your drift tires!
12-07-2007 | 06:31 PM
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your drift tires!
post comments on how yall like to make your drift tires. from scratch or pre bought. which do you prefer? post pics and how to's for guys and ladies who just need ideas thanks
12-07-2007 | 09:50 PM
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RE: your drift tires!
I go down to lowes and buy a 2 ft piece of ABS plastic pipe(black). I then cut them 1mm wider than the width of my rims. 26mm rims, cut at 27mm. i glue them on the back side with CA glue
12-07-2007 | 11:52 PM
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RE: your drift tires!
Well I go straight to the factory. I get the raw materials for abs piping and conduct laboratories in my science center and brew up 2" piping for drift tires...
C'mon...now.
C'mon...now.
12-10-2007 | 06:11 PM
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RE: your drift tires!
ive tried everything on my 2 yokomos. i use abs for slow drifting. groovy drift has a great section on how to make abs more controlable. it works great. i use yokmo single rings for high speed.
plain and simple
plain and simple
12-16-2007 | 05:54 AM
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I use HPI T-drifts, the drift WAY better than my ABS, and last twicw as long.
I use HPI T-drifts, the drift WAY better than my ABS, and last twicw as long.
12-16-2007 | 11:17 AM
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RE: your drift tires!
I made some ABS ones but I don't really like them. They work OK but they look stupid, I think. They look way too low profile, and they suck over craks or bumps. I much prefer my foam tires wrapped in electrical tape, they have more bite so it's easier to get it to snap back into shape when you let off the throttle. Also they are way smoother over road imperfections, the foam absorbs alot of the little disturbances. The profile looks right and it has more ground clearance too. The only down side is that the tape wears out after about 1 IB4200 pack. It ain't hard to tell when you need more tape, you go from little traction to foam in no time. I'd like to try some drift tires. Does anybody know, will these fit a TC3?
[link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLD4&P=7]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLD4&P=7[/link]
[link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLD4&P=7]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLD4&P=7[/link]
12-20-2007 | 05:24 PM
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RE: your drift tires!
i havnt drfted with it yet but i saw that poland spring waterbottles are about the width for fitting onto a tire i dont know if it would drift or not but ill try it out.
12-20-2007 | 06:49 PM
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I made some ABS ones but I don't really like them. They work OK but they look stupid, I think. They look way too low profile, and they suck over craks or bumps. I much prefer my foam tires wrapped in electrical tape, they have more bite so it's easier to get it to snap back into shape when you let off the throttle. Also they are way smoother over road imperfections, the foam absorbs alot of the little disturbances. The profile looks right and it has more ground clearance too. The only down side is that the tape wears out after about 1 IB4200 pack. It ain't hard to tell when you need more tape, you go from little traction to foam in no time. I'd like to try some drift tires. Does anybody know, will these fit a TC3?
[link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLD4&P=7]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLD4&P=7[/link]
I made some ABS ones but I don't really like them. They work OK but they look stupid, I think. They look way too low profile, and they suck over craks or bumps. I much prefer my foam tires wrapped in electrical tape, they have more bite so it's easier to get it to snap back into shape when you let off the throttle. Also they are way smoother over road imperfections, the foam absorbs alot of the little disturbances. The profile looks right and it has more ground clearance too. The only down side is that the tape wears out after about 1 IB4200 pack. It ain't hard to tell when you need more tape, you go from little traction to foam in no time. I'd like to try some drift tires. Does anybody know, will these fit a TC3?
[link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLD4&P=7]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRLD4&P=7[/link]
12-20-2007 | 08:51 PM
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RE: your drift tires!
Yeah I rounded them as much as I could. It's just very hard to find anywhere smooth around here. I don't like the way the suspension gets all of the shock with ABS, The foam takes alot of that out making for smoother drifts IMO, it just sucks re taping the tires all the time.
12-21-2007 | 12:33 AM
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RE: your drift tires!
Umm I got some Drift Tires but I am not sure what kind of tires are they does anyone know?
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/DSC02420.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/DSC02418.jpg
The 2 lines with holes in the middle in the first picture are hard plastic.
thanks
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/DSC02420.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/DSC02418.jpg
The 2 lines with holes in the middle in the first picture are hard plastic.
thanks
12-21-2007 | 08:50 PM
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RE: your drift tires!
ORIGINAL: ana/RC/hy
Yeah I rounded them as much as I could. It's just very hard to find anywhere smooth around here. I don't like the way the suspension gets all of the shock with ABS, The foam takes alot of that out making for smoother drifts IMO, it just sucks re taping the tires all the time.
Yeah I rounded them as much as I could. It's just very hard to find anywhere smooth around here. I don't like the way the suspension gets all of the shock with ABS, The foam takes alot of that out making for smoother drifts IMO, it just sucks re taping the tires all the time.
12-21-2007 | 08:51 PM
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RE: your drift tires!
ORIGINAL: FallenSnow
Umm I got some Drift Tires but I am not sure what kind of tires are they does anyone know?
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/DSC02420.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/DSC02418.jpg
The 2 lines with holes in the middle in the first picture are hard plastic.
thanks
Umm I got some Drift Tires but I am not sure what kind of tires are they does anyone know?
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/DSC02420.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/DSC02418.jpg
The 2 lines with holes in the middle in the first picture are hard plastic.
thanks
