petrol remote control cars?

[tony k]

hi people just wanna know ive got one of these nitro astra cars,which has just sat in my garage for ages,do they do drift ones,cos i fancy doing abit drifting do i need to buy a different one of can you change them to do that,as aint got a scooby doo

[dj_wudgey]

you just set them up matey dont ask how though

[L14MNP]

Just make it RWD. Won't be the best but saves forking out

[sulphur]

You can buy drift ones, its down to the diff and tyres. RWD is impossible for drifting, it just spins everywhere. Needs to be 4wd believe it or not. I've got one, but it takes a fair bit of practice to get right, and the tyres aren't exactly full of life, but it's pretty sweet when it all comes together.

Ths is the one I have

[L14MNP]

I dunno about toys but in the real world RWD is where it's at

TBH it's been years since I have used any of my RC cars, but I remember the drive belt snapping on a Tamiya battery car and it was a laugh, when 4WD it was mostly just grip unless on a loose surface.

[sulphur]

It's down to the tyres for drifting, It's like wrapping electrical tape around slicks. (which can also be done when the tyres get fooked)

[hagger]

usually people use 4wd chassis for drifting, having the rear diff locked and some polythene tires(nice and slippy)

easier to drift leccy cars, but it can be done with nitros too!

[Novaboi_1991]

heya,

right, i now race nitro offroad, but used to drift,

if you want to drift, then you need to do the following,

open your rear diff case, pack some bluetack in there for perminent drifting, or some grease so it is hard to turn, but will still turn under pressure,

also, i believe the kyosho astra you have is a 1:10, go to your local hobby shop, or ebay, and buy a set of yokomo D tyres, or hpi do them too, both around same price, but YOKOMO is better,

then ur good to go, jus learn to use the brake,

have fun!

[Ernie]

ou can get drift wheels of the bay and a new body shell sorted.keep it 4x4 or it will just go around in circles.

[CoolTiger]

4x4 dont drift ive got thunder tiger scooby one rear diff broke so i swopped the diffs over and made it rwd drifts ok bit hard to get sideways and keep it there but i am running standard tyres