i want to get better at drifting so what suspension mods should i do to get my car set up as a drift car.

and how much, they usualy are?

 

well, for a basic setup, springs and shocks will work just fine. some crappy tires in the back help out a lot too. if you want to get serious, some camber plates will help out a bit. the best drift mod is the same as any other type of racing.....seat time. driver skill helps more than anything else. learn to control the car stock before you mod the car. your car should slide just fine stock. mods will increase the speeds and an unskilled driver can hurt himself, his car, or others at serious speeds. drive better before you mod the car. my $.02.

 

thanks for the help

 

do u or any one have any tricks for drifting to keep your tires spinning longer or anything

thanks

 

you kinda have to figure that one out on your own. its all a matter of feeling the car as to know how to modulate throttle and brakes. that all comes with experience.

 

good advice FC Drifter couldn't agree more

 

where do you suggest practice, there arent any big parking lots here for me to practice in, so what would i use?? i can "somewhat" control a drift, but im no where near even slightly good, not enough practice

 

Just make certain you have good sticky tires up front and a good LSD in back. The rest is practice, practice, practice. Gran Turismo doesn't count either. :-)

 

Get over your fear of crashing...


-Ted

 

lol yea Ted, thats a good thing to do, i still gotta get over that, ive never had a problem with oncoming cars, its just going 200 foot in a ditch if i mess up without practice first lololol

i cant do it without LSD?? why not lol, guess ill have to use my Sport then

 

to drift u approach corner at moderate speed at first and there is numerouse ways to drift one it just to oversteer and plant to boot

the other it to approch the corner tun in while acclerating and kick the clutch this casues ryour rear tires to exceed lateral traction and thus drift
the hardest way is the scandanavian flick (rally style) turn away from corner then turn sharply back towards the corner

 

Weird wording. hehe. You can just call it inertia drift. Drifting is all about suspension and control. The most important thing is to have fun!

 

scandinavian flick is used alot
hels u get sideways a long time beforethe corner

btw if u doubt me ill locate some vids of my sedeways action
in the clubs silvia

 

anyone got a place I can upload some bad *** drifting videos, they should clear up alot of confusion, I got FDs and FC driftinh, also a 3 min burnout from an FB, S2000s, Skylines, nsxs, I got a bunch of drifting footage

 

Im not doubting you just thought since I never heard it maybe I would throw in the word inertia drift. Plus I would like to see some vids just to check out for the hell of it so post some.

 

We just had a drift event with Signal Auto in Honolulu a few weeks ago.&nbsp Talking with one of their pro drifter drivers, he claims he had to practice 6 days a week for 6 years to get at the level of drifting he is at now.&nbsp In that time, he managed to kill one S13 and six AE86's!&nbsp Talk about dedication...


-Ted

 

i drift at a old industrial park the turns are wider then the strait aways once i found that place i was there almost every day

i also have tons of drift videos

 

Right on bro.
But if you are curious, here is my setup:
stock rims w/falken ziex 502's(cheap crap drift tires)
kyb agx's on all 4's, rear set to 4, front to 3
stock springs
racing beat sway bars
manual rack and pinion steering

 

have u guy heard of the ideo high performance imports v2 as that has alot of drifting in it and it and most of the japs use that technique

 

I dont know, using crappy tires in the rear seems like a good idea at face value but IMO if you think about it, its not. if you have bad tires in the rear, it'll be much harder to catch the rear again.

 

treu but when u get retreds for free who cares

its all for fun

 

Its just a word of caution. Some people get too into it.

 

drifting hell yer do it every night possibly can