Well I have been drifting for about 2 months now and recently I have been plaged with a couple problems. a couple days ago I was in mid drift on a left hand turn and I heard a huge pop from the back of my car. I thought I snapped a halfshaft bolt or something so I drove home very slowly. The car doesn't feel any different except for a slight lean to the left which is due to alignment that I had before the pop. I couldn't find anything wrong underneath the car so I went back out yesterday and it did the same thing. the pop sounded like a bolt snapping or metal hitting metal. I have a 1986 200sx turbo with a ca18det, tokico illuminas all around, canuck motorsports springs (2in lowering) , and a welded diff. I don't think the diff broke because it is still locked up. Anyone help is appreciated. Another problem I have been having is when I drift to the right with a half a tank of gas or less I lose power and the drift because of it. I'm thinking all the fuel shifts to the left side causing not enough going to the pump. I cant always keep a full tank at the track so any quick fixes or words of advice would help.
Modified by Hillkill at 2:24 AM 8/17/2005
Drifting problems !!!READ!!!
Re: Drifting problems !!!READ!!! (Hillkill)
how do you know that the car is leaning?
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Ditto... I had the exact same thing happen. I just had an alignment done and two days later it was pullin to the left like a mother. Turns out I had a nail in the front left tirehatebobbarker wrote:seriously check the tires, i was going nuts trying to find out why my car pulled to the right, then I checked the air pressure and realized i couldnt tell because my sidewalls were so stiff.
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Nope, No popped tire. I check my pressures religously, especially before drifting. The thing I was worried about was my halfshaft at the joint or where it sits in the diff It kind of sounds like something metal pop's. It drives like a normal car with a welded diff. Oh well I'm going to go drifting on thurs and hope that nothing breaks.