i have an excuse, i'm a n00b lol

hey guys, i guess i down with the fishes when it comes to experience with rc cars... but i have one critical question regarding rc drift tires.... so basically i got some bare rims (w/o rubber tires) and pvc tubing... after an exausting effort in cutting and filing down the pvc pipe, i realized that the pipe is way to thin, to a point where my already low TT-01 chassis would not have enough ground clearance to run on anything but a clean gym floor (which i dont have access to)... im wondering if this is how its sopposed to be, or should i get a larger diameter pvc pipe and fit it onto a wheel that already has the rubber tire? (but then would the diameter be so large that it would rub on the body/front bumber/car body when turning?)

i realise this thread has been dead since april... so any kind of response is greatly appreciated

here are some pics of what im talking about

I'd say get a PVC pipe same size as Ur Tire.. Use some tape or foam to get the emty space betweet rim and pipe filled
I did the same and it works.

yea but wouldnt that be too big? cuz when i turn fully the edge of the rubber is like .5cm away from the chassis body, and .1cm away from front foam bumper... so if i add a tube onto that i think it might rub on the body...

Dont put pipe on Ur tire.. On to rims. Just same size AS Ur tire.

o man... after another trip back to the hardware store... the new 2" ABS (yea i made a change... apparently some people say pvc is a little TOO slippery) fits PERFECTLY... i mean, i think one layer of duck tape would be more than suffice... nd the blackness of ABS make it look more genuine and appealing as well... but i am facing a more trivial problem, how are you guys managing a perfectly straight cut?? i found taht no matter how careful i was i still had ALOT of sanding down to do

use a tubing cutter, when i made my wheels i used a small tubing cutter, it will work for any pipe, hope it helps,

Colin-

yea!! though i dont have a pipe cutter on hand... but sounds like it will work! thnx!

also, regarding makinng a snug fit of the abs pipe... what do u guys think of using silicone in teh gap? because i figure using tape would firstly mess up the look, but also be hard to get a perfect fit, as a thick layer would mean the pipe wouldnt go on, while a thinner layer would cause the pipe to slide off while drifting... (i used the same silicon in the differential box to lock the rear differentials nd it worked PERFECT).. i only issue i can forsee is the weight, but then again a few grams wouldnt matter as much on a road vehicle as an electric aircraft.....

is there really that much difference between PVC and ABS ?
i just put PVC on my car. should i buy some ABS tomorrow and swap em out?

PVC is ok on some surfaces but ABS work much better on all good drift surfaces.....Swap em over ASAP.

G'day guys,
I'm only a newb so feel free to jump on this reply.
Why not just buy some specialised drift tyres on rims?
$11.99US doesnt seem that much compared to all the stuffing around making your own.
http://www.etamiya.com/shop/tamiya-5...rs-p-4273.html

I'm running the Tamiya D-series tyres on a TT-01D and they offer a lot more control than PVC/ABS drift tyres I've used before on a mates similar car.

I should note that I'm not an expert on R/C's but I am an "expert" on 1:1 drifting so I can safely say that drifting is NOT about sliding around out of control, which is what the PVC/ABS drift tyres give you. Its about absolute control in a situation where you're sitting just past the edge of grip but also maintaining full control and forward momentum (and speed).

Hopefully this isnt too long and indepth for a first post.

Cam.

Hi Cam.
Jump onto http://www.brizdrift.org/ and check some of the vids, there's nothing "out of controll" about wot we do. How fast you going in your full size car? 160-180+? scale that down 1/10 and were going bout the same speeds on a 1/10 circut.
Unless you nitro drifting ABS type tyres are by far the best on most surfaces. Hard rubber and foam are ok on polished timber whilst PVC is good on carpet, there are about 30 to 40 of us that drift every Thursday night at Cannon Hill and the vast majority use ABS type tyres either home made or store purchased Mate, where in Brizzy you at? you should come out to CH on thursday, its a blast.

Cheers Jonesy,
I've actually had you guys out to my DriftZone events a couple of times and I was very impressed. I wasnt aware that you guys ran PVC or ABS all the time. That would be like Danny Kinneally running his ute on snow chains. Impressive.

Cam.

No worries Cam. You should still come out on thursday nights, always good to hear some full size war stories.

Back on topic for a moment. Obviously drifting is "big enough" for the mainstream manufacturers now (my TT-01 is the "drift spec" model) so does anyone make a real drift tyre?
ie: The same as what you get from PVC or ABS but factory manufactured.
And obviously PVC/ABS wont give you the option of "sticky" or "slippery" for your tyres so does anyone cut "treads" into their drift tyres or something like that?
I've seen pics of cars with normal rubber tyres but, what looks like a band of plastic (ABS?) around the rubber. These strips were narrower than the actual tyre so some rubber was visible on both sides. Is this common?
Sorry for all the questions from a newb, but I'm keen to get into RC racing and/or drifting and I dont have a huge budget.

Cam.

There are. HPI and I think Yokomo do drift tyres also check out RC Warehouse at Loganholme and Trackside at brendale, both stores sell drift tyres.

hey yall the best way is to buy the white pvc pipe to fit your chosen rim and u might have to sand the inside of the pipe a little bit or the rim itself and u just basically jam it in there or hammer it. then sand the edge of the pipe down to the edge of the rim so it fits perfectly. i think using a sanding belt is the best and fastest way to sand it

To get pvc to grip cut lines out of the plastic with a saw and there you go.
Plus you can change th amount of grip this way.

you realize nobody has posted on this thread in almost 2 years right?

this is an old thread! but when it comes to drift tires, only one place to go to - www.raikoudrifttires.com