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Originally Posted by chadori
As far as the alignment goes why is it that the rear is toe'd out? From the past 6 hours of reading it, it seems that many people did toe out for the front and toe in for the rear, unless this is a difference between drift and circuit.
Also, what is the reason for full stiff on the coilovers and even the rear sway?
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Full stiff on rear coils means the car breaks traction easier
Over stiff sway bar overloads the tyre laterally, in other words, when you turn the car will want to come around.
Toe in on the back is favoured by most drifters, because most drifters have power. We don't. Toe in provides more drive in the slide, it will also only stay out as long as you are holding it out with your power. Toe out doesn the opposite. It hangs out longer, in a way its almost rear steering/crabbing, and wanting to stay out. We don't have power, so we don't need the extra drive. We also need all the help we can get the car to do large arc drifting, which is what more toe out is also giving you. I run zero rear toe. But when I offload the rear, it will toe out and initiate. Its pretty wild, but you have to get creative with 150whp and 1200kg. With more power, I would use rear toe in for sure.
Also, you'll find that forums are full of contradictory info, ESPECIALLY when it comes to drifting. Someone hangs their car out in 1st in the wet, and next thing they're a drifter. Probably how I'm coming across. You need to learn what different alignment settings do, and just try them for yourself so you know what to adjust, when and where.