How to Mod Electric RC Drift Cars
Drifting is becoming one of the most popular parts of the RC hobby craze. Several RC manufacturers have introduced purpose-built drift cars to their product lines. Drift cars are basically four wheel drive touring cars with special hard compound tires that drift around corners. Similar to other kinds of RC competition, drifting takes driving skill, as well as suspension turning, experience.
Supplies:
- Perfectly flat surface
- Appropriate screwdrivers or Allen wrenches
- Yardstick or a 2-by-4-inch block of wood
- Turnbuckle wrench
- Camber adjusting tool
- Caliper
- Prepare the gear tires with seven degrees of negative camber. Use five degrees for the front tires. Camber changes the tire’s contact patch with the driving surface. Leaning the tires to an inward fashion in the direction of the chassis creates negative camber. It also reduces the contact patch on the outside of the tires. Take a turnbuckle wrench and adjust the length of the turnbuckles. Use the gauge to change the camber.
- Put the front chassis height at 3milimeters and the rear chassis height at 4. Use the chassis ride height tool or the calipers to change the ride height.
- Toe the front tires outward three degrees. This means the front tire tilts outward, away from the chassis. Put the car against a yardstick or a block of wood. Make sure the wheels are up against the surface. Use a turnbuckle wrench to adjust the steering links. Take a camber gauge and use it to check all the angles.
- Tighten the suspension. Fill the shocks with silicone oil in the 50 to 60 weight range.