Redcat RDS Competition Spec 1/10 2WD Drift Car Builders Kit

I picked up the RDS as my first RWD drift car. My local indoor off road track opened up a p-tile track for 1/10 rwd drift and I wanted to get in on the fun. The chassis kit builds well, things are still on parts trees so be prepared with some sharp flush cutters. The manual is easy enough to follow and the screws needed for each step are printed on the page at almost 1/1 scale. Parts were easy to locate in their respective bags. Shocks are smooth, hinge pins had no binding.

The main issues I ran into were: 1, the gear diff needed shimming laterally within the gearbox housing as well as the outdrives needed to be shimmed to remove excess play. 2, the knuckles are not specifically listed as a left or right, so when I first built it I had them swapped and it made for a poor driving car. (Bonus with the knuckles, the built in steering stops will ultimately need to be snipped off if you want to get more steering angle) 3, depending on your servo, the horn/steering plate may contact the bulkhead and you'll have to trim the plastic bulkhead to allow the servo horn the room to move through it's travel. 4, the factory ball cups are stiff, I recommend popping them on and off a few times to break them in and get them freed up.

Since I drive it strictly at a p-tile track, the kit setup is not ideal, especially with the low motor and conservative steering angle. Thankfully an alternate setup sheet is located on the Redcat RDS Drift FB group that has been provided by one of the engineers behind the car (who also happens to own an RC drift track and hobby shop). It transformed the car and with some further shock/diff oil tuning (10wt in the shocks and 3k diff) it can lay down some sick lines and keep up with rest of them.

I think it's a solid choice for a simplified RWD drift chassis. It's pretty no frills (even though it's got some carbon fiber goodies) as it's a fairly simple design compared to it's competitors but from what I've seen and learned, it's design is not holding the car back. Time will tell how the plastic parts hold up in the long run, but for now it's gonna stay mostly stock as it really doesn't need much to get you banging doors with everyone on track. Definitely stoked I bought this and will happily recommend it if you have a local track with knowledgeable people to help you get dialed in.

Awesome kit.The kit builds well and is gorgeous once it’s done.I have a Yokomo yd2z and a MST kit and this one is up there at the top with my favorites.Don’t hesitate pull the trigger?

Really budget friendly kit to get into RWD drifting. The kit has fairly good quality of parts and the fit and finish is great fpr the price point. The instructions manual is where I have my complaints, something is wrong with the part number references on page so you cant collaborate the part in the manual to the part number on the tree.

Let's say that, Redcat do a good job with this drift kit. Because I have another Redcat gen7. I was checking the idle gear especially both and are the same transmission idle gears. In the future I can replace both for metal to increase weight on the back and the diff for I can see is similar the Losi s22. The shafts use the spur gear holder is 5mm, if you want ti make this kit in drag racing they have the possibility and potential for that. Long time I wanted touring 1/10 in red this kit is a great opportunity for that, and possibly you can change the transmission for another