low cost drift tires

[XMDrifter]

heres a tut i borrowed from Murdoch(thanks)

find some tires that you don't mind painting
find or buy nail polish
spare driveshaft


1 take your tire and mount it, then put it on the driveshaft

2 coat the tire in an even coat of nail ppolish

3 find an extra wheel to prop up the driveshaft

4 let it cure and paint on another coat

5 repeat to all four wheels/tires


in the end your tire will be very slick, and depending on the tire softness, it can vary in grip

i made some myself with hard slicks, and it slides with a lot better control than with the rs drift kit

the nail polish can probably make 20 or more sets of drift tires at ~$10 a bottle



ps. sorry i don't have pics

[REDisFASTER]

Nice tut. Pics would be nice for those members who like visuals

You can also do something similar with CA (cyanoacrylate, krazy glue, superglue, w/e). But it produces a similar grip characteristic to the stock drift kit tires.

[Azngtboi88]

I just bought pvc pipping and cut them to size. Im going to have to trim the body a bit though...so im using beater bodies to drift with. The nailpolish is a good idea though. I didnt even think about that

[XMDrifter]

they do drift well though

[streetballerzz3]

yeah i've done that, it works...just dont use soft slicks..then u go out of control with a stage 2 motor and RWD

[XMDrifter]

go awd with these

[c1v1c]

I drift with taped tires and it work pretty well for me lol