Topic: ...Make a set of ABS or PVC pipe RC Drift tyres

[RC-Drift.com™]

Go down to your local plumber/DIY or Hardware shop, get a length of ABS or PVC polypipe:


Now I used a ring, split it to stretch over the end of the pipe and used this as a markup guide.  I'll get a mitre saw to make this job a piece of cake in the future:


As you'll discover the wheel is BIGGER than the inside diameter of the pipe!:



This isn't a problem - believe me

When you've cut all 4 'tyres' deburr them inside & out (I use a pipe deburrer for the inside, and the concrete path I sit on to hacksaw the pipe, for the flat face)

Now comes the quart into a pint pot bit

Make sure you place the OUTSIDE of the wheel in FIRST!!! (it's a hell of a job if you do it the other way round)




Once you've got it this far down =>

...you'll need a flat object (book, piece of wood etc.) to sit on top whilst pushing firmly down, the last bit as the pipe pops over the bottom rim of the wheel finishes it off

There you have it, a set of RC Drift tires

All you got to do now is put two spots of superglue (CA/cyano) on one side of the wheel - I chose the outside - to stop it sliding off (it will if you don't) we aren't racing on rubber here so we don't need to run a bead all the way round on both sides of the wheel

Total time including making the RC Drift tires, putting everything away, booting up the pc, uploading the pics to the RC DRIFT GALLERY and writing this article, - 2 hours

Now get down the store and get some ABS, you know it makes sense

Drift on dudes

[escortwrc]

top guy, nice one i shall go hunting for pvc pipe at the weekend ;D

[RC-Drift.com™]

DOH - I just looked at the 1st pic, it's ABS  not PVC, all along I thought it was PVC, now that explains the powder residue under the chassis after every run 

[VDubbin]

That's  a great how-to Odie, I didn't really know what to look for, Pipewise! I didn't want to walk in to a DIY shop with a wheel in my hand and ask for something that fits....

[RC-Drift.com™]

cheers bud, I felt the same way  :-[

[KoSaK]

That's a great how-to Odie, I didn't really know what to look for, Pipewise! I didn't want to walk in to a DIY shop with a wheel in my hand and ask for something that fits....

i did this tomorow, but here in the netherlands is the size what the best fits 58mm inside but thats to much for my wheels

but what is the outside mm from this pipe or the pvc?

[RC-Drift.com™]

The picture above shows the I/D to be Ø51,49mm and the wall thickness is 2mm so therefore pipe O/D is Ø55,49mm

I have some HDPE black pipe with an 8mm wall thickness but the inside Ø is too small but you can get the wheel in by leaving the tyre (without wheel) in boiling water for 5 minutes (it softens the plastic enough to stretch over the wheel)

So a tip here for anyone who thinks the tyres are too small, try the hot water treatment (but ask an adult first if you are unsure)

Kev

[KoSaK]

i bought these http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34063&item=5983354990&rd=1&ssPageName=WD2V

cuz i can't find the right size :(

[RC-Drift.com™]

If you're using standard wheels then these ABS drift tyres fit fine

Kev

[xxxsdrifter]

i did this with PVC on my HPI spirt... i cant even get it to go without spining out... it doesnt grip at all... anyone?

[RC-Drift.com™]

Hey great to have ya here dude

It's all in the setup dude, very soft front springs, slightly stiffer rears, 30WT oil all round (not really important though) and very important 0° camber all round

Next drop a 27T stock in with stock gearing

Next, set the diffs as you would for grip racing i.e. nice and smooth

No antiroll bars

Max steering throw

Now be prepared to retrain your throttle finger/thumb as this will be doing all the work as steering isn't used anywhere near as much as grip racing, so it's gently does it with throttle (biggest tip)

Kev

[xxxsdrifter]

thanks man... i said screw it and started drifting with my Team Losi graphite XXX-S... two words... kick a$$ there is this huge turn outside my house and friends drift their real cars around it... i had the cleanest flowing line through the turn it was soooo sick

[RC-Drift.com™]

The road that leads into my kids school is a slight downhill sweeping left then right, it's just asking to be drifted, now it's summer hols I might have to tame it :D

Kev

[mazdaspeed]

PVC TYRES WORK GREAT!!!!!

[RC-Drift.com™]

Try ABS and you'll not go back

Kev