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    <font face="Verdana"><b>Drift Setup
    Commentary </b></font>
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    <b>Pictures, Additional Tech courtesy </b>
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    Tanabe / More Japan</font></b><font face="Verdana" size="1"><br>
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    <img border="0" src="http://www.drifting.com/ueo_susp.jpg" width="334" height="250"><br>
    <b><i><br>
    </i>AE86 Pro driver Katsuhiro Ueo makes his
    own line of multi-link suspension pieces for
    the Corolla AE86. They provide a wide range
    of settings, and use pillow ends which can
    replace stock worn 20 year old rubber
    bushings.</b><br>
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    Grip &gt; Drift. Allow to me clarify that bit
    of flame bait. Grip oriented suspension
    settings ‘can be’ beneficial for drifting.
    When a car is set too loose, you’re going to
    need to do a lot more work than necessary to
    reign in control over a car that has minimal
    rear traction. Sure, your thumbs can move
    pretty fast, but unless you’re getting
    creative with your arm exercises the
    beginner will have a real difficult time
    doing the same in real life.<br>
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    <img border="0" src="http://www.drifting.com/ueotop.jpg" width="334" height="175"><br>
    <b><i><br>
    </i>He’s the legendary ‘King of AE86’ but he
    didn’t get there on video games alone</b><br>
    <br>
    Understanding what some of these aftermarket
    suspension parts and alignment settings do
    will be important when considering the
    buildup of your car. We’ll use parts
    available for the Nissan 240SX S-chassis as
    an example, since this is arguably the most
    popular RWD car used for drifting today.<br>
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    <b>Camber:</b><br>
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    <b>Changing the rear upper control
    arms on the 240SX to a unit like the Kazama
    Auto RUCA can adjust rear camber. Pillowball
    mounts with camber adjustments can be used
    for front settings.</b><br>
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    Camber affects the amount of tire traction
    during cornering. Positive camber can reduce
    traction during cornering, as the initially
    smaller tire contact patch grows smaller
    with cornering force. Alternately, negative
    camber can increase traction, as the tire
    grips more of the road as cornering forces
    increase. Of course, there is a limit to
    this effect, and overly aggressive settings
    simply result in poor tire wear and reduced
    traction; the equivalent of driving on only
    20% of the tire’s width at all times.<br>
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    <b>Caster:</b><br>
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    <img border="0" src="http://www.drifting.com/kazama_caster.jpg" width="334" height="250"><br>
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    <b>All too often on the 240SX, the
    stock bushing type TC rods are worn out and
    shot, causing independent caster movement of
    the front suspension. This can cause the car
    to pull to one side, especially during
    braking. Replacing with stronger units is a
    common upgrade on the 240SX. </b> <br>
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    Caster affects directional stability for
    cornering and straight line driving.
    Positive caster can have the effect of
    increasing negative camber angle relative to
    steering angle. Too much caster can make
    steering difficult, and can give the power
    steering system a good workout and
    subsequent boilover of fluids. Negative
    caster settings can make steering easier,
    but are not used too often for this type of
    motorsport. Caster is not often talked
    about, but it plays a very big role in a
    suspension setup.<br>
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    <b>Toe:</b> <br>
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    <img border="0" src="http://www.drifting.com/S14toe.jpg" width="334" height="250"><br>
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    <b>Changing the Rear Toe Rod can
    reduce rear steer and instability on
    extremely worn rear suspensions. Since rear
    camber and toe settings directly affect each
    other, it is wise to upgrade both the rear
    camber arm and toe rod at the same time.</b><br>
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    Toe is the term used to describe the
    direction of the left and right wheels of a
    car in relation to each other. With zero
    toe, the wheels are parallel. ‘Toe in’ is
    when the wheels point inward. ‘Toe out’ is
    when the wheels point outward. A slight toe
    in setting can be used to gain stability,
    and a slight toe out setting can be used to
    for improved turn in. It should be noted toe
    settings should not be set too aggressively,
    as tire wear can be severe. <br>
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    Discuss.<br>
    Interested in these multi-link suspension
    pieces, and others like it? Please visit the
    following link for more information:<br>
    <br>
    <b>
    <a target="_blank" href="http://www.more-japan.com">http://www.more-japan.com</a></b><br>
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