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RC-Drift UK 02-16-2006 09:58 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
Have you considered putting the pipe over trued foams or slicks?

hanney 03-06-2006 08:56 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
can i put micro rs4 rims on my street force?

dltacos 03-09-2006 02:52 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
maybe try rapping some buct tape around your rim. i think that would work.

LATR2U 03-11-2006 05:05 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
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jus find sum 50mm pipe, buy wheels with tyers mounted (theyre around 50mm aswell)
foam tyers work good, but after a while they start picking up oil from the xhaust, an become slipperyan the PVC slides off (nitro cars ofcorse)
i bought rubber tyers an havnt had a problem yet, they were a bit big at the start, but i jus drove around for bout 10minz an wore them down
till the PVC fit over nicely


silent_echo 03-14-2006 10:41 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
whoa dude your rims look like poop but grayer... i just made my first set of rims yesterday. if u take some time and care in it they turn out great i just used some plain proline dish rims wasnt going for style

jato/xxx-nt 03-14-2006 03:38 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
has anyone herd of just wraping yor tires with electrical tape? im not a drifter i just wanna make soem smoke with my stadiums trucks and do burnouts and stuff. but yea has anyoone herd of this?

RC-Drift UK 03-14-2006 04:35 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 

ORIGINAL: jato/xxx-nt

has anyone herd of just wraping yor tires with electrical tape? im not a drifter i just wanna make soem smoke with my stadiums trucks and do burnouts and stuff. but yea has anyoone herd of this?
Yeah.

It's ok on really smooth surfaces and carpet but gets cut too easily on rougher tarmac making drifting unpredictable

silent_echo 03-14-2006 07:27 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
exactly...what he said i used to tape my rubber tyres but the problem was they were always dirty so the tape didnt stick im gonna take my ABS tires out soon when the weathers good

LATR2U 03-17-2006 12:55 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
i didnt go for looks man, i went for pratical...wat ever works
u can spend all the time u want making them look good, 1 run with the nitro car, an theyre filthy
an im not interestd in cleaining it every time ya play with it, i jus wana play

no show car here mate!

silent_echo 03-17-2006 09:58 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
rock on dude! exactly the same thign here nitro is just too dirty but ill never go to electric...ever

LATR2U 03-18-2006 03:52 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
electric suk...i bought 1 of those Mini Team Losi LST things for my gf....mate, they rave about this thing in the book, how much longer the battery lasts an stuff
man, it last like 10mins....i ran it with my mates RC Nitro, an i ran out off power jus as he ran out nitro...which dusnt sound that bad...but wen u think
he can jus refill the tank an go play again, i had to let the battery cool down, which takes atleast an hour...then let it charge again for 4-6hrs...i wasnt happy
electric...suk!

but other than that...for wat the mini LST is...its great fun...good for a gurl anyway

ElementalWindX 03-19-2006 09:41 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
I'm about to go buy some abs tomorrow. Any idea what diameter I should get? I've got the CEN CT4-s and I'm putting it on the rims that come with it. Also how long should I put them in the oven and how hot should I set it to make them just hot enough to shape? :)

HPI hard as **** damn good street tires in the front
ABS tires in the back.

Currently set up as rwd instead of awd right now.

silent_echo 03-19-2006 10:18 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
abs comes in 2" and 3" for sure u might be able to get it in 2 1/2" but im not sure and if you need to stretch it dont use the oven. toss the rings of abs into a pot of boiling water for a while

ocsilverbullet 03-21-2006 02:25 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
Get the 2" ABS pipes.

hanney 03-21-2006 06:39 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
i have a micro, and the pipe i have (forgot if it was a 1 inch) is like a little to small, so should i cut them and put them in the water? and also can they worp if you strech them? what is the best way to do it? thanks

k3nv 03-22-2006 12:55 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
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Here are some I made. I didn't sand the edges yet but I think they turned out okay considering I used a hacksaw. My HPI rims just popped it. I didn't have to do anything to the rims.

[link=http://ehsia.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page &PAGE_id=14&MMN_position=18:4:16]My ABS Drift Tires[/link]

hanney 03-22-2006 07:00 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
i just made tires w/ a tubingcutter it makes my life so mytch easter, it also rounds the edges off!, the rims look good...


i have a micro, and can i put micro rs4 rims on it?

RC-Drift UK 03-22-2006 08:14 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
I have an electric mitre saw and can cut a tyre in about 5 seconds!

k3nv 03-22-2006 09:20 AM

RE: Making drift tires
 
I was looking for a tube cutter but the ones I found only cut metal pipes, it wasn't big enough to cut 2" ones. Where did you get yours? It would make my life easier if I had one.

hanney 03-22-2006 06:03 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
i just had one laying around.... try ace or sears hardwear?

jake mlst modder 06-13-2006 06:50 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
i have a mini lst as one of my many cars and i want to drift it i have innsane motors a lipo and a bunch of other sh*t and i was wondering if i should use abs or pvc and wat size aloso the same question for my revo wat size and abs or pvc and should i glue them wat do u guys do thanks i might try to drift my t4 with a novak ss5800 it burns tru tires like a ****

turbochargedelbow 06-13-2006 11:04 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
If anyone is interested in abs drift tires i am going to make a run of them and may sell them they are top quality. I turn them on a cnc lathe so they are all perfect and true if you are interested let me know. It will be a few weeks before i can have them. I will post them on ebay also. So keep an eye out there too. Happy drifting!

ar3y0oj0rd4n 07-17-2006 10:57 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
LOL um no offense LATR2U but ur rc's are the crappiest ive ever seen LOL im like throwing up rite now XD

hanney 09-02-2006 07:48 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
i wana make dift tires for a micro, what is the easiest way to make them, and if i want to use a dremmel do i use a jig or just eye it? thanks

MiamizFinest 09-05-2006 08:55 PM

RE: Making drift tires
 
do the rims have to be 24MM or 26MM to fit on the PCV pipes?


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