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ive posted this to a few other bords...but i feel this will help out a lot of people here
****************its snowing************************
OK first car care..
Drifting is going to put a lot of stress on the car so make sure you check everything as often as you can..the main problems will be found(if you dont hit anything) in the wheel barings, hubs, clutch and tires(duh).
Make sure your cooling system is top notch as drifting(or griping) will put a big strain on it. it also helps to have a vented hood(JDM style cold air hood) to get more air flow over the raidatior or just off set the hood so the back end is higher than the front(el cheepo way but it works)
Replacment radatiors help out a lot along with oil coolers and tranny oil coolers..just less wear on them.
Ill start at the botton of the car..
Tires/rims
Tire choice is pretty open..when you start just get some hockey pucks out back and go..rim size is pretty much open but remember that the smaller the rim the less power it takes to turn it..so if your mostly stock then 15s are a good choice. Cheep JYD SPL(junkyard) rims are the best for this as they are cheep and if you curb one hard then it isnt going to put you out a lot of money..
Later on having stickey tires in all 4 corners will help you out with better controll and speed in the drift.
if youve noticed that on some Euro and JDM drift cars the tires are streched over a to wide rim..this is because if you have a more round shoulder on the tire it makes break away mroe progressive and eaier to control at the limit..but a square shoulder will give you a higher g load..its more a matter of trial and error and personal tast.
SUS
Suspension.. everyone say get coil over...honestly this is bad starting out as you probly dont yet know how to adjust your suspension for the best results for your driving style. also its not cheep if you get a new set of 1500 coil overs and on the first night out bend the hell out of them in a little accadent.. so my advise is to start with get a nice set of shocks/struts(koni/tokico are good) and sport springs. sway bars are nice if they make them for your car..
I could honestly talk you ear off about SUS setting but i wont right now..cause its about 10pm and my brain aint working..
Drive Train
Easy..get a strong clutch..LW flywheel and some sort of LSD the lightweight flywheel is nice..but not needed the strong clutch and LSD are.the LSD is because you dont want your nice beatuiful drift ending in a peg leg smoke show and the clutch because its going to take some serous abuse!!
Chassy
STIFF STIFF STIFF
You need the body of the car as stiff as you can make it..so it dosnt act like a 5th spring in the suspension and that way the sus changes you make you can notice the diffrence...and it wont just get absorbed by the chassy flexing.
so add roll cages, stress bars or what ever else you can come up with
body
body kits are going to get trashed..but vented hoods are good..to keep you motor cool..other than that its personal tast
guts
get you self a nice sport seet and 4-5 point harnes..worst thing is having you *Censored**Censored**Censored* slide around in you seet..makes for a very non enjoyable ride.
and having a water temp and an oil tem/pressure guage is a must..just to make sure you dont blow your motor..
well thats just a little bit i got to pass on for now
questions/comments?
****************its snowing************************
OK first car care..
Drifting is going to put a lot of stress on the car so make sure you check everything as often as you can..the main problems will be found(if you dont hit anything) in the wheel barings, hubs, clutch and tires(duh).
Make sure your cooling system is top notch as drifting(or griping) will put a big strain on it. it also helps to have a vented hood(JDM style cold air hood) to get more air flow over the raidatior or just off set the hood so the back end is higher than the front(el cheepo way but it works)
Replacment radatiors help out a lot along with oil coolers and tranny oil coolers..just less wear on them.
Ill start at the botton of the car..
Tires/rims
Tire choice is pretty open..when you start just get some hockey pucks out back and go..rim size is pretty much open but remember that the smaller the rim the less power it takes to turn it..so if your mostly stock then 15s are a good choice. Cheep JYD SPL(junkyard) rims are the best for this as they are cheep and if you curb one hard then it isnt going to put you out a lot of money..
Later on having stickey tires in all 4 corners will help you out with better controll and speed in the drift.
if youve noticed that on some Euro and JDM drift cars the tires are streched over a to wide rim..this is because if you have a more round shoulder on the tire it makes break away mroe progressive and eaier to control at the limit..but a square shoulder will give you a higher g load..its more a matter of trial and error and personal tast.
SUS
Suspension.. everyone say get coil over...honestly this is bad starting out as you probly dont yet know how to adjust your suspension for the best results for your driving style. also its not cheep if you get a new set of 1500 coil overs and on the first night out bend the hell out of them in a little accadent.. so my advise is to start with get a nice set of shocks/struts(koni/tokico are good) and sport springs. sway bars are nice if they make them for your car..
I could honestly talk you ear off about SUS setting but i wont right now..cause its about 10pm and my brain aint working..
Drive Train
Easy..get a strong clutch..LW flywheel and some sort of LSD the lightweight flywheel is nice..but not needed the strong clutch and LSD are.the LSD is because you dont want your nice beatuiful drift ending in a peg leg smoke show and the clutch because its going to take some serous abuse!!
Chassy
STIFF STIFF STIFF
You need the body of the car as stiff as you can make it..so it dosnt act like a 5th spring in the suspension and that way the sus changes you make you can notice the diffrence...and it wont just get absorbed by the chassy flexing.
so add roll cages, stress bars or what ever else you can come up with
body
body kits are going to get trashed..but vented hoods are good..to keep you motor cool..other than that its personal tast
guts
get you self a nice sport seet and 4-5 point harnes..worst thing is having you *Censored**Censored**Censored* slide around in you seet..makes for a very non enjoyable ride.
and having a water temp and an oil tem/pressure guage is a must..just to make sure you dont blow your motor..
well thats just a little bit i got to pass on for now
questions/comments?
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