RC car drifting
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I have a Nitro RS4 - very fun, very fast. It sucks when you mess up and break them - but it's fun to put them back together.
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- '13 CWP MS3 & '16 Mazda6 GT
they where electric powered..... and if you look closely the "special compound" they are using is basically pvc piping
Jeff@Tri-Point
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SaaBaaDoo said:
No idea on how to get those tires?
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fkmitsu said:
Could an RS4 Nitro Drift like that? How stiff of srpings would u go?
Get the Trinity spring set for the RS4 (has like 6 different strength springs), then start at the middle and work your way up. As far as PVC tires go...I used to work in a hobby shop for a few years and I don't think ANYONE makes them. Might just have to make your own, then use plastic model glue or pvc piping glue. If you use any other stuff...epoxy, CA, elmers..LOL, it wont work, they will break off the wheels within a few minutes.
I highly recommend the Team Associated TC3. Nitro or Electric..both are bad ass cars. Only thing is if you are new at it...don't get the graphite editions, they break as soon as you tap something! The carbon fiber ones will run you more than the graphite, but are a little stronger than the carbon and look cool as all hell. You can even get almost every part in titanium, but that = $$$
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SaaBaaDoo said:
Haha, that wont be good cuz its not flat right? Also when your sliding a corner i has more chances of flipping over cuz it's not as wide possibly?
those RC car tracks like those two guys were racing on are about as smooth as a warehouse floor, super smooth, no cracks or bumps. If you are running an RC car on that stuff, no need for width concerns...it's gonna slide. If you are wanting to do it on asphalt, I would definitely recommend some pvc, only because RC rims have a lip on them that could catch. Or if you don't want the lip to catch, just hold on the back of the car, floor it, and sit there and wear them down until the lip is gone... 
Jeff@Tri-Point
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SaaBaaDoo said:those RC car tracks like those two guys were racing on are about as smooth as a warehouse floor, super smooth, no cracks or bumps. If you are running an RC car on that stuff, no need for width concerns...it's gonna slide. If you are wanting to do it on asphalt, I would definitely recommend some pvc, only because RC rims have a lip on them that could catch. Or if you don't want the lip to catch, just hold on the back of the car, floor it, and sit there and wear them down until the lip is gone...
Why go eletric? Will my nitro car be fine enough for that? Also that black rubber they have on the inside lip... what is that suppose to do? I'm going to be running my car on a similar sufrace like that but it will be rough.
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