Wondering what tires to run on your RC drift car? DS Racing is the most popular, ahead of Yokomo and Reve D. We counted the setups saved in the RC Setup App since January 2024: 203 racers named a tire, all on 1/10 rear-wheel-drive drift cars.
The percentage under each brand is the share of racers who run it. Drift tires are hard plastic, and the right compound depends on your track's surface, so check what the regulars run. Counts updated November 2026.
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Setting up the rest of the car? See the most popular drift motors, ESCs, batteries, gyros and steering servos.
Most popular drift tire brands
This list covers brands with at least 10 racers, front or rear. Each button goes to the tire racers name most for that brand.
- DS Racing37%
- Yokomo25%
- Reve D16%
- MST10%
- Topline6%
1. DS Racing
37% of drift racers
The most popular drift tire brand. Racers name the Competition III LF-3 most, then the LF-4, and the Reve D RDX is its most common car.
LF-3 at AMain (opens in new tab)
2. Yokomo
25% of drift racers
Second, and racers name the DRC most. The Yokomo RD2.0 is its most common car.
DRC at AMain (opens in new tab)
3. Reve D
16% of drift racers
Racers name the AS-01 most of the time, and the Reve D RDX is its most common car.
AS-01 at AMain (opens in new tab)
4. MST
10% of drift racers
Racers name them by color, the silver dot most, then the gold dot. They're spread evenly across Yokomo and MST chassis.
Silver dot at Super-G RC
5. Topline
6% of drift racers
Racers name its HDPE tires, and the Yokomo SD3.0 is its most common car.
HDPE at RC Drift ShopHow we counted
We count anonymous totals from setups saved in the app for 1/10 drift cars. A racer counts once per tire no matter how many setups they've saved, and a value only counts if the racer entered it themselves, not if it came along with a copied setup or the kit setup. Racers write model names a few different ways, so those count together.
