Drifting with Rubber
 

Hey all,

I was out today messin around with my R-40 and some rubber tires on and the thing was drifting so sweet, well that was until I had a rear tire blow out cuz of some crap in the road. I was wondering if anyone uses rubber for drifting or if it's all PVC and ABS? Maybe it's just me but the sound and smell of burning rubber mixed with the relative ease to get the car to drift just makes sense...maybe I'm missin somethin. Can someone tell me if they actually make a rubber tire specifically for drifting?

Cheers[8D]

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

I'm thinking of just sanding down some rubber tires until theres no tread (soft compound) and see how it drifts

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

HPI's new Stage D drift car uses rubber tyres but its basically just a really hard compound I guess. Yokomo drift tyres are an option but I dunno. It'd be nice if someone did a test with nitro and electric and found what tyre composition performs best.

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

YOKOMOOO. yea... they do and of course the american stage d. hard composite. which i think is really hard plastic.which is pvc and abs

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

HPI stage D tires are awsome possum for nitro drifting......had mine for about 2 months and tires show no sign of wearing down any time soon.......for electric .....tamiya makes a good tire that is hard on the inside and soft on the outside....specially for electric drifting.\
InTeGrA

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

Sweet, I just picked up some Pauselli PMT 40 shore rubber tires. Gonna throw them on some 5 stars, they are supposed to be super durable...I'm gonna grab some Stage D's as well. Especially if they wear as slowly as you say. Thanks!

Cheers[8D]

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

Some guy in the RC club in my school was driving his TT-01 around campus w/ a pink skyline body, and he was like, using really worn out slicks. He was drifting n' stuff, but it was pretty grippy.

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

^^ people have rc in college??... i thought by the time i get that old i'll quit but now i'll think about it.

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

Yokomo drift radials aren't that great. And Stage D's aren't different for each market. The best drift radials would be the Northcrafts. Followed by the Pit Shimizus, Stage D's, Tamiyas and Yokomos.

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

drifting with grippy rubbers not [FILTER EDIT]* tamiya crap is easy if you have the power

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RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

I'm in high school.

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

yokomos should be like 3 then tamiya's then stage d. first 2 good

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

k well once again u are giving ur oppinion when u havet even tried them so how can u poissibly rate those tires in that order ....u havent even tried them....bah meathead
InTeGrA

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

yout an idiot. like people never rate them b4. or saw them in action. you need to think

RE: Drifting with Rubber
 

well thats my oppinion so deal with it.
InTeGrA