so when i am drifting my car doesn't change direction quick enough, I'm having the problem where when i go to change directions when drifting, i take the power off a fair bit then try and turn but then it wont grip and goes straight even though the wheels are turned, i don't know weather to change the toe and chamber or to go and buy a higher compound tyre as the tyres i am running at the moment are fairly soft so i think that would be it but not sure.

if someone could help me please, as i am going to the hobby shop tomorrow to get a new shell and a second battery so i was hoping someone could tell me so i know weather its just toe and chamber or if i have to buy a set of drifting tyres, like a harder compound set (the ones i have on my car at the moment is the stock soft tyres with PVC Tape around them so they are fairly slippery
I also though another factor could be the shocky's compound as i have them fairly loose not sure weather tighning them would help at all

Get rid of the tape -you need real drift tires, try out raikou's DXPE tires, they are inexpensive and slide and grip really good. In order to "switchback" you need a front one way and a locked rear and a tire with good slide/grip ratio. Put this combo together and you will be sliding and switching in no time.

you can get the tires here www.raikoudriftires.com

disclaimer: practice, practice, practice - no tire or modification will make you an instant drifter - practice required!

i know i have to practice a lot, but i think ill just grab a few sets of drift tires tomorrow when i go to the shop and ill look into the other modifications you suggested.

Thank you for your help, much appreciated <br type="_moz" />

make sure the drift tires are not rubber based, with treads - these require a lot of power to break loose and as soon as rpm goes down they grip way too much. These type of drift tires work best on nitro drift cars.

yeah i didn't get rubber based, i asked the bloke at the hobby shop and he set me up with a good beginner set, and i will go online and buy a cheap set of replacements because they were $15 for set of rims and $12.50 for two drift tires it was fairly expensive so ill go online and buy a cheap set hopefully that will still drift as good but won't cost a fair bit to replace.
but they ones i bought drift extremely well, i like them as i can do the ''switchbacks'' now that i was having trouble with
(also that money is in aussie dollars so it'd be like $17USD for two drift tires depending on the exchange rate)<br type="_moz" />

What chassis are you drifting?

I'm not actually sure, on the box it says Colt 10, Touring EP car 1:10th scale, like i said i am new to rc drifting, the guy at the hobby shop said it should drift well and i have only had a few minor drifting problems with it, also because i am in a remote town my choice was really limited to what i could get.

your car is manufactured/distributed by these people:

http://www.colt.com.tw/

it is basically the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><font color="#006600"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><font color="#006600">EP01 PRO</font></span>under the colt 10 ep touring, i had a look at all of them and the</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><font color="#006600"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><font color="#006600">EP01 PRO</font></span>is the closest to my chassis, it isn't the exact same but it's closest</font></span>

that looks alot like a tamiya TA04.....or the thunder tiger TS4e setup....well, close to it!
If so, then be willing to practice ALOT....with the battery situated in the middle, most of the weight is centered with nimh batteries. but go LIPO and youl see the difference fast. lipo's are alot lighter than normal nimh therefore the weight shifts back onto the motor.
This i experienced with my TS4e......

The colt
CHASSIS DIMENSION
LENGTH : 354mm
WIDTH : 186 ~ 194mm
WHEELBASE : 258mm


Thunder tiger
Height: 110mm / 4.33 in
Length: 433mm / 17.05 in.
Width: 190mm / 7.48 in


Tamiya TA04
Overall Length: 355mm
Overall Width: 186mm
Wheelbase: 257mm

http://www.tamiyausa.com/images/prod...1/header_1.jpg

The top one looks crazy but you know how to counter steer your car right?

aparently the top one is what he has Leadfoot

yeah, i'm getting better at drifting it, i know how to counter steer and i find it's alright for drifting.

Sweet I want one of these Ideception have you tried turning your dual rates up all the way thats what I did car drifts great well hell it should after ive put in so much money and wrench time

i'm really new to R/C cars and i don't even know what dual rates is :P, all i have adjusted is the spring hardness and the toe and chamber and i find it drifts well

i'm really new to R/C cars and i don't even know what dual rates is :P, all i have adjusted is the spring hardness and the toe and chamber and i find it drifts well

If you're still having steering problems, take a look here.

If you still have problems, try playing around with the gearing. Gear it for more acceleration.

Sorry that was my fault dual rates are how much your servo travels it make your car turn sharper or have wider turns it shoul be a knob on your transmitter on the top what type of transmitter is it that your using?

oh is that what the St. D/R knob does? cause i know the St.Trim and TH.Trim are and it also has ST.D/R it goes from 0 - 10 i have it on 6ish but i never knew what it did :P

also im using the default transmitter, it says Colt 2ch Transmitter Am
its sortof like thishttp://*********.com.au/store/images/HP80552.jpg
It isnt exactly like that one but that sort, i looked for my transmitter but isn't online.

On all of the above chassis, a lot of the weight is from the center going back, balance it a bit with some weights in the front. Best way to do this is on the pavement, add weight slowly and see how she slides. Thats the craze behind the mid ship chassis design that everyone is going for now, it distributes the weight better by moving the motor up front.

Yes IDeception thats the one I wish I could lock my steering trim knob down It gets moved all the time and I hate getting my car to drive straight again it takes forever to get it perfect but I have my dual rates cranked out all the way provides much better control

yeah i have my car running fairly straight. i'll try cranking my duals all the way up, i have it most of the way up because i didn't know what it did :P
but now that i've got good tires, decant set up my car is drifting like a champion.. well for my skill level anyway, i'm getting there slowly