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Old 04-16-13, 05:03 PM
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Question:drift setup

I am build my FC for drifting and what the best way to go about getting the front and back set up for it. Like how wide the fenders should be and any other useful tips

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Get some cheap fully adjustable track coils. Go with megan. Get rear camber arms. Drop that mug. Welded the spider gears in the rear dif. Last but not least beaf the hell out of your motor.
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I have an LSD will that help
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with the LSD you will probably want to shim it.
and reduced as much weight as possible.
In the long run your are going to want steering knuckles with more angle, along with D.T.S.S eliminator bushings, with D.T.S.S your rear end will want to "snap" out of the slide.
Also Turbo ii or N/A?
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She n/a right now but once I get it all saved up I converting her to turbo
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With my n/a I just gutted her, threw coils on (cuscos), LSD diff, turbo II front brakes, and it slides alright. I have Meagan tie rod end links that are going on soon along with JTP knuckles for better steering angle. After I get the cars handling up I'm going to build the motor. Putting in a stage 3 ceramic clutch tomorrow along with an aluminum driveshaft.

It's all about power to weight in my opinion. Hope this helps!
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have you though of chassis bracing, or strut bars?
FCs can be a little flexible with age.
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My FC was a turbo 2 but the owners before me did a swap and took the turbo engine out and put a N/A one. It has front and back strut brace. And upgraded sway bars but the pervious owner broke the driver side end link so I am running with out my front sway bar.
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Id put that back on before you go sliding. hah
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It's all striped out I have to weld or relocate it
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Hey I need some advice. Where the sway bar attaches to the frame on the driver side one bolt is striped out and I tryed to rethread it but didn't work what can I do now
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Weld a stud on there.
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Thx I didn't thing of that
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