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Front
Negative 2.5 deg front camber
as much caster as you can get ( usually around 5-7 degrees)
Toe in 1mm
Rear
Negative 1.5 degrees camber
Toe for grip about 1mm per side
Toe for Drift is zero or max 1mm toe out total.
If all your bushes are in GOOD cond or have been replaced with nolethane or rose joint/pillow ball then that set up will work well with most independent rear end S13/S14 , R32/R33 type Nissans.
I use Bridgestone RE55's all round for grip and any crap on the rear for drift.
Too much toe out on the rear makes for an unstable , dancing tailhappy car which in slow speed Solo 1 type application is fine but hi speed controlled drifting it becomes too nervous.
Toe out on the front aids in initial turn in but when the load comes onto the outside tyre it will then cause the car to understeer as the loaded tyre is facing away from the direction of travel.
Too much camber on the rear means that the tyre contact patch is only partially there ( especially with stiff side wall tyres like the RE55's ) and the problem becomes worse under hard acceleration as all Nissans have a tendency for the rear to go more negative the lower the car goes.
Also lowering the front too much without readjusting your steering rack position creates bump steer problems because the rack ends are already past horizontal before you even start compressing the springs.
Negative 2.5 deg front camber
as much caster as you can get ( usually around 5-7 degrees)
Toe in 1mm
Rear
Negative 1.5 degrees camber
Toe for grip about 1mm per side
Toe for Drift is zero or max 1mm toe out total.
If all your bushes are in GOOD cond or have been replaced with nolethane or rose joint/pillow ball then that set up will work well with most independent rear end S13/S14 , R32/R33 type Nissans.
I use Bridgestone RE55's all round for grip and any crap on the rear for drift.
Too much toe out on the rear makes for an unstable , dancing tailhappy car which in slow speed Solo 1 type application is fine but hi speed controlled drifting it becomes too nervous.
Toe out on the front aids in initial turn in but when the load comes onto the outside tyre it will then cause the car to understeer as the loaded tyre is facing away from the direction of travel.
Too much camber on the rear means that the tyre contact patch is only partially there ( especially with stiff side wall tyres like the RE55's ) and the problem becomes worse under hard acceleration as all Nissans have a tendency for the rear to go more negative the lower the car goes.
Also lowering the front too much without readjusting your steering rack position creates bump steer problems because the rack ends are already past horizontal before you even start compressing the springs.
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