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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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Camber for drifting

Ok i like to drift but only when it rains because i dont want to flip my car. do you guys know anyone that makes a camber kit for a 90 GTUs?
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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www.rx7.com

they have a bunch of nice camber stuff for our cars
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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i highly doubt youd flip ur car drifting on dry pavement. these cars have pretty tight suspension. especially the GTUs. i drifted my 88 GTU daily. rain or not. and you should first get a a DTSS eliminator. then worry about camber. ( i think it DTSS correct me if im wrong)
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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where can i get the DTSS
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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MazdaTrix sells DTSS eliminator bushings and has a howto on installing them.

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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Defiant FC3S
Ok i like to drift but only when it rains because i dont want to flip my car.

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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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Oh, trust me, you can flip your car.
Try sliding into a curb sideways...
Having enough speed and it'll flip over.

Ignore those "camber" kits.
To get camber on the front of your FC, get CAMBER PLATES.
Those cheap-*** camber kits are a waste of money.


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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RETed
Oh, trust me, you can flip your car.
Try sliding into a curb sideways...
Having enough speed and it'll flip over.

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yeah, and it'd probably be easier to hit a curb in the slippery rain than in the dry.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by RETed
Oh, trust me, you can flip your car.
Try sliding into a curb sideways...
Having enough speed and it'll flip over.

Ignore those "camber" kits.
To get camber on the front of your FC, get CAMBER PLATES.
Those cheap-*** camber kits are a waste of money.


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LOL thats why you stay away from curbs
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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Use front camber plates and a rear camber car to adjust the camber. Dont bother with camber if your drifting, get the rear steer eliminator, it makes the car alot easier to control in your 'drift'.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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how much of a difference can you feel in a normal turn with the rear steer eliminators? ive always wondered just never studied
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 01:10 PM
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No difference, only under high g's/load that you notice the difference.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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Only drifting in the rain because you are afraid you are going to flip your car is rediculous. When you are sideways (in mid drift) the only way to flip your car would be to hit a curb or something to upset the "balance" between your car and the pavement. Why the hell are you drifting on the street anyway, the odds of wrecking/flipping are higher than say in a empty parking lot. Just my .02, don't take it the wrong way.

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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 08:21 PM
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doesn't need to be a curb, it could be something like a bump on the ground as you slide off the edge of the pavement etc. friend of a friend did it to his FC at a road course drifting function.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bingoboy
doesn't need to be a curb, it could be something like a bump on the ground as you slide off the edge of the pavement etc. friend of a friend did it to his FC at a road course drifting function.
and still, it'll be easier to slide off the pavement on wet, than on dry.
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