has anyone tried these out?

I think this is what im going to go for... the "super drift tries" cause there only 10 bucks for 2 with replacement rings... do they handle realistically? what do you suggest? money isnt an issue, i just want my car to feel as true to life as possible... not skid all over the place like with pvc stuff...

if youve tried any other types of tires tell me what you thought of them

thanks alot...

ps. now its time for my newb question... "whats abs?"< feel free to answer that... not just flame... lol

Sorry, never used those drift tires, but I can answer your "newb" question. ABS is a kind of plastic pipe that's black in color. Some hardware stores carry it. I had to buy some at a mobile home supply store because none of the hardware stores in my area had any. ABS is cellular core which means it's porous. This is why it grips a little better than PVC, another kind of plastic pipe that's white in color and every hardware store should carry it. ABS and PVC are the ultimate tires for really long drifts even at low or moderate speeds. You can never go wrong with ABS, but PVC is much more slippery and is hard to control on anything but really grippy surfaces. I keep sets of both, but I'll usually run ABS.

Just cut 4 sections of pipe the width of your wheels and slide them over where the rubber tire would normally go. It should be a perfect fit.

Word up, it took me all day to find abs pipe, and then i too found it at a mobile home supply store! It is very much worth it, and the price cannot be beat.

cool cool.... like i said, i just want it to be realistic....

i might just pick a set up from ebay.. like 10 bucks shipped...


im still thinking about the drift tires too... i could just get a set for christmas... nice stocking stuffer.....



thanks for the help... ill get abs and i want to try the tires, but they can wait

yeah i used them on my ntc3 they were cool and they dont just slid all over the place like pvc. you have to know how to drift by braking the traction and not just turning
but i used the zeros in the back (the ones with one piece of plastic) and the dual ring in the front

First off, Yokomo makes three drift tires. Well, four actually, but one has been discontnued.

The R-03's are rubber drift radials, which I would use only with nitro or burshless powered cars since they're pretty damn hard to break loose.

Then we have the Zero-Ones, which are the original double-ringed tires. The rings wear out extremely quick, but they provide a good amount of slip and grip, given proper camber settings.

Lastly, we have the Zero-One R's, which are the newer single-ringed tires that first debuted with the D1 Drift Packages. The rings are made out of a harder plastic than the original Zero-Ones, but they aren't pourous like ABS, so it'll be a little on the hard side to get used to.

I personally run ABS to drift. It provides a great amount of grip and slip, and it's cheap as hell! I think the the eBay ABS tires are a ripoff since a 10 foot tube of 2" ID ABS costs less than half of those "Drift Specialties" tires.

A little off topic, but Juice, what squadron are you in? I'm at FEW also, working at PK, but I'll be PCS'ing back to Cali in about 3 weeks. It's cool to know I'm not the only RC drifter in Cheyenne.

lol... man i wish i could find somone... anyone around here to hang with... i cant find any clubs or groups that are indoor or onroad... even in saint louis... its all off road jumping and junk...


makes me think ill have to start something.... [&:]

Some advice about the ABS/PVC tires. Try to find a friend with a chop saw if you don't have one already. It'll make cutting tires a snap. I've got a box of tires sitting in my closet with 7 sets of ABS tires and 4 sets of PVC. That's 44 tires, I still have many feet of pipe left, and it only took a few minutes!