, dont brake too late, i hit a wall yesterday and popped my wheel off, took me 20 mins to get it back on
correct me if im wrong
I def recommend not to brake too late...(sorry to take the piss, I know you are trying to say that with PVC you have to brake earlier because they have the least grip, but it does sound funny...)
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Well I screwed up my Sprint 2 again, once I get into higher RPMs my pinion gear and spur gear disconnect...
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RE: The Beginners Guild to drifting!
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Well I screwed up my Sprint 2 again, once I get into higher RPMs my pinion gear and spur gear disconnect...
Well I screwed up my Sprint 2 again, once I get into higher RPMs my pinion gear and spur gear disconnect...
If it is what you're talking about, couldn't you just lock-tite them together? (I think it's what your talking about).
hey man, thanks for the guide, I really enjoyed reading it, was a great help.
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ORIGINAL: GTB
When is this thing getting stickied? We should all PM the Admins and make em do it.
When is this thing getting stickied? We should all PM the Admins and make em do it.