RC Drift Car Basics
Have you ever seen a car chase in the movie where the car slides sideways while taking a quick turn? Or, have you ever driven on a slick road and panicked when the wheels lose traction and your vehicle started sliding sideways? In today's world of RC cars, these scenarios describe drifting, which is the art of making the car go sideways without losing control. This new, challenging driving skill has made the RC Drift Car one of the most popular cars in the RC world.
In preparation for this hobby-gone-competition, it's good to know that you can buy RC cars that are already set up for drifting, such as Sprint 2 Drift car from HPI, or you can customize any 4 wheel drive (4WD ) on the road, touring type car. Below are the basic RC drift car set-up, plus some additional options that you can try.
Why Change?
4WD RC car is a necessity to the front and rear ends of drift (go sideways), and to prevent loops (360-degree turn). Electric RC cars are better because of less weight and durability of the engine while the nitro RC cars are more likely to suffer damage due to over-revving the engine when the wheels start spinning.
Tyres
RC drift cars sold today uses a hard-rubber to lose traction easier than normal tires. However, since these tires are a little expensive, many have looked at the popular and cheaper alternative to the tires with PVC pipe around the wheels to achieve the same drifting. To do this, cut four pieces of pipe for the width of the wheel. Using more about two plates, tubes, click on the outer side of the wheel. In addition to lower prices, PVC and outlasts hard drift-car tires.
Note: if you decide to purchase hard tires or use customized PVC tires, you must change all 4 wheels in order to achieve drifting
.Suspension (optional for most cars)
Most RC cars come out of the box with the appropriate characteristics of the suspension to make the car drift. However, the car will lose traction easier with a stiffer suspension. So if you want to experiment with getting a firmer suspension, you can buy stiffer springs and / or replace oil in the dampers with "severe" grade oil.
engine
RC cars with stock engines have what is needed for drifting. If this is the case with your car, you'll need to upgrade the engine. In this way, seeking a balance between speed and torque (acceleration power). When choosing what to buy, do not forget the small number of the motor rotates, the higher rate of speed. For example, modified, high-performance 17-turn motor will deliver the right amount of speed and torque to those tires spinnin 'and keep' em spinnin '! At about $ 40, it's good, cheap upgrade to your car regularly in the drift .
drive (optional)
For limited-slip action on cars attempts to undo one of the tires from spinning,
is another option to achieve drifting is locked front and rear differential speed. To speed-slide (all 4 wheels spinning), take a small piece of paper towel to shut that stuff in the front and rear differential. This little trick has the effect of making the 4WD AWD (All Wheel Drive), which provides long-lasting drift performance.
How to Drift
Now that you have purchased RC Drift car, 4WD or modify existing ones, you're ready to roll! Test your drifting skills by taking a turn at high speed. As the rear tires lose their grip, steer the car skid and the front tires will pull the front end in the same direction. Remember, the primary goal is to keep the auto loop. When the master of technique, the next challenge is to drift car for as many legs as possible. Some of the best drivers have recorded 30 feet is applied! So get your motor Runnin '... Now it's your turn!
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