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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 11:01 AM
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Drift problems

I finally got my FD back to "stock" condition, solved a boost problem, and have started to do some mods.

I have a potential problem though - my car has quite a tendency to drift on turns at anything higher than granny speed.

I live in Arizona and I have yet to drive this car on wet roads, but the roads around here tend to have a lot of debris, small rocks, etc. Traction can also be a problem. I don't suspect it is my driving style because I don't drift in my 1st gen, or other coupes I have owned.

Is this something I can help with some modifications, or is it just something that is a characteristic of the FD?
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 11:14 AM
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try not to brake in middle of turn.
if you turn then brake harder, it will make the rear comes around.

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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 11:19 AM
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what kind of tires are you running? do they have good tread left? Are you boosting it during a turn??? how is your allignment? When my allignment was bad it felt like the rear end was very loose, do you actually slide or does it feel loose?
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 11:20 AM
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MASTER DORIFTO!
You should just turn your FD into a dorifto machine.
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 11:23 AM
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Reza>
Like I said, I don't think it's my driving style. I don't brake during a turn (unless there's suddenly a pedestrian in front of me).

Rx-7$4$me>
See sig for tires. They have maybe 500 miles on them. They are designed for grip on dry pavement, go figure.

I'm not boosting during these turns. I think my alignment may be off, that could be the problem. It does feel very loose.
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