Drift coilovers for FD?
10-06-04, 07:11 AM
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Drift coilovers for FD?
Which coilovers would be good for drifting a FD and be decent enough to drive on the street. I don't want an extreme coilover kit for the street. Is the TEIN FLEX good for street and drifting? BTW my stock rear shocks are starting the squeek and don't want to order the stock suspension from mazda. I've seen a few threads of people having Bilstein HD shocks or something. Are these shocks any good? I've asked this shop near my area and they said the TEIN HA is good for my needs but I think this kit is to extreme...
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Joseph
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10-08-04, 10:17 PM
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From my understanding all you really need is a stiff spring rate in the rear to kick the rear end loose, correct? So really, any aftermarket coilovers should work that has some sort of spring pre-load. That or get a coilover with linear spring rates. Please correct me if i'm wrong tho!
10-09-04, 02:13 AM
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Learn how to drift on the stock suspension first then upgrade as needed. You can have all the best drift goodies installed on your car but they wont do you any good if you suck *** at driving. A strut and spring setup is perfectly fine for drifting. Get coilovers once you "outgrow" the spring/strut combo.
10-10-04, 12:15 AM
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I got some Strut/springs forsale right now. It has about 2k miles on them. Tokico 5 way adjustables with eibach prokit lowering springs. I used them for drifting around. Now I am moving to coilovers because I need the tunability. They are great for street driving too because you can soften them and harden them as you please.
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10-11-04, 11:02 PM
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Endless offers a drift specific application for the FD, called the Function D. There are differences in this as opposed to their regular lines. But like WAN said, you must drive the drift first then fine tune with your parts.
Kei Office, GP sports, Silkroad, are your companies known for drift spec parts.
Kei Office, GP sports, Silkroad, are your companies known for drift spec parts.
10-15-04, 02:32 PM
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I've asked this shop near my area and they said the TEIN HA is good for my needs but I think this kit is to extreme...
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10-17-04, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by evoandy
I think they meant the HEs. Those are the Tein "drift spec" coilovers. And if you want drift spec, but don't want the HEs because they might be too extreme... I think you need to find a new sport or get a beater. I have a friend with SPL coilovers on his 240sx (8k and 6k spring rates), and they're pretty damn stiff when he turns the shock onto its harder settings, and his car isn't even that great for drifting. It'll break loose, but it obviously still wants to grip. Purpose built drift cars use much stiffer spring rates than even purpose built race cars. Drifing a (good...) drift car on the street would probably have you coughing up blood and internal organs (<--- exaggeration) after a couple hours on normal roads...
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