When I saw many youtuber doing review, I saw you first because you know well the ground of drift, I'm really excited about this redcat drift, I hope what you find give the opportunity to come back to drift again
Dang Troy! That is a very complete accessories kit! I love it! Those little bits and pieces really ad some wicked cool realism to the car! I ❤️ it! Thanks for sharing Brother!
I picked up a set of Yokomo high traction wheels and DRA tires for my car, which I'm trying to set up for asphalt. They don't come with tape, and won't stay put without it. Without an LHS nearby, I tried random double sided foam tape with no luck. Before I got all that stuff, I did a quick search, and the RDS used +6mm offset. So that's what wheels I got, and they fit just like the Redcat wheels.
Great video! Was wondering if you could actually share where you purchased the 2 metal rulers you used to measure the offset. Very handy. As well as your drill tool used for the wipers. Thanks!😊
Just bought the RedCat RDS and waiting for arrival but went ahead and bought the white DS rims as shown in the video and some yokomo carpet tires. On the rims do they need the mounting tape because with the screws that go in them the mounting tape won’t be flush. Also do you have them on the inner most setting (like together the most with no gap) Please help, thank you
Hi there! Yes, I used the mounting tape. There was just enough room for it to sit on the wheel barrel, but not in the center. I honestly don't remember which offset I used, and unfortunately don't have the car in front of me right now.
For this price I'm curious why someone would go with a Redcat over somthing like a MST? Not trying to hate or anything but the price is basically the same.. I'd argue the yoko and mst have wayyyy better looking body's and probably (at least for now) have more aftermarket support
Yokomo RTR shock are crap friction shock, MST are O.K. plastic, Redcat are metal. Redcat has carbon fiber out of the box, steering look pretty decent out of the box, battery mount is great, battery connector is good, electronic look good to(as it can be for an RTR). From what I have seen, they played verry well on the design, they didn't try to reinvent anything, used safe approach from other manufacturer, this probably lower cost on engineering on their part and make a safe platform since all components have been proved already. From what I have seen similar on other chassis. I'm not clamming any of the bellow invented anything nor that I'm calling Redcat a copy of anything, they are all designed for the same purpose they will end up looking similar.... Rear knuckle, ReveD Front knuckle with ofset front/rear position king pin, MST Battery tray, Usukani Servo arm, Usukani Adjustable Suspension mount with block, Yokomo(Included in the box for Redcat, don't think they are on others) Transmission look like Yokomo, haven't seen much tough General chassis design is similar to others. Will I buy it, not at all. I'm not interested. But I honestly think this is a solid contender to yokomo and MST RTR and could maybe force them to stop using friction shock and TAMIYA plug!
Hello there! I suggest trying some different MST tires. I have had rather good luck with a few of their tires that are designated more towards the harder/concrete/asphalt side. Honestly, there is so much variation in surfaces, that you will just need to try. Be aware - that type of surface will always eat through tires. Good thing is you will only really need to replace the rears, so a set of tires still lasts awhile.
@@RoadsideRC Yeah they're definitely getting munched in a hurry! I'm glad the wheels are reusable, helps immensely since a set of 4 tires is 12$ or so. I was afraid after that first run I was going to be spending an awful lot more...
I don't think so - as the body-side of the magnet system is made into the light buckets. However, the car includes standard body mounts also in the bag, so you can mount any body you want.
Hi there! It is a simple 7mm nut driver. It came part of a big kit - but a lot of the other parts were useless. I would suggest this instead: bit.ly/3RWOvdW It has the 7mm nut driver, plus other useful tools.
Nice i loved the silver msts on it just looks gorgeous
I agree - really helps the car look better!
When I saw many youtuber doing review, I saw you first because you know well the ground of drift, I'm really excited about this redcat drift, I hope what you find give the opportunity to come back to drift again
Thank you for those kind words!
some cool upgrades my friend
*always a full watch📺💯Au👍thumbs up*
Dang Troy! That is a very complete accessories kit! I love it! Those little bits and pieces really ad some wicked cool realism to the car! I ❤️ it! Thanks for sharing Brother!
Thank you!!!
that red cat is giving me the itch . would go great with my MST's and USUKANI . thanks for the great video Troy .winner as alway's
Thank you!
Looks good. Maybe black out the inside of the body or tint the windows. Appreciate your hard work and keep em coming!
Good call! Tinted windows and dark inside would really help.
some orange window tent would be awesome
That is a fun idea!
I picked up a set of Yokomo high traction wheels and DRA tires for my car, which I'm trying to set up for asphalt. They don't come with tape, and won't stay put without it. Without an LHS nearby, I tried random double sided foam tape with no luck.
Before I got all that stuff, I did a quick search, and the RDS used +6mm offset. So that's what wheels I got, and they fit just like the Redcat wheels.
Nice! Hope you get it going and enjoy it.
Yup huge difference troy. Nice work Man
Thanks 👍
Hey man, in the future you can buy a wheel spacer for any wheel problem, they are sold on amazon for a minimum of about 7 dollars. 😉
I am not a fan of those. They rarely are of good enough quality to keep a smooth spinning wheel - which is very important with rc drifting.
The Silver rins are my choice, bad azz!
Thanks! I think they looked good as well!
