What to look for in a drift coil and wheel

[iamadirtdude]

my question to you guys is, I'm looking into some coilovers for under $1k and wheels that i can run low pros and wider tires on. anyway as far as spring rates and dampening what should i look for? and running a stock body s13 whats the widest wheel i'd want to go with? i'd like to use 17's or 18's and what back space?

if anyone has a specfic coil they like thad be cool right now i was just lookin into some tokico's or basic teins

[iamadirtdude]

ummmm... bump? just a little help here would be cool......maybe a newbish question. I am still learning, but I'm a tracker and new to drift just trying to use it for some car control help me get er goin

[iamadirtdude]

wow in a day no one has anything similar to what i'm looking for on their car or even have an idea for what i might be able to do? kinda hard to beleive

[sx_hatch]

ive got megan racing coilovers and they are good for street or track drift and i love them.and wheels i dont know much there

[paulie240sxr]

ive got megan racing coilovers and they are good for street or track drift and i love them.and wheels i dont know much there

meagan better than tein cause i was wanting tein drift coilovers but just about every one says tein suck

[shrapnail]

>< i've been wondering the same to a bit

I've done some reading and it appears to make it easier to initiate that smaller/cheaper wheels are better on the rear (price if nothing else) and then whatever(?) on the front..?

It seems to me that having a more rigid tire side (thus a wider rim) would be ideal for traction.. So putting that on the front makes a certain amount of sense.. Of course having an "odd" set of wheels will look just that... odd

A slight concern of mine though.. if the tires are small enough.. and thus have less rigid sides.. could they not pull away from the wheel in a drift (an engineered blow out??)

I'd really like some good guidance here... i'll prob keep trying to research it.. but some solid input would be awesome.

[E7-S14]

my question to you guys is, I'm looking into some coilovers for under $1k and wheels that i can run low pros and wider tires on. anyway as far as spring rates and dampening what should i look for? and running a stock body s13 whats the widest wheel i'd want to go with? i'd like to use 17's or 18's and what back space?

-f anyone has a specfic coil they like thad be cool right now i was just lookin into some tokico's or basic teins

---a spring rate resonable for street and occasional track use would be 8kg up front and 6 kg in the rearMegen Streets run those spring rates.

-i wouldnt advise going over for daily street driving

---as far as dampening your gonna want to find a coilover that you can adjust the dampening.

---you can run any tire on the rim as long as it fitsfor instance you could run "fat" sidewall or a "thin/small" side wall on the same tire. same goes for width(although with width you cant go wider than what the rim accualy permits you to go)so that means dont run 9 inch wide tires on a 7.5 inch wide wheel..

---Id like to say not to exceed more than 9 inch wide tires on s13s.-by back sace do you mean offset?? 16 or 17 inch wheels fit right at home on s13s

Kapisch?

>< i've been wondering the same to a bit

I've done some reading and it appears to make it easier to initiate that smaller/cheaper wheels are better on the rear (price if nothing else) and then whatever(?) on the front..?

It seems to me that having a more rigid tire side (thus a wider rim) would be ideal for traction.. So putting that on the front makes a certain amount of sense.. Of course having an "odd" set of wheels will look just that... odd

A slight concern of mine though.. if the tires are small enough.. and thus have less rigid sides.. could they not pull away from the wheel in a drift (an engineered blow out??)

I'd really like some good guidance here... i'll prob keep trying to research it.. but some solid input would be awesome.

what your thinking with the "thin" sidewalls is very incorrect

If you run a (wider/fat) sidewall then you increase your chances of the tire accualy slipping off the wheel during drift/hard turning...etc

running smaller rims in the rear will make it easier for your engine to spin them b/c of the sizetheir rotational mass is smaller thus they spin easierbut if you have enough power you dont realy need to run a smaller rim

Hope that clears everything up for you guys

-KC

[na3j nitsuj]

I just got my megan tracks this week and put em on...

I think that if ur going to be a hardcore drifter....then ur car is gon be daily driven...

i say u would like to get the megan tracks...12kg in front and 10kg in rear...

they are pretty stiff but i love them...even the price was right too..got em for under 1k...

about the rims...

i havent really tried other kinds of rims except for the mesh rims i hav which are 15x7 with 0 offset..

if u can fine wheels that is between 18x8 to 18x9 with +10 offset then would be fine...it jus really depends mostly of the offset or the rims...

u jus probably have to roll ur fenders...

it all depends on how much u are willing to spend...

if ur willing to spend money on tires...or jus get the used ones for cheaper or even free... cus i know theres alot for 15''s and 16''s some 17''s i dont know about 18''s....

goodluck man!

hoped i helped...

[iamadirtdude]

thanks guys, kick ***.... nice to get some non disappointing comments. i ended up ordering a set of ksport coils which were under 1k too. i think they are 36 way adjustable and the rates are a little lower than what you baught but i can get a set of springs for it for 50$. as far as wheels go i'm going to try and find some sportmaxes 18's with a 20 offset hope it turns out good

[Joe]

just fyi Ksport is based out of phoenix AZ and they have been VERY supportive of our local drift community. i have nothing but good things to say about them.

[Charlie240sxt]

I have tien super drifts and love them

[sttp01]

The lighter the wheel the better, you can find some light wheels that weigh as much as a smaller rim and still keep that look. I have 17 inch motegei ff7's. not the best wheel in the world but relatively light.