Helpful info:What have you done to your car? Most importantly, why?What order did you do them in?What would you say is very important to begin with first, and why? Where would you go from there?What are some important specific parts that we should keep an eye on? (parts under the most stress)
The Import Racer Drift mag suggested maintenance first. Make sure your bushings and ball joints are in good condition, not torn or leaking.
Tires- for beginners, rear tire grip isn't that imortant. youshould run a 15-16inch wheel so you can afford more tires. run a fairly sticky tire up front, tread rating 200-300. for rears, you want something you can smoke all day, so a 300-400 tread rating would be optional.
less than 200hp- 195/60/15, or 205I have stock se wheels, so I run 205/55/16 high performance tirerear, 195-205/55-60/15-16 all season200-280hp- medium to high performance tire, front-215/xx/xx, rear 215/xx/xx350-400hp- high performance tire, 215/40/17 or 225/40/17 (front) and 235/40/17 or 245/40/17.
then they go into suspension, stock being ok at first, suggesting bushing upgrades, energy susp. or whiteline, maybe adj. arms and pillowball replacements. coilovers are helpful but not necessary. camber is important, suggested -2 to -3 degrees.
talk a bit about wheels, basically saying don't drift on wheels you don't want to get scratched or something. it's a good Idea to have a set of two tires and wheels to get home on.
go into brakes, saying pads are important, z32 upgrade nice but not necessary, but pads can definitely help as well as good rotors. Brake lines will also give a better feel as well. then they talk about the LSD, being important also, but not 100% necessary. this is debateable because many say that this will hurt you learning curve trying to drift open (like me
) and in Japan, the only folks drifiting on stock lsd are beginners, typically getting passed by other beginners. I found some good info that says basically Kaaz is the only good lsd, that they have a good number of plates (10-12) which aid in durability and effectiveness, as opposed to Nismo and a couple of others who only have 3 or 4. don't completely understand how this works, just thought that it was interesting. if anyone wants to know more, I'll try and find the link.Next, they go into power, basically saying don't get more until you are ready. that's about it.
Then seats, which hold you in place and keep you from bouncing around the ****pit. comfort is essential, keeping you concentrated more on driving than staying on the driver's side.
that's about it, I was hoping people would make coments and post what works for them, and some of the other components, such as tie rods, t/c rods, etc. Hope this thread helps out a lot of people (including me
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