WLtoys K989 Budget Touring Car - Stage3 Tyres (Tires) Upgrade

[@js9232]

Thank you for making these videos, very informative and helpful!

[@k.thomas295]

You are awesome, ive watched 2 videos of this series and i am subbing. Thank you for all of this.

[@HowToDIYRc]

nice soft tyres and good looking race track thumbs up :D

[@micardo9491]

Nice Video. Please more Videos. Tyres are so important because they are the only connection from ground to the car.

[@modelnutty6503]

liking this series a lot, this may work or not, with old school pan cars both rubber and foam rubber tires, we got them wet with WD-40, let them sit a little while then wiped them clean. it'd soften the rubber and open the grain some for much better traction. doesn't work as well if the rubber has a higher content of silicone, is oil resistant.

[@BeaversHobby]

Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to try it out.

[@cruzie.b8662]

I love your vida man I have one of these and I have done all your upgrade and its INSANE

[@basyirrr8526]

0:15 the tire perfect for rcp track?

[@BeaversHobby]

If you can only buy from Banggood, yes, these are the best tyres for RCP there. Otherwise look for Mini-Z radial, PN Racing or Marka. Marka has a great tyres selection for RCP.

[@jays604]

I’ve noticed some people use wide tires on the rear and narrow front. Others, same size all around. Is one setup better for drift and the other touring??

[@BeaversHobby]

Generally for touring front narrow and rear wide has better handling because of the contact patch. All narrow is a bit twitchy as far as I've tried. For drifting it doesn't matter that much because most of the tyres are curved and got roughly the same contact patch. We do front narrow rear wide on drift for aesthetic reasons.

[@idk90a1]

My WLtoys 284131 will spin out if i go too fast on my ceramic floor. Is this normal?

[@BeaversHobby]

That's pretty normal on a slippery floor. Still you can trim the steering to make sure it goes straight as much as possible and check if any of the wheels and diffs are too tight. These will help but once the tyres are slipping, that's it. It'll go into spin.

[@idk90a1]

@@BeaversHobby alright thank you

[@bobtierney6946]

Use a damp swiffer to clean your floor track.

[@alessandrosebastiano8331]

Hi Does tamiya blue sponge tires fit on wide rim for WLtoys 1/28? Tamiya blue sponge tires come with two narrow and two wide ?

[@BeaversHobby]

Yes they do. The kit I got is 2 narrow and 2 wide. They are wider than Mini-Z wheels (what WLtoys uses) so you will have to trim them a bit to get the width right.

[@alessandrosebastiano8331]

Thankyou.Can you do must upgrades for Wltoys 241131 1/28 Hooligan Ute for indoor timber floor for racing ? Thanks

[@BeaversHobby]

@@alessandrosebastiano8331 This is it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3a9e5J4Yqxmhbs All the rest are optional and depend on what you want to do with the car.

[@alessandrosebastiano8331]

@@BeaversHobby Thankyou again.Are you going to do more WLToys 1/28 videos series? Thanks

[@dragontan8108]

Hi mate, is the tamiya sponge tyre fit with firelap 20mm diameter rim? I got the rim and i wish to upgrade to tamiya sponge tyres, please advice, tq 😁😁😁

[@BeaversHobby]

Yes, they fit. But the outer diameter is larger than standard tyres so you'll have to trim them.

[@dragontan8108]

@@BeaversHobby Thx for your reply, is it works good on tiles surface? Semi rough surface

[@BeaversHobby]

@@dragontan8108 Yes, they work. There are different colours with different grip and the grippest one is blue.

[@dragontan8108]

@@BeaversHobby Thx alot for your advice, 1 more question, you think it is better for me to grab this tyres for speed run or should i change to drift tyre for playing drift, which 1 give more fun? Tq

[@JoseJRoman-xg7ut]

This is my first hobby grade RC car and it has a behaviour I am not sure is normal: If I just pulled the throttle trigger for the car to go forward and is now in neutral position, I need to push the throttle trigger twice for the car to go backwards, just once will not make the car move backwards. Is this normal in this model?

[@BeaversHobby]

Yes, it's normal. It's brake. If you go directly from pulling to pushing the car will brake. You can lift the car up to see if you do that the wheels will stop. But of you just let go of throttle gently to the centre the wheels will continue to roll a bit. Here is how you control the throttle, pull to go forward, pull then push to brake, come back to centre and push again to reverse.

[@bharafelder]

Wait can u use the normal Wltoys rims

[@BeaversHobby]

Yes but you'll need to really glue the tyres in with tyre glue because inside of WL wheels is hollowed out. Also WL wheels are all narrow.

