"DRIFT TRUCK" Im gonna Do It!!! Goods and Bads?

[cheesy586]

The thing is you want the truck to still have that aggressive druck look, but if you put those conversion suspensions on it the truck loses its truck stiffness. I think you should use the trucks suspension and find a way to get some sway bars in there and than try to get the springs a little softer.

[Justin Banner]

Probably way too much custom fab work for what you're going for, but it'd be sweet as hell if you converted it to an independent rear setup.

I've heard of some guys using a 240SX and 300ZX rears, but it is a lot of fabrication. That's not saying a 3 or even 4-link wouldn't be, but there are more bolt in kits for #-Links to make the job faster and just a little easier. Most of those, however, are made for air bags which I don't want. When I get closer to that moment, I'm going to make some calls and see if those companies will sell a kit better designed for the coil overs.

BTW, the D50 Mikie drifts in does not use rear weights. I think I'll be fine as well.

[eomund240]

Probably way too much custom fab work for what you're going for, but it'd be sweet as hell if you converted it to an independent rear setup.

[Justin Banner]

Your going to have to put some type of weight in the bed otherwise those rear wheels are going to spin like crazy even with LSD or VLSD.

You'd think that, but look at what Mikey from Whiplash has done with his Dodge D50 with a 4G63 ( http://www.thedrifttruck.com/mods.html ). He doesn't have any weights in the bed from what I can tell, but I'll write him and see.

I may have a Panhard bar, buddy of mine from the show I produce for (not MOTOR) may have some bars and metal I can use to do it.

[cheesy586]

Your going to have to put some type of weight in the bed otherwise those rear wheels are going to spin like crazy even with LSD or VLSD.

[Justin Banner]

Looks awesome,
But what about the suspension of the truck? What kind of suspension is he going to install beacuse thats a major role in this sport.

Stuck with what I've got for this year since I'm doing the Grassroots Motorsports $2009 Challenge (and thus why this is Phase One). The front end uses torsion bars while the rear is still leaf spring. If I can get it to fit my budget, I'm going to install a Panhard Bar. I'm also going to lower it 2" in the front and 3" in the rear. If I get this Pathfinder front end, I'll be using it's front sway bar, as well. I'm staying with 15" wheels, but will have a 195/50 tire for show and either a 215 or a 205 tire (or have both and do a 205 front/215 rear stagger) for the drag and the autocross portion of the challenge.

After the Challenge is over, Phase Two will begin, with a coil over and a rear three-link with Panhard bar suspension conversion. It will use two lower links and have a Torque Arm (think of the last generation of the Camaro, but a thicker, better Torque Arm). This is the phase to get the Hardbody to perform as well as or better than an E30 M3, a high goal that I feel is reachable.

[cheesy586]

Looks awesome,
But what about the suspension of the truck? What kind of suspension is he going to install beacuse thats a major role in this sport.

[Justin Banner]

Thats a sweet plan.
I couldn't make it any darker beacuse then it would look too flat and would look like the hood, fender, center panel all are one big peice, would look dumb, its hard to get black and then put some design into the black.

Yeah, black is hard to work with on the computer. Here is a "BRE510" scheme.



BTW, the copper color is going to reflect the velocity stacks that I'm going to make out of copper tubing.

Now this is a drift truck:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=SplnNf...eature=related

[cheesy586]

Thats a sweet plan.
I couldn't make it any darker beacuse then it would look too flat and would look like the hood, fender, center panel all are one big peice, would look dumb, its hard to get black and then put some design into the black.

[Justin Banner]

Well, what you think about this Justin?

That's not bad looking. I've also been thinking about a BRE style design.

I wasn't trying to use gray as the truck is not quite black. The color you used is very close.

If I can get a local AB/INBEV distributor to sponsor me (and my radio show), I may go for a Budweiser Select or Michelob Amber Bock color scheme (and be my $2009 Challenge Concours bribe ).

[EasTSide DRiFto]

There is a guy from NEdrift.com,who drifts a mini truck all the time.He's in alot of videos..Go check it out.

[cheesy586]

Well, what you think about this Justin?

[cheesy586]

SlideRoadster, did you start working on the car yet?
Well, I think for the rear suspension you should have a higher rear end with, stiff but not to stiff with weight that is keeping it down so you can get some traction on those rear wheels to keep you going forward, beacuse with the rear so light weight even a limited slip differaintial can't help you much. The front should be a stiff/soft more stiff suspension. Both sides should have sway bars, but I think keeping the truck low is also good, the rx-7 suspension is alright, but it wont look as great and plus you won't be able to put weight in the rear so you can get traction.

Justin Banner,like the drawing you got photoshop skill, but why grey and white?? I like white and BLACK with racing flag coming off were you got those rainbow colors, would look more eye appeling.

[Justin Banner]

(there's always torrents )

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