Things You'll Need:
- 1/10 scale electric R/C car & controller
- ABS plastic piping
- pipe cutter
- masking tape
- R/C car wheel socket wrench
- ruler
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Step 1
Take your 1/10 scale, electric, 4-wheel-drive R/C car and remove the wheels from the chassis with the socket wrench.
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Step 2
Take one wheel and remove the rubber tire from the wheel.
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Step 3
Measure the width of the wheel with a ruler.
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Step 4
Purchase a 1 foot length of black, 2" diameter ABS piping from a home & garden store. See if they can cut the piping for you into sections as wide as your R/C car's wheels. Cut 4 ABS plastic "tires" from the piping.
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Step 5
Slide the ABS plastic "tire" over your car's wheel. If the tire does not fit snug, remove the tire and add a single layer of masking tape to your wheel's diameter. The tape will slightly increase the diameter of the wheel and will cause the tire to fit snugly. Use only as much tape as will allow the tire to be snug, but not immovable. You may need to remove your tires at a later time.
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Step 6
Once you've fitted your 4 ABS plastic tires to your wheels, mount the wheels back onto your R/C car.
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Step 7
The ABS plastic tires will cause your vehicle to slip and slide across the roadway to simulate very realistic looking drifts. Practice hard and you will learn to control your car even with the increased slippage.












