How to adjust hand brake and other brakes?
 

im on to drifting and i dont know how to adjust breaks can anyone help me?...thx

you cant be serious...you realize the fd is rwd right? i think you made a big mistake stating you wanted to tighten your e-brake for the sole purpose of drifting.

yes im a newbie drifter...and i cant turn a 180 degrees without d e break

is it bad?

some say it will be easy for noobs to use the e brake....

unless the cars body isnt in that great condition i would get a beater and get better before doing it with the fd.

I agree, the FD is probably the most difficult rear drive beast to drift in its stock condition. It simply wants to hold on to the road! Its a handling machine, not a slipping machine.

Go buy a 89 240sx with no two body panels painted the same color, and learn how to drift in that. then if you get really good, spend the money on some really tight suspension work for the FD.

drifting kills your suspension parts. i drift in the rain cause it is alot less ware on the tires and parts. you cant really do that with the e-brake though, i use the clutch and throttle to correct. not just countersteering. it makes for a more accurate and controled drift

not 100% true, i have stock suspension, i drift mine in the rain like air says because its less wear on tires, and i dont use the ebrake never have doesn't work as well as just using the power or clutch kicking it. got to learn how to drift first, if the FD is going to be the first car your doing it in, it will be difficult at first.

fun but make sure to do it in a non hazardous area

i change my suspension and it is stiffer...anyway iwant to drift because i just wanna know how to control the car and how the car behave...^_^

thx guys for the tips....

Go to a track.

Well in stock form, you cant adjust brakes that much.
Different brake bads would make some small adjustments to brake balance.
You can adjust the e-brake wire so its tight, and use it.
Specially on wet track its easy to start drift with e-brake.

Id say that you need to go to track and try, youl need to master all the diffrent tecniques to be good drifter. IMO

And drifting in rain, well its 100 times easier, slower and boring... Good for noob to practice, but dry conditions is faster, more difficult and gives the adrenalin that drives me to do this... : )

Oh come on, guys! If the fellow wants to drift in his FD, he can drift in his FD!

Listen man, you wanna go sideways in an FD then go right ahead! If you're having trouble w/ the e-brake and you're a beginner you could try power-over drifting or the clutch kick to start. Try practicing in a nice clear space, like a big parking lot, to get your skills up. If you don't wanna keep pouring your money into tires, you can practice in or after a rain so that there's less wear on your tires.

But if you want to make it easier on yourself, you can always add on a few mods to help you get sideways. I'd say a suspension and brake change is probably in order. I'm not really sure if FDs come w/ LSDs stock or not, but if not you're gonna want to buy a two way LSD. That way, you're not fighting your car to drift.

If you're still wondering whether or not you're having a brake issue, go to the 3rd gen section and look in the archives. Or better yet, copy this thread and ask around. I'm sure there are people nice enough to give you the right info, or at least point you in the right direction.

^ do you have a 7? you dont know if they have LSDs in it.. of course they do

^I know that SOME versions of the FC do. But some of the versions like the SE or GXL don't come w/ LSDs stock. So you have to buy an aftermarket LSD. Cusco makes LSDs for the FCs and the FDs

I don't know anything about FDs, so I was just speculating whether FDs come with LSDs stock.

LSD's come as on option on the GXL mine had one.

As to your original question, yes you can tighten the wire for your e-brake.

In regard to beginning to drift, you've already have enough power to start drifting so just find an open area and try feint drifts and clutch kicks. I'd only recommend initiating you drift with the e-brake whenever your doing speeds of like 60+

my best recommendation would be to go to a drift day where theres instructors and let them help you help yourself. some instructors say stupid things but some are actually very helpful.

i've never really used my ebrake at all. its more of a high-speed entry technique

^You mean power over. That's a pretty good start, but that's just the beginning.. If you've been practicing enough, you should be ready for some e-brake drifting or clutch kick drifting

I love it when people think they know what they're talking about.

yea that post just confused me.. didn't really understand wtf he was talking about

*sigh* e brake is one of the biggest and best tools to use in drifting, great at low speeds n great at high speeds couldnt ask for more. too many times do i see ppl initiate w/ power over in a low speed corner directly in front of a wall or clutch kick; its fricken scarey i dont understand y u ppl just dont hit the e brake real quick. it'll save ur ass from the plow!

if ur in japan theres like 100 courses to choose from to go learn how to drift at, a good place for you to start out is driftland. you can drift the fd im sure but if it were me id hold off on the fd n get an fc or something even a 86 so u can become a better driver w/ a low horsepower car; then step up to the fd.

It all just depends on your style and how experianced you are i dont like to initiate with my e-brake but i use it to correct my angle and coming up on a wall is a great time for power over because usually it will push you past the angle that would take you into it if your already in the drift. and if about to initiate a litte breaking drift or clutch kick feels more confidance inspireing than the e-brake. I prefer shift lock to initiate but to each there own. my .02 worth of rambleings.