Mechanical wear after drifting & maintenance routines - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

uchiha · 08-06-2021, 11:16 PM

Hi,

I've BRZ 20' and getting into drifting lately, not something even remotely professional, just some fun with the boys for a hour and a half every weekend. Besides that I drive it daily.

The car is completely stock (can't modify anything due to warranty issues), and I'm kind of a drift-noob so I drift slowly at around 4-5~RPM.

I was wondering:

1. Is there any mechanical damage to the car besides the tires when drifting every weekend?

2. What is the suggested maintenance routine for the kind of usage I've described above?

Thanks

Hades · 08-06-2021, 11:57 PM

1. Yes. I would be particularly careful with the transmission.
2. I'm not a drifter but personally I would keep fluids up to date (probably oil change more often than normal), get an oil cooler, and high temp brake fluid + pads at a minimum. With how much I damage my car just with spirited driving + tracking I would also work towards building up an arsenal of body parts and get good friends with a body painter but YMMV.

ZDan · 08-07-2021, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uchiha

I've BRZ 20' and getting into drifting lately, not something even remotely professional, just some fun with the boys for a hour and a half every weekend. Besides that I drive it daily.
The car is completely stock (can't modify anything due to warranty issues), and I'm kind of a drift-noob so I drift slowly at around 4-5~RPM.
I was wondering:
1. Is there any mechanical damage to the car besides the tires when drifting every weekend?
2. What is the suggested maintenance routine for the kind of usage I've described above?
Thanks

my 0.02: send it... Change oil every 5k or so miles. Change trans and diff fluid at 50k miles. Maybe... Til then, just send it.

timurrrr · 08-09-2021, 02:56 AM

Keep an eye on oil temperature and let the car properly cool down before shutting down the engine after drifting.

Cooling down by going 10 mph is better than cooling down standing still.

08-06-2021, 11:16 PM	#1
uchiha Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Drives: BRZ 2020 Location: Israel Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mechanical wear after drifting & maintenance routines Hi, I've BRZ 20' and getting into drifting lately, not something even remotely professional, just some fun with the boys for a hour and a half every weekend. Besides that I drive it daily. The car is completely stock (can't modify anything due to warranty issues), and I'm kind of a drift-noob so I drift slowly at around 4-5~RPM. I was wondering: 1. Is there any mechanical damage to the car besides the tires when drifting every weekend? 2. What is the suggested maintenance routine for the kind of usage I've described above? Thanks

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08-06-2021, 11:57 PM	#2
Hades Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Socal Posts: 214 Thanks: 521 Thanked 100 Times in 64 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	1. Yes. I would be particularly careful with the transmission. 2. I'm not a drifter but personally I would keep fluids up to date (probably oil change more often than normal), get an oil cooler, and high temp brake fluid + pads at a minimum. With how much I damage my car just with spirited driving + tracking I would also work towards building up an arsenal of body parts and get good friends with a body painter but YMMV.

08-09-2021, 02:56 AM	#4
timurrrr Senior Member Join Date: May 2019 Drives: 2022 GR86 Location: Between Sonoma and Laguna Seca Posts: 1,724 Thanks: 2,145 Thanked 1,323 Times in 727 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Keep an eye on oil temperature and let the car properly cool down before shutting down the engine after drifting. Cooling down by going 10 mph is better than cooling down standing still.

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