How about a subforum for drifting?

[monster_beetle]

I see drifting is becoming more and more populair. Maybe it's a good idea to set up a subfroum for drifting...

How do you guy sthink about that? 

[Glitch]

Only 11 members have signed up for the drift SIG. Much as i would love to see a drift subforum, i dont know if Tamiyaclub is ready for it yet....

 

 

[WillyChang]

Got a whole fleet setup for the drifting scene now, what do you need to know? []

[monster_beetle]

I've just bought a tt-01 (see my showroom) now I'm wondering if I want to drift with it. Do I only need other tires? Or also an other motor. It already have other teeth (I don't know the word for it, but you know what I mean?).

[Glitch]

In addition to tyres, you should lock the rear diff (hotglue is quick and reversable) and tighten the front (using tiny slivers of silicon fuel tubing on the 3 spider gear shafts). If you are using commercial drift tyres you will also need adjustable top arms to be able to control grip levels with camber changes. Motor selection is based on tyres and surface choice: for ABS tyres on tarmac, try the Tamiya TZ, or any race-orientated 27 turn (we have had good results with CO-27s, Epic Roar Legals, Monstor Pros and similar motors...) For more grippy tyres (eg Tamiya drift tyres) you will need faster motors, and for less grippy tyres (eg PVC) you can use slower revving motors like the stock 540 even...

[monster_beetle]

Juat locked the rear diff. And added pvc tires. But what do you mean exactly with itghtening the front diff? Do you maybe have a picture of what you mean with that?

[DJTheo]

Get and put some Tamiya anti-wear grease inside the front TT01 diff to stiffen it, works great and is the factory solution on the TT-01D(rift)

Cheers 

[monster_beetle]

Ok, thanks. But I don't have AW grease lying around here, can I have the same result with ceramic grease or very stiff teflon grease?

[DJTheo]

Ceramic grease isnt stiff enough, if your teflon one is, better try that, should be stiffer then toothpaste.

Cheers 

[Wrc action]

We have a large half litre tub of castol grease that we use on our cars, heat and wear proof its like the tamiya AW grease just a lot cheaper for the amount you get.

Just splat a load in the diff and see if its any stiffer, Mine was a real fight to get the first turn but after that the rear of my Tb01 rally was really stiff, Tho be ware it will seep out of the drive shafts over time so watch out for it going lose again, maybe get a ball diff to do the job?

Cheers Ryck  

[WillyChang]

TT01 & TL01 are quite popular amongst the drifters.

re Diff... many ppl say to lock them up, but honestly the TT01 handles the same. Locked diff may have some advantage if you're trying to break traction using sticky tyres, but using ABS/PVC there's no handling difference.

yes you need 'special' tyres, like DIY ABS or PVC waterpipe tube over some wheels. Or buy commercially made hard-rubber and/or plastic ring tyres from Yokomo, HPI, Tamiya Type-D etc. Some other companies also making hard plastic tyres just like ABS.

Standard silvercan 540 motor or a SportTuned is a good choice for spinning with ABS/PVC (pipe tyres), both these will run off the stock Tamiya TEU101BK ESC if you've got one.

Grippier tyres like the hard rubbers you'd like a bit more power like from a mild mod 15-19t or a 23t rebuildable stock is nice too, just make sure your ESC can handle the level of motor you're using.

 

As for TT01 mods, the main ones are Full Ballbearings and the Alloy centre shaft.

Things like adjustable arms are a waste of time. All those companies who make tyres of differing compounds inside/outside - its a good idea but don't work well in real life. Your drift tyres will always wear until they're flat across; if you try and camber them to run on an edge they'll just wear away until they're flat again anyways. So don't bother wasting your time playing with suspension settings - just make sure the tyres wear flat and go spend that saved time practising instead.

[DJTheo]

Things like adjustable arms are a waste of time. All those companies who make tyres of differing compounds inside/outside - its a good idea but don't work well in real life. Your drift tyres will always wear until they're flat across; if you try and camber them to run on an edge they'll just wear away until they're flat again anyways. So don't bother wasting your time playing with suspension settings - just make sure the tyres wear flat and go spend that saved time practising instead.

Have to disagee there, find camber adjustment the most usefull to adjust the desired amount of oversteer on drifters, also ABS tires wear very slowly so it takes ages till you need to readjust them, also suspension compresses differently at curves then under acceleration so camber and tire wear angle isn't constant.

Cheers 

[cianhanrahan]

Hi folks,

I'd love to see a drifting subforum, I've been involved in the DRC website for a while (on and off, though unfortunately more off than on at the moment!) 

How do I join the SIG? I've tried to edit my showrooms, and  I can't see any "click to apply" button, or similar...

[mr_pushrod]

You need to apply on the main page of the SIG. For my drifting group it is here;

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/sig_member.asp?id=20

[Wrc action]

mr_pushrod - You call it a sideways squad does that mean I can get in there with my rally gb impreza? as that spends more time sideways than straight? [].

On another note i would say that wear is never even and that loads change in the corners as the weight will always transfer on the car to some degree. As thus the adjustable arms would be ideal in getting the right part of the contact patch onto the road at the right times for the perfect drift.

Best Regards Ryck  

[cianhanrahan]

Thanks Mr_P, though I'm pretty sure that "Click to apply" link wasn't there before! []