Drift car settings

[GRiDRaceTech]

Nissanguy- Haha... please don't get me started on Michael Moore. Please. You should see the threads on bimmerforums where he is mentioned; heads roll.

[mranlet]

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Originally posted by Irace4Kimchi
do u have to have a coilover for better drift? all i got is shocks n springs

Shocks and springs will be fine for now - as you progress you'll want the adjustability, and that's where coilovers and adjustable dampers/shocks come in.

-MR

[feintmotion86]

With any car, leave the basic mods stock when you begin. Refresh all things that are relatively wear items, like bushings, gaskets, belts, etc. Flush your fluid systems, and change them with high quality fluids and lubricants. that in itself is quite a time consuming task and something most of us to this day are STILL doing (especially with the AE86).

Anyhow if you are going to get something aftermarket or want to spend money on something necessary, I'd say make sure you either have one OEM or buy an LSD. It is probably the single most important piece on a drift car. People can argue all they want about drifting with an open diff (yeah yeah I know alex from 5zigen won the first drift day competition without one) but its absolutely necessary. I've seen people with 2,000 dollar suspension systems with crappy or no LSD and they look like idiots out there. However, a friend with stock suspension and a KAAZ 2-way makes him look like a savage. Its like night and day. My LSD went bad, and I had a miserable time at my last drift day.

[grift]

I agree and disagree with feintmotion. i guess we all have our own formulas for our style. I think the lsd is very helpfull. But to say you absosolutly need it i would say no. Lsd helps alot with keepin the car in control, keep the drift for a longer period of time and helps even out tire wear. i have drifted with and without an LSD. I am sure that like most people in this forum we do not have sponsors and so getting high dollar LSD'S is not easy we have to save and whe we have the cash. We decide what will the 1000 dollars be better for the SR Swap or LSD, Suspension or exhaust ETC ETC. Also LSD especially on a daily driver can be a bear. they pop, crunch and make nasty noises. I guess this only applies to certain ones like the Kaaz, tomei, nismo, (clutch type ETC). The quaife, stock, and phantom LSDs do no make the noises as much. My LSD is tomei I am lucky the car is not my daily driver. I would say to start out make sure the car had good bushings, struts, motor ETC. when the car control is better upgrade the car. in the long run yes get LSD but realize that hardcore equipment can make everyday driving suck