which hpi drift tyre
09-17-2006 | 02:15 AM
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which hpi drift tyre
hey,
I was just woundering which hpi tyre to drift with. because they have two types just wanna know which is better for electric drifting.
thanks,
I was just woundering which hpi tyre to drift with. because they have two types just wanna know which is better for electric drifting.
thanks,
09-17-2006 | 02:45 AM
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RE: which hpi drift tyre
Honestly, unless you have insane amounts of power, neither will work too well. The Advan drift radials work well with lower power, but on extremely smooth surfaces. Also, drifts will be extremely fast, and they won't allow for the angles ABS/PE/Yokomos provide.
09-17-2006 | 09:02 AM
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RE: which hpi drift tyre
go with the yokomo zero one or zero two R tires If you dont wanna be ghetto and use pipe. im behind you 100% I would prefer rubber for drifting
09-17-2006 | 04:46 PM
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RE: which hpi drift tyre
I say stick with a drift Tire with a bit of grip, I've tried with rings and with ABS; neither of which provide any traction.
If you have a very short attention span then get something with no grip, like ABS, as you'll be chuffed. But I found this to be extremely boring. The lack of grip means the whole thing from begining to end looks completely unrealistic. Nothing like scale drifting but more like something is wrong with the car. Or you're driving on ice or something.
For scale-looking drifts go with HPI or (like many) use the Tamiya drift wheels. These provide straight line grip = Speed and the ability to let you 'drift' around corners.
If I'm honest I would say the whole scene has gone mad and forgotten what full scale drifting looks like.
Go with Grip!! Learn how to drift Properly!
C.A.R.
If you have a very short attention span then get something with no grip, like ABS, as you'll be chuffed. But I found this to be extremely boring. The lack of grip means the whole thing from begining to end looks completely unrealistic. Nothing like scale drifting but more like something is wrong with the car. Or you're driving on ice or something.
For scale-looking drifts go with HPI or (like many) use the Tamiya drift wheels. These provide straight line grip = Speed and the ability to let you 'drift' around corners.
If I'm honest I would say the whole scene has gone mad and forgotten what full scale drifting looks like.
Go with Grip!! Learn how to drift Properly!
C.A.R.
09-17-2006 | 05:39 PM
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RE: which hpi drift tyre
Hey man I just want to apologize for the way I acted in that other thread. I tried not to argue but I got outta hand. Youre smarter than I thought you were.
ORIGINAL: C.A.R.
I say stick with a drift Tire with a bit of grip, I've tried with rings and with ABS; neither of which provide any traction.
If you have a very short attention span then get something with no grip, like ABS, as you'll be chuffed. But I found this to be extremely boring. The lack of grip means the whole thing from begining to end looks completely unrealistic. Nothing like scale drifting but more like something is wrong with the car. Or you're driving on ice or something.
For scale-looking drifts go with HPI or (like many) use the Tamiya drift wheels. These provide straight line grip = Speed and the ability to let you 'drift' around corners.
If I'm honest I would say the whole scene has gone mad and forgotten what full scale drifting looks like.
Go with Grip!! Learn how to drift Properly!
C.A.R.
I say stick with a drift Tire with a bit of grip, I've tried with rings and with ABS; neither of which provide any traction.
If you have a very short attention span then get something with no grip, like ABS, as you'll be chuffed. But I found this to be extremely boring. The lack of grip means the whole thing from begining to end looks completely unrealistic. Nothing like scale drifting but more like something is wrong with the car. Or you're driving on ice or something.
For scale-looking drifts go with HPI or (like many) use the Tamiya drift wheels. These provide straight line grip = Speed and the ability to let you 'drift' around corners.
If I'm honest I would say the whole scene has gone mad and forgotten what full scale drifting looks like.
Go with Grip!! Learn how to drift Properly!
C.A.R.
09-17-2006 | 08:04 PM
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RE: which hpi drift tyre
ok well at the moment i have pvc but the reason i asked about those tyre's is that they look real, unlike the ugly pvc. but i personally like the unrealistic drifting "driving on ice" more fun to me. but anyways ill try to get my hands on some of those hpi tyre's
BTW do those tamiya drift wheel set come unglued so i can pull them of and put them on my own rims?
BTW do those tamiya drift wheel set come unglued so i can pull them of and put them on my own rims?
