truck drifting?!?!?!?

[Chas]

Originally posted by CrazyHawaiian
Oh yeah I see it now, it all makes sense. Its ok for a Van from Japan to drift and everyone loves it, but as soon as a Truck from the USA drifts then its horribly wrong and has no style. You guys are a bunch of hypocrites. Just like if a domestic wins a drift event and suddenly everyone questions if it was actually drifting, but if an Import wins then its all good, no questions asked.

When did i say van drifting was ok? I mean people can do they want, but it doesnt mean im not gonna express me feelings it. Im glad sam won in the Viper, hes a great driver, and that car is pretty cool.

[Oki Drifter]

watch this vid from Glenn Truck Drift

[AllMotorKing]

quicker link: http://www.framipell.com/camioning.wmv

BTW i was speaking w/ Moto from club4ag and he actually wanted to put together a truck class since they make the perfect platform for drifting. change the leaft springs, stiffen up the rears and run some bigger tires in the back to keep the rear weighted down and you are set.

one of our friends in australia/nz said that there's a really good drifter out there that's converted a truck for drifting and kicks *Censored**Censored**Censored*.

drift whatever you want. as long as you have fun it's all good. who gives a *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* what the losers say.

[nissanguy_24]

I dont want to see multiple classes of drifting. Drifting is great because its to a degree anything goes as long as its a real production vehichle. Silvias can drift against GTOs 86s can drift against vipers (er.. assuming the viper is legal, for the d1 anyways) Breaking it up into classes takes away some of the orginality of each driver.

[Tsunami]

Originally posted by CrazyHawaiian
Oh yeah I see it now, it all makes sense. Its ok for a Van from Japan to drift and everyone loves it, but as soon as a Truck from the USA drifts then its horribly wrong and has no style. You guys are a bunch of hypocrites. Just like if a domestic wins a drift event and suddenly everyone questions if it was actually drifting, but if an Import wins then its all good, no questions asked.

I agree 100% CH. I just hate it when the import guys lable every single domestic guy as a technology-impared-closed-minded-redneck. Granted alot of the domestic guys are pretty hostile toward imports, but I'm just saying that the door swings both ways.

But in all seriousness I'd say that the Chevy Xtreme V6 would make a great starting point for a drifter. It's got 190hp and a lowered suspension right from the factory. The 4.3's have plenty of power, so you could probably drift it without too much trouble. Even the little 2.2L Ecotoecs can make 245hp with GM's blower kit.
Ford Rangers have blower kits for their 4.0L's that can push 250hp, and have some hop-up kits for the 4cyls used in off-road racing, as well as the 2.3T swap option. Either way I'd say stay away from the full-sizes other than an F150 Lightning, and avoid the V8 swaps so you don't get too much nose weight. (although a 302 or LS1/LS6 could probably do the job.)

I really wish somebody would drift the Lightning though. I have no doubt it could drift right outta the factory. That thing is the best burnout machine money can buy. With 450lb-ft of tourque available and .86g's on the skidpad this thing would make an awesome slider. Not to mention it's best trait is it's ability to make gratuitious amounts of tire smoke

[Tsukai240]

Originally posted by nissanguy_24
I dont want to see multiple classes of drifting. Drifting is great because its to a degree anything goes as long as its a real production vehichle. Silvias can drift against GTOs 86s can drift against vipers (er.. assuming the viper is legal, for the d1 anyways) Breaking it up into classes takes away some of the orginality of each driver.

i agree. it's great seing the low budget 86s and s13s whoop on the big budget s15s and whatnot! The car does mak a diffrence, but its realy about how the car is driven. so there!

[the_finn]

how about one of the old schol rotary powered mazda pickups... sure there is no aftermarket for it.. but still rotary powered drift pickup... i wish i had the money to make one

TF

[AllMotorKing]

my bad; not classes but just another type of vehicle into the drifting scene.

[vigvoodoo]

Im pretty sure that this nissan with a nice 350hp+ sr20det or *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* a 500hp+ rb26dett would be an awesome drifter. What do you all think?!

[CrazyHawaiian]

It looks good but if its from the current sport truck scene it probably has air suspension which would not be good for drifting. A drift truck will probably have a converted 4 link in the rear with real dampeners and possibly even a panhard rod.

[nissanguy_24]

i really dont see why people are so interested in the idea of trucks drifting, it seems to come up every few weeks, especialy full sized trucks. Yeah of course its possible. But effective?

ah well, like i said before drifting is about personal style. But for those of you who want a dori truck, may i suggest low, lightweight, stiff car like suspension and decent amount of power? (to move the weight) those older light pickups would be pretty good, im thinking of the old datsun and toyota and mazda and ford pickups, im sure chevy has a similar pickup too. from the late or early 80s im thinking. decent, but light weight engine, a good inline 4 or v6 would be good. a rb26?? in a nissan truck, it would be kind of cool to see lol..

im sure a v8 truck could do it too, just get it all balanced. it would be cool to see and you would get alot of style points.. get a long bed pickup, that would look cool sideways

[shmately350z]

Drift what you got.

If you have a truck drift it. (I would'nt go buy one for it though)
If you have anthing drift it.(or try, thats what counts)
I had an suv that drifted once or twice(lowered xterra), I was not near what I do in my z but I did what I could with an open-diff and 170 horses.(and had fun, another thing that counts)
I'm sure a truck could get it done, no doubt. But at the same price you could probably have more fun in a car.

[GTO Dreams]

Hey you can say it's stupid or unstylish or whater you want but gosh darnit it works! I've had my '92 V8 dakota get sideways on me more times than I like to think about, 90% of the time unintentionally. Think about it, skinny tires, no weight in the rear, and 290 lb ft of torque. I can't even back up my driveway without spinning tires. Albeit it is more an uncontrolled slide/spinout than real drifting, but I'm on cheap tires with a stock nearly worn-out suspension. I would say the potential is definitely there with some tweaking. I think it would be pretty hard to get a truck tuned to a competitive level just given the nature of it, but it could still be fun

[Tsukai240]

Originally posted by nissanguy_24
i really dont see why people are so interested in the idea of trucks drifting, it seems to come up every few weeks, especialy full sized trucks. Yeah of course its possible. But effective?

ah well, like i said before drifting is about personal style. But for those of you who want a dori truck, may i suggest low, lightweight, stiff car like suspension and decent amount of power? (to move the weight) those older light pickups would be pretty good, im thinking of the old datsun and toyota and mazda and ford pickups, im sure chevy has a similar pickup too. from the late or early 80s im thinking. decent, but light weight engine, a good inline 4 or v6 would be good. a rb26?? in a nissan truck, it would be kind of cool to see lol..

im sure a v8 truck could do it too, just get it all balanced. it would be cool to see and you would get alot of style points.. get a long bed pickup, that would look cool sideways

if i had the money i would take a mazda b2200 stick in the engine and the rear end from a fc and get all kinds of sideways!!!lol

[Tsunami]

That's the good thing about trucks, the engine bays are big enough to accept most any engine, from a 302 to an SR20. I've always thought it would be cool to see something like a Nissan Hardbody 4x4 with an SR20 or a Subaru Brat with a WRX drivetrain.

Theres one really good thing about trucks, cheap insurance. Plus there's alot more S10's out there than 240's. Small trucks are cheap and available, and can accept a ton of different engines. I've watched a couple of shows about S10 airbag installations, and they convert the rearend to a 4 link setup with panhard rod. All you'd have to do would be swap out the 'bags for some coilovers and you'd be set.

So if you wanna try to drift a truck by all means do it. Who cares if truck drifting has Chas's apporval