[@bharafelder]

Beaver's Hobby ok probably I won’t put glue cuz I’m lazy

[@allenau8888]

Help... Which offset wheels from RC-Aurora?

[@BeaversHobby]

It depends on the width of your body. Try 0 first and if it's too narrow try to increase the offset by 1. Actually the offset count from RC-Aurora is the same as Kyosho.

[@sketchy3106]

Did you have to make any adjustments or modifications to the Mini-Q diff (like in your first WL Toys K989 video) before putting it in or will it work right out of the box?

[@BeaversHobby]

I replaced the swing shafts with long shafts. www.miracle-mart.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_74_1029&products_id=13988 The diff fit inside the gearbox directly.

[@shanec8812]

Can you dye the Tamiya foams black?

[@BeaversHobby]

I've never tried it but it's sponge (or reston?) so... probably not. The paint either won't stick or shredding off so fast.

[@shanec8812]

@@BeaversHobby Thanks for the reply Beaver. I was thinking Fabric Dye not paint. I have used it to dye fabric and also rc plastics to black. Since it isn't a paint it is permanent and does not effect foam quality. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faPKopeNq76UndU

[@BeaversHobby]

Interesting. Sounds like it should work.

[@tirandodelcarro6827]

The best

[@earlyculyer4103]

You should get an air purifier it will help cut down on dust if you have a big room you may need two of them one on each side other room they are very good for breathing! But beavers like a little dust so they're lip don't get stuck to their teeth. So much it will be hard to talk with your lip getting stuck to your tooth all the time.

[@jumpstartrc1571]

I want to do speed runs and race my micro should I get a mini q or wltoys car iv had a wltoys micro in the past and they are fast but the mini q looks of better quality

[@BeaversHobby]

Get a Mini-Q Q7. It's a much better car to drive, much better build and you don't have to fix anything to get it running. Just adjust the arms to get the alignment right (normally it's a bit off from the factory) and it's fantastic. Included tyres are also good. Other option is Atomic AMZ. That's also a good car but you'll need to provide your own electronics, transmitter, wheels and tyres. If the budget allows, there are GL Racing GLA and Atomic SZ or BZ to consider.

[@jumpstartrc1571]

Beaver's Hobby I do have my own electronics I was also looking into getting a gla or atomic micro have you had any experience with them

[@BeaversHobby]

No, I haven't tried them all. But I talked to people who have some of them and the ranking is Q7 > AMZ > WL. Q7 being the easiest to drive and his personal favourite.

[@jumpstartrc1571]

Beaver's Hobby rc driver also has a video of a company called x power that make high end micros

[@BeaversHobby]

I forgot to mention X-Power MIT. It's one of 2 belt drive micros (this and Atomic BZ). The owner said screw holes worn out too easily. Apart form that it's really good to drive, not as easy as Q7 but still good. If you got a proper track and look for RWD racer, Jomurema is also interesting and I haven't found any review or info in English yet.

[@MultiWirth]

Did you test the wltoys ball diff upgrades ?

[@BeaversHobby]

Here kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5fZqWmLrJ2gibc

[@icetea4345]

Perfect use of math 👌

[@jromc]

Which tool metric did you use to remove the wheels?

[@BeaversHobby]

M2 or 4mm hex wrench.

[@jromc]

Nice. Thanks for the quick answer

[@mpestata]

link for the soft drift tires ?

[@BeaversHobby]

Drift tyres are all hard plastic or composite. But there are different grip levels to choose from. For the start I recommend Kyosho tyres narrow goo.gl/NZHtWF , wide goo.gl/baA5zD . Or check out DS Racing. facebook.com/DSracingthailand/ LF1 is the easiest to drift.

[@Bushwackerinpa]

what doubled side tape did you use?

[@BeaversHobby]

It's thin double sided tape from stationary/office appliances shop.

[@killahkay2112]

shame the diffs are so bad ... now it make this car more expensive ... one this I would suggest is try to do the track with less on off the throttle ... and force yourself to drive always on power ... this will force you to drive a better / smoother line .

[@moparbro]

Whoa

[@TAHA900cc]

hey your german accent is good!

[@pokermasterpokermaster7792]

Hey. I'm from germany. This isn't a german accent. Maybe from india😉

[@Bogues_88]

mmmm pie

[@dimyata]

You may also try these rims bit.ly/2NwSsmQ whit this tire bit.ly/2Ei5yQF :)

[@BeaversHobby]

I've heard from people who use them and they are pretty good tyres, not as grippy as what I'm using but better than original. Wheels got quite aggressive offset so watch out for that if you have different body on.