maxxdout

**Spits out coffee"what did you say? Mini-T drifter"** thats right, mini-t drifter!! I used some 1 1/2 inch pvc and cut it 1 1/4 in. wide and you got drifter tires!! i have to wait for wedsday to get my rims so be prepared for pics and maybe a video wedsday or thursday!! i wonder how well it'll work? has anybody attempted this before?

thanx!!

hands without shadows

Hehe, you dont know what you just started.

maxxdout

lol, what?

Takedown

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your gonna have so many problems with handling because of the 2wd rear that it wont even be fun.

maxxdout

so, it'll be kool! ive seen 2wd drifting before.......

hands without shadows

[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4464474/mpage_1/key_mini%2Cdrifter/tm.htm]This[/link] is what happended last time.

maxxdout

wow, well ive never drifted before so i'll give it my all!!! where should i put weights to help it out more?

peed

lol

maxxdout

unlike that dude who started the other thread, i will get a vid no matter if i can drift corectly or not!

Mdubz

Get ready for all the flames, cuz' on this forum, you're most definitely going to get them. I support you 100% though, it's all about fun so who cares if you can't "execute a perfect 45 degree angle power slide combined with a supreme-tailwhip-720-backside-fakie-mc-twist" with your eyes blindfolded, singing the national anthem and eating a slice of pizza. As long as you have fun, more power to you!

maxxdout

thanx mdubz. Like i said i never drifted before, just on cement with my stock mini-t tires and i wasnt that good. ill experiment with weights and see what i can do. here are a few pics of the pvc tires i made. they may be a little to slippery!!

sloppyG

i'm not sure why everyone has such an issue with 2wd drifting. good real drift cars are almost exclusivley rear wheel

a short wheelbase will make it more difficult than in a larger car, but it should still be possible

hell the first time I fired up my XL5 rustler the pavement was wet and all that thing would do is drift.

maxxdout

Kool, the more support i get, the better! I just hope 1 1/2 inches thick isnt to big for the stock mini-t wheels. i plan on taking the tires off them, then supergluing and adjusting the pvc's.

maxxdout

does anyone know what the stock mini-t rim/wheel(without tires) height is?

Nasher

I know it's possible to break it loose but not sure about actually getting it to drift, but more power to ya.

Nasher

maxxdout

Thanks nasher. I know it is possible to spin like crazy, but its gonna be hard as hell to give it a good drift. Post some tips here to help me out and try to be positive, unlike most of those people on that other thread!

Nasher

I know it's a 4wd compared to 2wd but I like to go off roading and burn of the spikes, that way you're not wasting a set of pinspike then crank the wheel all the way over and use the throttle to control it.
P.S. I don't really drift I just slide.

Nasher

sfar785

it's about time someone said something about the 2wd drifting....go look in any magazine and see what cars are winning drift comps...most are Mustangs (Falken Mustang kicks tail)and rear wheel converted skylines...people don't understand that it's very difficult to drift a full size AWD car because the front is giving off as much traction as the rear tires. But when people have imports they wanna drift, they all convert them to rear wheel because when going around a corner, they want the front wheels to be able to steer the car instead of just hook up like a AWD car would....but anyway, have fun trying to drift something so small...it'll be a challenge in itself. IMO, don't waste good rims by supergluing them...don't even use superglue because it more than likely won't be strong enough...have fun.

maxxdout

My rims arent that good so i dont care if ruin them! I just hope they will fit securely! i might have to use 1 1/4 instead of 1 1/2......

ravenlunatic

good luck! it's hard to drift rear wheel drive with little grip. you turn one direction but the vehicle will just go strait. i would try something with alittle more grip but less than normal tires.

once again good luck too!

Hacker Da-Cracker

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i would leave the real tires on the frount with the PVC on the back.

Gex_61

I have to agree now that you can't drift a rwd car at this scale. The car in the video on the original thread is a very good attempt, probably the best you will ever see, but it is more of a power slide than a drift. You wouldn't have enough control to get it around any course other than a small figure 8.

Get a 4wd rc18 though and you can do it no problem.



hehe

radarwill

moron!!

Nathan9492

Cant wait to see this video, gonna be funny as!!!

Nasher

"Get a 4wd rc18 though and you can do it no problem."

I hear ya there that's all I do in my garage or int the "dining room"

Nasher