| Especially since the release of “The Fast and the | | | | functional touring car, than turning your car into a drifter |
| Furious, Tokyo Drift,” we all know that car drifting is | | | | simply requires a tire change. RC drifters usually use |
| very popular in Japan. However, the popularity of the | | | | tires made up of PVC pipes. Although you can also |
| sport is spilling over into the United States rc car | | | | use ABS pipes, which are slightly softer than PVC |
| market. Did you know there is such a thing as rc drift | | | | material, or rubber tires that would be wrapped in |
| cars? There is, in fact rc drifting has become a highly | | | | electrical tape. |
| recognized sport. Once you see it, you will be hooked. | | | | If you want to make your own PVC tires you need to |
| Here are some things you should know when building | | | | buy a ten feet long, two inch diameter PVC pipe from |
| an rc drift car. | | | | your local hardware store. Get them as round as |
| First of all, electric rc cars are far better than nitro | | | | possible and avoid shops that sell deformed, or |
| models when it comes to drifting. That is because | | | | oval-shaped pipes. Another alternative is to buy |
| it’s easier to control the throttle of an electric car, | | | | specially made drift tires that are manufactured by |
| especially during a drift. Attempting to drift with a Nitro | | | | Yokomo. These are rubber tires that have grooves in |
| rc cars leads to a burnt out clutch and an overheated | | | | which you mount the Yokomo made drift ring onto. |
| engine most of the time. It is highly recommended to | | | | Another inexpensive way of building your own drift |
| use a shaft drive rc car as opposed to a belt driven | | | | tires is to use a plastic cap that can be found on a |
| transmission for your drifter. This allows for the best | | | | spray paint can. These typically fit onto a regular |
| throttle response and avoids the backlash which often | | | | touring car rubber tire and it would be much easier |
| occurs due to the belt design. If you are building from | | | | than cutting your own PVC tires. |
| scratch, shaft drive cars will make for the best drifters. | | | | When building your rc drift car just remember to get |
| When it comes to the motor, you need high torque. It is | | | | the accessories that are sized just right. A lot of times |
| very common to use 19 turn motors. The standard | | | | PVC pipes are slightly larger in diameter and a drifter is |
| Mabuchi 540 works fine as well. Be sure to gear your | | | | meant to be composed exactly to perfection. Other |
| car for acceleration and not for top speed. Also be | | | | than that, stay away from nitro rc cars and form your |
| sure to use a four wheel drive machine. 4x4 is much | | | | new rc drift car out of any electric rc car out there. |
| easier to control when drifting. If you already have a | | | | RC drifting has never been so easy. |