Can a stock 240SX drift?

[180onthebricks.]

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yay!

[Ghost of Duluth]

Righteous. I like the Filipino women. Japanese if you can't send a Flip. Tell her to come with Balot ready.

[TanabeUSA]

A stock 240sx with an OEM spec suspension in from-the-factory condition, yes it can be done.

A stock 240sx that is near 10 years old with 10 year old bushings, suspension, and other components...sure, but it would be immensely challenging.

With a worn out suspension, there would be too many forces working against each other, creating massive amounts of instability. The S-chassis cars are well known for chassis flex and weak body rigidity.


For frequent drifting (aka extreme abuse) it is better if the car is built up a little.

[WS6 Drifter]

WOW only 8 pages to get a real response with some actual info in response to the question!!

remind me never to post a question on this site!!

[ACDSupra7]

RE:

lmao

[Ghost of Duluth]

Whole thread was filled with info. Only problem is that it wasn't what everyone wanted to hear.

[doriftokouki]

Base Model S14

I have a base model S14, Bone Stock, Stock wheels, 195 tires and no lsd with lots of body roll....I can drift....

[doriftokouki]

Drift

Drift...

[doriftokouki]

Drift....

Drift....

[sobe]

it doesnt look to hott, doesn't look to stable, i dont know..get suspension XD

[crxofdoom]

drifting a stock car

heres a pretty much stock car...

http://www.angelfire.com/clone/diedi...RX_DORIFTO.wmv

[Sideways_In_SD]

ALRIGHT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JESUS H. CHRIST!!!!!!!!!



ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS!!!

I think this is the post that started the "What's a real drift post", so here you go again.

I'm going to settle this for once and for all. Guess what, almost everybody is right on this thread, but also a little bit wrong in some way or another.

Once again, you guys are getting wrapped up in technicallities that don't really matter!!!

The key point missing is intention.

Drifting is getting a car sideways through a turn PERIOD!!!!

2 wheeled drifting IS DRIFTING,
4 wheeled drifting IS DRIFTING,
Powersliding IS DRIFTING,
SKIDDING IS DRIFTING!!!

The difference is intent, if you're in a civic and you saw the the drift bible or whatever (god help us), and you go out and crank your ebrake around a turn. And your car's a$$-end comes out, and you punch it, and counter-steer, and exit the corner without losing it; technically, yes you drifted. Come join drifting.com drop nonsense on everyone about your skills.

If a soccer mom is driving home from the grocery store on a rainy day and hits the brakes to dodge a squirrel, and manages to counter-steer and not lose it. But does mange to get the a$$-end to come out and come back, technically she drifted.

BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS INTENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU CAN DRIFT ANY CAR!!!

There are many different ways to "drift", but there are many different styles of drifting as well. To say powersliding isn't drifting is foolish because WTF is a powerover??? To say skidding isn't drifting is foolish as well, because WTF IS A BRAKING DRIFT??
Just like saying drifting is the fastest way through a turn, WRONG! Depending on the turn, and the speed contest you are engaged in, the amount of velocity needed to maintain your lap speed or time. The fastest way around a course is "slow in, fast out". Watch NASCAR or the 24 hrs. of LeMans, no drifting. Sorry.

Just because you saw some drifting and started imitating it doesn't mean that's the only way to drift. YOUR STYLE OF DRIFT IS GOING TO BE BASED ON YOUR SET UP MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE!!!! ANY PRO DRIFTER WILL TELL YOU THIS!!! If your set up is FF then you'll probably be stuck with just spin-turns with the e brake, feints, and braking drifts, and yes the rest of us will probably make fun of you because it's less advanced. BUT IT'S STILL DRIFTING!!

The difference between the drifting you see the pros do on the videos and at events, and what you may hear people talk about on this forum is their set ups. Guess what, not everyone has the money to set up a dedicated drift car, or government agencies disallow certain things. So what do you do? You improvise, you figure out what it takes to get your car sideways, and you use it. THAT'S DRIFTING!!!!!

STOP SPLITTING HAIRS!!!!! THIS FORUM IS ABOUT SPREADING KNOWLEDGE, AND SHARING IDEAS, NOT "SHUTTING PEOPLE DOWN" OR "SCHOOLING PEOPLE". IT'S BETTER TO AGREE TO DISAGREE THAN TO SPREAD FLAMES, HATE, AND DISCONTENT.
FOR GODSAKE, ACT YOUR AGE, NOT YOUR HEIGHT IN FEET!!

That's what causes people to not join forums or participate, is everything turns into a pissing contest!!!

That is all, welcome back Sideways.

{Mod stop the madness, please lock this thread}

[Chas]

OwN3D

[ACDSupra7]

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Plus, didn't Tsuchiya himself say that you can drift any car?

[markeese180sx]

can my ford explorer drift?