I'm looking for a drift suspension setup for a 2nd gen rx7. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good setup. I'm looking for something very stiff in the rear, and hopefully something fairly cheap. Thanks

 

stiff in front and soft in rear for more oversteer

also more caster and more neg camber. actually its what you want so go out and test different setups

 

I thought it was stiff in rear and soft in front for oversteer?

 

you want stiff in the rear, soft in the front. but you only want so much of each.

from what ive seen at the drift events ive been to (small time ones), alot of people dont run front strut bars, and i dont know about front sway bars. basically, i say get something fully adjustable and mess with them. also, practice. i saw a guy with a 240 at the last drift event with alot of $$$ into the suspension, rims, ect. and his car didnt want to slide, and when it did, he didnt know what to do with it.

 

get some TEIN HEs, KinghtSports, GP sports, or JIC FLT-A2s.

oh and stiffer in rear than front, get both sway bars try to get bigger back than front. get both strut bars, it strenthens the car, making it easier to control

 

Get some cheap camber plates, some cheap adjustable struts, and you're good to go. Spend the rest of your money on instruction and/or track days. They are infinitely more valuable.

Steve

 

you want stiff in the rear, soft in the front. but you only want so much of each.

hmmm i dont think so, but to each his own


from what ive seen at the drift events ive been to (small time ones), alot of people dont run front strut bars, and i dont know about front sway bars.

hahaha its cuz they cant afford them! that or they dont make any for their cars or they cant fit them in their cars


basically, i say get something fully adjustable and mess with them. also, practice. i saw a guy with a 240 at the last drift event with alot of $$$ into the suspension, rims, ect. and his car didnt want to slide, and when it did, he didnt know what to do with it.

I agree with this one totally, get some coilovers and play with the settings. Have fun too, thats what its all about! also practice alot and it will make all the difference. practice often and youll eventually get it, btw, you'll probally crash your car a couple of times just to let you know.

 

when thinking of "stiffer/softer" you have to remember that most cars start out with a comparatively stiffer front. when the spring rates are increased, the rear can stay at a lower spring rate than the front and still be raised a higher ammount than stock. so it's like "stiffer/softer absolute" and "stiffer/softer increase"

from what i know, you want to increase the rear more than the front -it may not be at a higher absolute rate, but it's been comparatively more stiffened.

http://www.pettitracing.com/faq/index.html#handling

 

just buy some cheap tires and practice...

when you get to the point that the car is what's holding you back THEN spend the money...

Seems like a complete waste to me....

 

in general, having a stiffer rear will give more oversteer. Why is this? you would think making one side stiff would give that side more grip. But what happens is the stiff side will overload the tires faster and when that happens, that side starts sliding.