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littletear 01-08-2014 01:11 AM

Frs drifter
 
So there is track around me that you can go drifting and it kind of made me want to turn my car into a dd and a drift car... What would you guys suggestion I put on my car? Its stock right now.

Spinning Sushi 01-08-2014 01:14 AM

Be prepared to pay high insurance premiums after you go off the track and into a tree.

86-tundra 01-08-2014 01:16 AM

I don't get it. You have 8000 to spend and now you just want to have a drift car...

are we talking about gran turismo or something?

dem00n 01-08-2014 01:23 AM

Depends, how do you drift? Clutch drop? Handbrake? Speed?

I'm assuming were talking run of the mill "youtube" drifting.

If so, just tires, wheels, LCA's for camber and a good set of coilovers and you'll be able to drift. But if i were a bit more serious then i'd run a roll cage. And the allure of more power will always come so there's always turbo's, since you'll want a good mid rangeish.

To be honest theres no such thing as DD drift car. No one really does that whole daily driver drift thing, it's only a lifestyle BS thing. Just buy a dedicated cheap RWD car and learn that way. Keep the FRS stock and enjoy it as it is.

I'm no expert, just a hooligan in private areas of which let me.

Touge_ninja 01-08-2014 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by trevorovert (Post 1437289)
I don't get it. You have 8000 to spend and now you just want to have a drift car...

are we talking about gran turismo or something?

more like Forza....

humfrz 01-08-2014 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by dem00n (Post 1437302)
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To be honest theres no such thing as DD drift car. No one really does that whole daily driver drift thing, it's only a lifestyle BS thing. Just buy a dedicated cheap RWD car and learn that way. Keep the FRS stock and enjoy it as it is.....

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Yep, @littletear ..... I think the above says it pretty well.

"Drifting" is fun to watch ..... but it's gotta be hard on your daily driver.

I'm getting the feeling that you're overlooking a lot of enjoyment that your stock FR-S has to offer by wanting to mod the heck out of it or drive it sideways.....:iono:

I suggest (again) that you round up a co-pilot and take your car sightseeing ...... make some memories .... that will last ..... http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...es/soapbox.gif

humfrz

Touge_ninja 01-08-2014 02:58 AM

plus once you drive it more you will understand what you really want in it. put in some miles and save up the cash for the mods.

Gixxersixxerman 01-08-2014 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by humfrz (Post 1437340)
Yep, @littletear ..... I think the above says it pretty well.

"Drifting" is fun to watch ..... but it's gotta be hard on your daily driver.

I'm getting the feeling that you're overlooking a lot of enjoyment that your stock FR-S has to offer by wanting to mod the heck out of it or drive it sideways.....:iono:

I suggest (again) that you round up a co-pilot and take your car sightseeing ...... make some memories .... that will last ..... http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...es/soapbox.gif

humfrz


You mean drive it??? Like down the road?? :eyebulge:


I wanted to be the new "DK" and impress all my friends. They all DD their drift cars in Tokyo drift.. :slap:

OmarYasin 01-08-2014 03:40 AM

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This is what happens when u oversteer into a drift at 70mph around a sweeper. I dont even drift intentionally either

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Photonic 01-08-2014 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by littletear (Post 1437274)
So there is track around me that you can go drifting and it kind of made me want to turn my car into a dd and a drift car... What would you guys suggestion I put on my car? Its stock right now.

Nothing.

Stop that line of thinking right now. You could drive that car for 10 years at that track and still find new things to do to drive it better. that is the point of this car, and to a lesser extent any car.

Save money for tires and gas. Buy a spare set of wheels and start buying a squared set of all seasons on the cheap to train on ...I rather enjoyed the Kumho ecsta ASX and AST's for their longevity even after a year of daily driving and hard sliding. Decent wet grip, hard compound ..but shouldnt be a problem for daily driving ifyou keep the nannies on ...and cheap cheap cheap.

Skill = amount of gas and tires wasted. The pro's waste 12-20 sets of tires a day some times. You don't have a pit crew ...so stop thinking about it.

Tires, tires, tires. Just learn to drive the car as it is. Once you go through a few sets of tires you won't need to ask this ..you will know what the car is doing and you will be asking more precise questions. (source: guy who has hit poles once, guy who has hit ditches more than once, guy who has done track days more than once)

OmarYasin 01-08-2014 04:07 AM

When u start having to alighn your car every month or re buy upgraded parts ull understand its not worth drifting.its expensive and really hard on the chassis no matter how much u put into your ride something ends up braking thats why i just canyon carve my frs

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mav1178 01-08-2014 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by littletear (Post 1437274)
So there is track around me that you can go drifting and it kind of made me want to turn my car into a dd and a drift car... What would you guys suggestion I put on my car? Its stock right now.

If you have to mod your car to drift, you're doing it wrong.

-alex

fatoni 01-08-2014 06:03 AM

Steer clear of Adam's motorsports. There isn't any runoff so you will annihilate your car in the learning process

Synack 01-08-2014 11:26 AM

To be honest, upgrading your tires/wheels would only make it more difficult to drift given the lightweight low-power nature of the car.

If you're semi-serious about taking it drifting; I would go with a good tune, coilovers, a proper drift alignment, and a set of spare wheels (17's are fine) and a crap load of tires. Used tires with a decent amount of tread on them aren't incredibly hard to find these days. Also an oil cooler would be great to keep the fun going.

Don't forget to painters tape the bottom half of the car if you don't want rocks/cones flying into your doors and fenders and screwing up the paint job.


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