TC3 Drifting Help.

[BI_SRT-4]

Hey I'm new to Drifting.
My car drift's fine when turning right but when i turn left to drift it just wats to spin out. I can get it to drift perfect to the right but i can't figure out why it wont drift left.
Is it a suspension issue?
I have the Advan drift rims and tires. Outside rubber/ inside pvc.

 

[Amoeba]

This the electric or nitro TC3?

Check your spider gears in your diffs. Could be you have worn gears so the torque is biased to one side.

You could also check your suspension setup. As you mention, possibly an uneven height or stiffness setting could affect your torquing to one side.

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

You might also want to check the length of your turnbuckles. Another factor is the centering of your servo or the EPA of the servo.

 

[BI_SRT-4]

Its a Ele. TC3. When i spin one rear wheel one way the other spins backwards. When i do it to the front wheel, it feels stiff not smooth like the rear but still spins the other way.
I adjusted the suspension and its a little better but it still spins out. It feels like i have more control at full throttle when sliding right(turn left).

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

That's probably the problem with your drifting. Locking the rear differential helps swing out the rear more. You do not want the differential in the rear to be loose, either get that thing locked with a spool or get some super glue. For the front, I keep mine tight so it doesn't oversteer, but I keep it loose enough for it to understeer which is great for those tracks with short and long turns.

What does diff tuning do?
Front
-Looser – More oversteer because the inner wheel is allowed to turn slower than the outer wheel.
-Tighter – More understeer because the inner wheel will spin at a rate that is closer to that of the outer wheel.
Rear
-Looser – More stable off of a switch-back
-Tighter – Snaps back harder and makes it easier to initiate a drift.

Did you check the EPA and centering of your servo?

 

[BI_SRT-4]

EPA???
I just got this TC3 last week. I'm new to ele.

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

End Point Adjustment. That's the adjustment for the servo for how far it will go in each direction. If you are using the RTR radio, here's what you do. Remove the servo horn from the steering servo. Then center the servo using your transmitter (It's one of the knobs). Adjust your wheels so they are centered, then slide on the horn making sure that the wheels are still centered. You can make little adjustments with your transmitter after.

 

[BI_SRT-4]

I did that alreay and it still turns more to the left then the right. maybe thats why it spins out turning left grifting right?

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

if you are absolutely sure that your servo is centered, your turnbuckles need to be adjusted.

 

[Isao_TKR]

I used to have a TC3 and I had this problem too. I solved that by checking the turnbuckle that is connected to the steering rack. Just tight/loose it a bit more, so you can correctly center the servo horn.

Also, there's a possibility that the diffs aren't properly locked like it was quoted by ohmygahitscoby. Most people like driftting with both rear and front diffs locked.

 

[BI_SRT-4]

Idk its all stock. So idk what to do from here.

 

[Isao_TKR]

Then I have one suggestion: Unassemble everything and try to reassemble it following the instruction manual. If you don't have the manual, you may find it here:
http://www.rc10.com/racerhub/support.htm#1:10electric

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Also, this will teach you more about this car. You will know what hop-ups you need, etc. I'd recommend getting a spool in the rear and a one- way in the front. And if you don't already, get drift tires/ ABS piping.

 

[BI_SRT-4]

I have yokohomo or whatever there called. Advan drift tires and rims. It seems to be turning more to one side then the other. I'm gonna re-adjust everything and get back to you guyz.

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Are you using single or double ring Yokomo tires? You will need to adjust your camber so an equal part of rubber and ring hit the floor. That's probably why. One side has the right/wrong camber while the other is equal.

Front /Rear camber: //---\\ (Front/Rear View)
Yokomo Single Ring between -1.5 and -3 degrees.
Yokomo Double Ring between -1 and -2.5 degrees.

Toe-in:
Front: usually +0 ||---|| maybe +1. //---\\ (Top View)
Rear: +2 or +3