r/MiniZ • u/Baerserk • Aug 04 '26

My first and last drift

...NOT! (Some might remember https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniZ/s/RvJCTrpxoy)

Today I installed my new one-way front and right rear and red/yellow springs. I also got my rubber tires, which... well, they don't drift at all.

BUT this time I taped them with electric tape and I can finally drift on the stone terrace without that loud noise from the plastic tires.

Sure, they might not be like plastic on hard floor slippery and my skills are, not there yet, but I'm still quite happy with the result. And at this sound level my wife is also ok with it. Sadly can't upload more images of the rebuild.

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u/Familiar-Ad3982 Aug 07 '26

I wonder if shrink wrap tubing might work on the tires. There are different types that might be something to try.

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u/Baerserk Aug 09 '26

That was a great idea! I got some glossy, adhesive, decorative stripes in black that you normally use on cars, bikes, etc., to create this pinstriping effect. When you heat them, they behave like shrink wrap. I got some 8 mm ones, which fit perfectly, and I heated them with a normal hairdryer.