Clyne

Hi everyone, sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm new to the hobby. Is it possible to run 1/10 scale drift rc cars in flat, smooth dirt (think baseball infield dirt) with just a decent set of 1/10 scale tires, or would it take more converting than just that? Thanks for the help.

MarkA

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I doubt enough ride-height could be obtained for even the smoothest dirt and as well, most drift cars have very open drive trains, i.e. highly susceptible to rock damage and dust abrasion. Furthermore, a counter-steer setup drift car probably would never even achieve a walking pace on dirt without just doing donuts. I wouldn't recommend it.

What you could look at for a multi-use, multi surface car is a rally-type one. Some examples can be read about here: http://www.bigsquidrc.com/rc-rally-car-shootout/

sakadachi

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I would first get the rally or offroad tires as well and run smaller pinion gear to compensate for the gear ratio.

I would also use different dampers (longer or extended piston stroke) dedicated for this type of driving.

ThePanda

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you seem to be thinking of a rally car? that is the kind of terrain that scale 1/10 rally cars work best on.