how bad is drifting bad for yoru car?
but stay away from curbs!..ive seen a nice 240 end up with a reallly bad wheel wobble due to drfting into one.
07-17-2002, 11:36 AM
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heheheheh its fun when the road is a little wet. i think it might put a little more stress on the chassis and suspension parts then was originally attented from the manufacturer but for the most part it should be ok. rally cars and circuit cars have stiffened chassis and frames to help make the frames stronger.
my friend use to pull some crazy *** drifts in his 86 celica. he would do it while he was mountain racing. so it can be done with a front wheels drive. just requires alot more effort but they don't look as cool as a AWD or even a RWD car. have fun and stay away for any obsticles.
oh and dirt roads are the best
my friend use to pull some crazy *** drifts in his 86 celica. he would do it while he was mountain racing. so it can be done with a front wheels drive. just requires alot more effort but they don't look as cool as a AWD or even a RWD car. have fun and stay away for any obsticles.
oh and dirt roads are the best
07-17-2002, 11:51 AM
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you can drift in a FWD car, just u cant do them one after another, like rwd or awd. theres no real way for us to swing our rear around short from pulling the ebrake, and most of us dont have LSD either, which helps a LOT.
07-17-2002, 12:09 PM
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Originally posted by pro
Just be careful. Me and my friend were doing this on a dirt road in his altima and he did a lot of damage to his suspension cause he hit a large hole.
Good Luck,
Paul
Just be careful. Me and my friend were doing this on a dirt road in his altima and he did a lot of damage to his suspension cause he hit a large hole.
Good Luck,
Paul
yeah make sure there are no ruts in the way.
07-17-2002, 12:13 PM
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Originally posted by SkylineGTR
you can drift in a FWD car, just u cant do them one after another, like rwd or awd. theres no real way for us to swing our rear around short from pulling the ebrake, and most of us dont have LSD either, which helps a LOT.
you can drift in a FWD car, just u cant do them one after another, like rwd or awd. theres no real way for us to swing our rear around short from pulling the ebrake, and most of us dont have LSD either, which helps a LOT.
oh btw the celica is now in a junk yard it seems he drifted the car right into a mountain.
07-17-2002, 12:21 PM
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what's with all the people saying you can't drift a maxima???? you guys must have stock suspensions 
when I adjust my AGXs and tire pressure for autoX I have experimented with all kinds of combinations... I can set my car up to drift every single turn and I can hold the drifts very well.
when I adjust my AGXs and tire pressure for autoX I have experimented with all kinds of combinations... I can set my car up to drift every single turn and I can hold the drifts very well.
07-17-2002, 01:17 PM
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Originally posted by jdmmax
ohhhhhh so basically passing a old couple on the on a canyon road and seeing there faces throught the front window as there jaws were droping to the floor looking out the drivers side window. his celica GT all side ways on a turn with a bank on it while passin gthem up cause they were driving like 20 mi.s per hour. tires screaming was not a drift ok...... my mistake
oh btw the celica is now in a junk yard it seems he drifted the car right into a mountain.
ohhhhhh so basically passing a old couple on the on a canyon road and seeing there faces throught the front window as there jaws were droping to the floor looking out the drivers side window. his celica GT all side ways on a turn with a bank on it while passin gthem up cause they were driving like 20 mi.s per hour. tires screaming was not a drift ok...... my mistake
oh btw the celica is now in a junk yard it seems he drifted the car right into a mountain.
07-17-2002, 01:26 PM
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I really only break the rear out with the help of the e-brake when it's icy/snowpacked out, and in safe enough areas. True, it is fun, but even if I hopped a little or something of that sort on dry/wet pavement trying to keep a slide going, the anger at myself would far outweigh the pleasure 
07-17-2002, 10:30 PM
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Re: how bad is drifting bad for yoru car?
Originally posted by skiavgh
Now, how bad is it? Does it damage your axle's? suspension? what do you all think?
Now, how bad is it? Does it damage your axle's? suspension? what do you all think?
the CV joints can't take regular burnouts well.
07-18-2002, 08:09 AM
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I hate to sound like a pos but what is drifting? Sliding in effect into a curve? Just reminded me of a time we took this kids escort out in the rain in a pkg lot and were doing 180 degree pkg brake turns at 50 mph. Now that was fun
07-18-2002, 10:52 AM
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u lose control of ur car during a turn, with oversteer, and have no traction through that turn, but all while actually BEING IN CONTROL of the drift. On a RWD car, u would go into the turn, pop the clutch, and get the rear to come loose, and before the rear comes around entirely and ending up doing a 180, u would control the throttle and countersteer, so that the rear never comes all the way around, but enough so that it doesnt fully get traction until near the end of the turn.
07-18-2002, 10:59 AM
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Originally posted by theblue
what's with all the people saying you can't drift a maxima???? you guys must have stock suspensions
when I adjust my AGXs and tire pressure for autoX I have experimented with all kinds of combinations... I can set my car up to drift every single turn and I can hold the drifts very well.
what's with all the people saying you can't drift a maxima???? you guys must have stock suspensions
when I adjust my AGXs and tire pressure for autoX I have experimented with all kinds of combinations... I can set my car up to drift every single turn and I can hold the drifts very well.