Great video bro!
This really resembles a new mustang without some of the accents that say ford. The front clip design, the windows, and the general shape.
That mixed with a Nissan Z-car.
Great video! Was wondering if you could actually share where you purchased the 2 metal rulers you used to measure the offset. Very handy. As well as your drill tool used for the wipers. Thanks!😊
Hi there!
This is the drill I used for the wipers:
Pen drill: amzn.to/3l0YQHR
The metal scales are here:
amzn.to/3VNTjDc
@@RoadsideRC thanks for links! Super helpful!
nice video full watch and dn
Thanks!
Looking Sharp troy
Thanks! You already saw the end result last night!
I like the silver wheels best
Me too!
Awesome 👌
Thanks
Well pull the trigger last night ordered one.
Great! Did you go grey or orange?
The grey .......have some monster decals....and a tall wing for it 😁
I just grabbed those white wheels for my FXX lol! They are kind of a pain to assemble but look cool as hell! 👍👍👍
You got that right!
@@RoadsideRC great series, dig all the drift content! I can't wait to get both of my chassis to the track. We have an indoor place here in GA.
Just bought the RedCat RDS and waiting for arrival but went ahead and bought the white DS rims as shown in the video and some yokomo carpet tires. On the rims do they need the mounting tape because with the screws that go in them the mounting tape won’t be flush. Also do you have them on the inner most setting (like together the most with no gap) Please help, thank you
Hi there!
Yes, I used the mounting tape. There was just enough room for it to sit on the wheel barrel, but not in the center.
I honestly don't remember which offset I used, and unfortunately don't have the car in front of me right now.
@@RoadsideRC thank you so much, you and your channel have been a SUPER big help, this is my first drift car and super excited
@@RoadsideRC also did you use the CA glue like they call for?
@@doughthejoke8042 Glad to help!
I did not use the glue, as I wasn't sure if I wanted to change the offset again. Seems fine without the glue.
For this price I'm curious why someone would go with a Redcat over somthing like a MST? Not trying to hate or anything but the price is basically the same.. I'd argue the yoko and mst have wayyyy better looking body's and probably (at least for now) have more aftermarket support
This chassis comes with carbon upper and lower decks, aluminum shocks, and adjustable turnbuckles for all suspension links.
There are certainly pros and cons between the two.
The good news - as of right now - both are a solid choice.
Yokomo RTR shock are crap friction shock, MST are O.K. plastic, Redcat are metal.
Redcat has carbon fiber out of the box, steering look pretty decent out of the box, battery mount is great, battery connector is good, electronic look good to(as it can be for an RTR).
From what I have seen, they played verry well on the design, they didn't try to reinvent anything, used safe approach from other manufacturer, this probably lower cost on engineering on their part and make a safe platform since all components have been proved already.
From what I have seen similar on other chassis. I'm not clamming any of the bellow invented anything nor that I'm calling Redcat a copy of anything, they are all designed for the same purpose they will end up looking similar....
Rear knuckle, ReveD
Front knuckle with ofset front/rear position king pin, MST
Battery tray, Usukani
Servo arm, Usukani
Adjustable Suspension mount with block, Yokomo(Included in the box for Redcat, don't think they are on others)
Transmission look like Yokomo, haven't seen much tough
General chassis design is similar to others.
Will I buy it, not at all. I'm not interested. But I honestly think this is a solid contender to yokomo and MST RTR and could maybe force them to stop using friction shock and TAMIYA plug!
Do you have a recommendation for a cheap tire to use on asphalt/unpolished concrete? New to drift tires/wheels, liking the way they've designed them
Hello there!
I suggest trying some different MST tires. I have had rather good luck with a few of their tires that are designated more towards the harder/concrete/asphalt side. Honestly, there is so much variation in surfaces, that you will just need to try.
Be aware - that type of surface will always eat through tires. Good thing is you will only really need to replace the rears, so a set of tires still lasts awhile.
@@RoadsideRC Yeah they're definitely getting munched in a hurry! I'm glad the wheels are reusable, helps immensely since a set of 4 tires is 12$ or so. I was afraid after that first run I was going to be spending an awful lot more...
Paint those vents gray and put them on the roof. Let out that tire smoke.....
That is a fun idea!
Can you fit a those RDS magnet system on to a standard 257mm body?
I don't think so - as the body-side of the magnet system is made into the light buckets.
However, the car includes standard body mounts also in the bag, so you can mount any body you want.
those wheels some times have offset on the face part like 2mm
Unfortunately, they did not in this case. I was looking for that!
@@RoadsideRC ahhh womp womp. Lol. Chassis looks good With those ds wheels mounted up.
How did you install the rear wing??
Three screws from the body and into the wing.
Them mst wheels are they metal ?
No! No metal wheels on drift cars! The weight is really bad.
Where can ya find that wheel tool?
Hi there! It is a simple 7mm nut driver. It came part of a big kit - but a lot of the other parts were useless. I would suggest this instead: bit.ly/3RWOvdW
It has the 7mm nut driver, plus other useful tools.
I ment the wheel compactor, but I actually ended up finding it thanks for getting back to me though.@@RoadsideRC
It looks like it's trying to be a Nissan z
Yes - that mixed with something else....but not sure what.