fc drift suspension/mods
 

so i posted a thread in another location about drift suspension and mods for a NA fc
of course im lookin for about the cheapest but still reliable way to make a stock fc driftable.
ive got agx's with tanabe gf210's on it now and thats it for the mods
so far on the list is
definitely: lsd, exhaust(still dont know exactly what to do about that part)
knuckles for steering, and possibly coilovers later on down the road.
any suggestions?

Coilovers, Lsd and seat time.

^ agree on the seat time definatly.

+ 1

seat time as in... practice??

Yep.

Get some shit steelies and free (or nearly free) tires and find a safe spot to practice. By safe spot i mean "closed course" or "track".

If you do it elsewhere, dont disclose where.....especially on the internet.

damn.. i dont know any places near murfreesboro tn..

Learn on stock angle first. Don't use increased angle as a crutch, you won't build good skills.

I know there are events in George and Florida. I'm sure there are some in TN.

hm i hear of a couple goin on at the speedway everyonce nd a while.. but i dont have a tdot helmet.

The track I go to, you can rent them. Idk if that's true all around.

down here in cali we have a few spots...one of them is adams track tuesdays (time attack) thursday (drift) its only like 20 bucks per hour

Buy one, if you got a $10 head buy a $10 helmet. I for one don't cheap out on safety equipment. I got about $1000 in riding gear for my street bike.

i never said anything about cheapin out on safety equipment.. but i doubt a thousand dollars worth of stuff will keep you safe when youre flung airborne doin 100+ unless youre wearing an ironman suit

yea its better to dorifto with stock anglez. you can do a more linear dorifto like where the car isnt in that much angle and is traveling forward but in angle. i dont know what im talking about im too high.

but yea dont get angle mods till you learn how to dorifto with stock angle. angle mods slow you down in a way. thats what happens when you get too sidewayz you just slow down too much, even with alot of power.

we have monthly drift events for $40 at Firebird main track. Cageless tandem fun for all. and the events are 6 hours +... soo sick

i would say there are drift events about 4 times a year, maybe, around nashville

really? people are still making these threads?

apparently so since you posted in one

apparently you CAN read then...

read this:
https://www.rx7club.com/drifting-226/official-drift-setup-thread-877465/

Id say get some steering rack spacers, simply because FCs have such pathetic stock angle. DO NOT get knuckles until you know how to drive well though.

Make sue DTSS is gone too.

ive been through that thread, and found a couple of details about different setups out ofthe 12 pages. but i was looking for a few that were close to my current setup which is n/a and kyb agx's with tanabe gf210s

Make sue....

If only we could.

do what now?

I laughed. hahah.

sadly, im still lost..

Seat time AND a seat. A good bucket seat seems to be overlooked when it comes to learning. You learn a whole lot quicker when you are stable inside the car and can use both hands on the steering wheel, as opposed to using your free arm to try and stop yourself from flying into the passanger's seat or out the window =)

This. ^

i have a pretty good tear in my seat and a mossy oak cover over it so ive been lookin into gettin one anyways.. any suggestions on somethin affordable.. i dont really care about name brand or anything just something that works

Dont cheap out on equipment like that.

im not talkin ebay brand quality, i just want something that wont brake my ass.. as if im not already broken.. gotta pay for a new phone and books, get 2 cars registered, and i just had some fraud on my debit card..

Get a Corbeau Forza for $229 http://soloracer.com/corbeauforza.html

i could rock that. and it dont seem too expensive.

I haven't heard much about Corbeau.

whatsup with the dude in your sig.. was he dumb or just plain stupid??

It was on drifting.com, look at the name. I think it speaks for itself. :icon_tup:

hah yea i saw that lol so was he being serious??

SPLparts sells awesome and affordable seats.

The seat is pretty huge, like everyone has said, being able to concentrate on driving without worrying about bracing yourself on the car door is a plus haha.

100%

wow/.. what a retard

so with the agx/tanabe gf210 setup i have now, it is really bouncy.. thats all i have done to it right now so what can i do to reduce bounciness??

Drive on roads with less bumps.

the roads arent terrible here.. but theres really no way around it.. at school theres speed bumps and pedestrian crosswalks everywhere..
its like me telling you to drive around where theres no cops..

:facepalm:

its just pretty hard to drive w/o hitting a bump or dip or something.

i dont wanna hear any bitching unless the top of your inner fender is shinny

not really any bitching goin on here.. id be complaining about it then.
but i was just wondering if anyone has had the same problem and what they did to fix it.. without spending 700 bucks on coilovers..

I cooked the paint off the OUTSIDE of my fender from rubbing under full lock. Hammer time. I dont see how people get off on the sound of tires rubbing on metal. It annoys me. Haha.



Yes, bucket. NRG buckets are $300pr on ebay. Get two, sell the other to a friend. That's what i'm doing. Mine are in zee mail now! I can't wait.


I'm trying to picture watching footy of someone trying to drift and flopping around all over the place and it's funny.

Most of my friends i hang out with have racing seats. Not for fashion, because they keep your ass planted and makes driving the car hard more enjoyable.











Next topic. Anyone running their s4 front lower ball joints ON TOP of the control arm as apposed to underneath it? I'm wanting to try it but dunno if it's going to be strong enough set up like that.

ha i had my shit so low with a negative offset that i burnt a fresh paint job on stock fenders, all this driving straight.

Youre doing it right haha