Dave
07-18-2002, 10:59 AM
#28
Originally posted by SkylineGTR
u lose control of ur car during a turn, with oversteer, and have no traction through that turn, but all while actually BEING IN CONTROL of the drift. On a RWD car, u would go into the turn, pop the clutch, and get the rear to come loose, and before the rear comes around entirely and ending up doing a 180, u would control the throttle and countersteer, so that the rear never comes all the way around, but enough so that it doesnt fully get traction until near the end of the turn.
u lose control of ur car during a turn, with oversteer, and have no traction through that turn, but all while actually BEING IN CONTROL of the drift. On a RWD car, u would go into the turn, pop the clutch, and get the rear to come loose, and before the rear comes around entirely and ending up doing a 180, u would control the throttle and countersteer, so that the rear never comes all the way around, but enough so that it doesnt fully get traction until near the end of the turn.
a drift
example: in a movie in a case scene when the cars make these crazy @ss turns where the whole car gets all side ways sliding around turn. then as they finish the turn they keep the car under control.
gives you more speed around a sharp turn.
hope this helps
07-18-2002, 02:00 PM
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Originally posted by jdmmax
example: in a movie in a case scene when the cars make these crazy @ss turns where the whole car gets all side ways sliding around turn. then as they finish the turn they keep the car under control.
gives you more speed around a sharp turn.
hope this helps
example: in a movie in a case scene when the cars make these crazy @ss turns where the whole car gets all side ways sliding around turn. then as they finish the turn they keep the car under control.
gives you more speed around a sharp turn.
hope this helps
07-18-2002, 02:44 PM
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Originally posted by kushane
Actually, most of the time in hard surface conditions - this does NOT hold true. In Road racing, a finely balanced 4 wheel drift means the car is at or close to its optimum balance and hence helps carry highest speed around a corner. Getting a car sideways (oversteer OR power slide) almost always scrubs away precious corner speed, but increases the "wow" factor. Having to counter-steer mid corner ro correct a slide really slows you down. Of course all this goes out the door when it comes to off-road conditions.
Actually, most of the time in hard surface conditions - this does NOT hold true. In Road racing, a finely balanced 4 wheel drift means the car is at or close to its optimum balance and hence helps carry highest speed around a corner. Getting a car sideways (oversteer OR power slide) almost always scrubs away precious corner speed, but increases the "wow" factor. Having to counter-steer mid corner ro correct a slide really slows you down. Of course all this goes out the door when it comes to off-road conditions.
for a road car, drifting are sometime desirable to go fast around the corner.
for those don't know drifting, the best example of drifting is those little car with big strange spoiler on top sliding all the time on dirt circuling around the oval track that you see on TV (don't know what it's call). the rally race kind of not a good example as the they are off road and sliding all the time.
07-18-2002, 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by syc
couldn't agree more. the sliding effect in the movie are always bad. but that's because the bad guys or the cops never know when they gonna turn (an act), so that's ok.
for a road car, drifting are sometime desirable to go fast around the corner.
for those don't know drifting, the best example of drifting is those little car with big strange spoiler on top sliding all the time on dirt circuling around the oval track that you see on TV (don't know what it's call). the rally race kind of not a good example as the they are off road and sliding all the time.
couldn't agree more. the sliding effect in the movie are always bad. but that's because the bad guys or the cops never know when they gonna turn (an act), so that's ok.
for a road car, drifting are sometime desirable to go fast around the corner.
for those don't know drifting, the best example of drifting is those little car with big strange spoiler on top sliding all the time on dirt circuling around the oval track that you see on TV (don't know what it's call). the rally race kind of not a good example as the they are off road and sliding all the time.
07-18-2002, 03:17 PM
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Originally posted by jdmmax
guys relax it was the easiest way i could of think of to explain what a drift is without using a bunch of crazy @ss confusing sentences.
guys relax it was the easiest way i could of think of to explain what a drift is without using a bunch of crazy @ss confusing sentences.
07-18-2002, 03:19 PM
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Originally posted by kushane
Nothing personal dude.Your explanation was really good. I was just trying to clear a common mis-conception that sticking the tail out was a really fast way to go around a corner.
Nothing personal dude.Your explanation was really good. I was just trying to clear a common mis-conception that sticking the tail out was a really fast way to go around a corner.
07-19-2002, 08:20 PM
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:)
1. 
kindly borrow trays from local mcdonalds, burger king, hardees, wendy's
2. place trays on ground and drive over them (back tire)
3. pull e-brake
4. drive and take turn..WHEEEEEE
5. return trays to respective place you got'em from.
kindly borrow trays from local mcdonalds, burger king, hardees, wendy's2. place trays on ground and drive over them (back tire)
3. pull e-brake
4. drive and take turn..WHEEEEEE
5. return trays to respective place you got'em from.
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