The Drifting Thread

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by allmotorrex

this seems like the right thread to ask about this in ........ I just got my car last week and have already been practicing drifting quite a bit and getting a feel for the car. Question is ..... whats a good middle medium coilover for most street and a drift event every month or two? I plan on a 2" or so drop and want sufficient damping adjustments to easily transition between street and track ride. Ive done coilover research and know about $2.5k + coilovers and their quality. What about in the $1k-$2k range? I don't want stance or megan racing based on personal experience. Powered by Max? BC? A lower end KW? Any suggestions?

Stance. The end

[executivekoala]

Originally Posted by allmotorrex

this seems like the right thread to ask about this in ........ I just got my car last week and have already been practicing drifting quite a bit and getting a feel for the car. Question is ..... whats a good middle medium coilover for most street and a drift event every month or two? I plan on a 2" or so drop and want sufficient damping adjustments to easily transition between street and track ride. Ive done coilover research and know about $2.5k + coilovers and their quality. What about in the $1k-$2k range? I don't want stance or megan racing based on personal experience. Powered by Max? BC? A lower end KW? Any suggestions?

I am still a PSM fan boy but I like that they have replacement shocks in stock and no need to rebuild and they also have all the other replacement parts also. From what I heard they are gonna have a steering angle kit, it just takes awhile to develop. I know they have been busy with Powers and Kado's cars at the shop

[MIKE_909]

Been running stance and tracking/drifting weekly and have no complaints great coils great price handles great for 2/3 gear intry too

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by executivekoala

I am still a PSM fan boy but I like that they have replacement shocks in stock and no need to rebuild and they also have all the other replacement parts also. From what I heard they are gonna have a steering angle kit, it just takes awhile to develop. I know they have been busy with Powers and Kado's cars at the shop

PBMs are the only other ones I can recommend. Between those and the Stance coils, not really any better options. The only downside to the PBMs is the stiffer spring rates which isn't really the greatest thing for daily use. They're stiff.. But they work, and work well.

Megan's are just garbage anyways and they're already like $800 something anyways so for the extra $200, you can get something 100x better.

BC seems to be hit and miss. A lot of people on here have some sort of issue with them after install. I never cared for their products anyways so I'll stop right there. Same with Fortune Auto. Fortune Auto makes good products but I have a sour taste in my mouth cause every car I've been in with their products rode like SHIT. Not the product's fault, but that's the only personal impression I have to go off of.

KWs are AWESOME BUT, the lower end product still runs like $1,500 and they still don't come with camber plates. You're going to what the front end camber adjustment and decent plates run like $400. So $2,000 to achieve the same thing PBMs and Stance setups already achieve.

[allmotorrex]

Ive had 2 bad experiences with stance. 1 with my old 87 supra. The coilovers leaked and the bushings wore out within a year and fucked up my lower mount. My buddy ran some on his 240 and they didn't last 6 months before needing a rebuild. I can only speak from my experiences with them. I agree with the BC being a hit and miss. My buddy with a s2k and another buddy with a 04 sti have run them with no problem but my buddy with a 300 had nothing but problems. I'm leaning towards the PSM pros. I can change the spring rate if they are in fact too stiff for street ride. I don't plan on slamming the car but I will def want the camber adjustments

[canu_50]

KW all the way.. i use to have a STD R9 on sponsorship, sold them 1 month down the road.

I am going V3's with camber plate

[canu_50]

KW all the way.. i use to have a STD R9 on sponsorship, sold them 1 month down the road.

I am going V3's with camber plate

[JordanWho]

Originally Posted by allmotorrex

this seems like the right thread to ask about this in ........ I just got my car last week and have already been practicing drifting quite a bit and getting a feel for the car. Question is ..... whats a good middle medium coilover for most street and a drift event every month or two? I plan on a 2" or so drop and want sufficient damping adjustments to easily transition between street and track ride. Ive done coilover research and know about $2.5k + coilovers and their quality. What about in the $1k-$2k range? I don't want stance or megan racing based on personal experience. Powered by Max? BC? A lower end KW? Any suggestions?

BC BR's.

Thats what I use and have had no issues. Plus they go LOW!

[JordanWho]

I just purchased THESE as my new drift wheels.

Wanted to go for a set of wheels that were a bit narrower as I'm still on stock power and want maximum slidability.

My question is... Who else is running 8" wheels on the back and what tyre width are you finding best for drifting? I was planning on getting 205/40 but then I thought maybe 195/40. More stretch will should help even more plus will loook dope.

Thanks in advance.

[andrew5826]

trying to downshift to 1st to get enough power to slide; how are some ways you guys shift to prevent syncro wear?

[canu_50]

Originally Posted by andrew5826

trying to downshift to 1st to get enough power to slide; how are some ways you guys shift to prevent syncro wear?

Never downshift in 1st.... Always clutch kick 2nd gear!!!!

I am running 17x8 in the rear, and i love the car with a 205/50 at about 35psi!

When i am running 215 or 225/45 i usually go with 38-40 as for the tire pressure!

[TylerLieberman]

Figured I would post this on here. I get countless PMs asking about different techniques and I see people asking a lot of questions on how to get started. Also, even now there is a lot of people recommend going out and actually BUYING the "Drift Bible" DVD but it's easily available online. So, here's the entire video in one for people to look at.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPQyQgyuNMI"]The Drift Bible (How to drift for starters/pro's) with the Drift King (FULL HQ) - YouTube[/ame]

About an hour long. While some of it is redundant to some people, there's some good info to help get you started for those who are still fairly new and looking to get into it.

[executivekoala]

Originally Posted by TylerLieberman

Figured I would post this on here. I get countless PMs asking about different techniques and I see people asking a lot of questions on how to get started. Also, even now there is a lot of people recommend going out and actually BUYING the "Drift Bible" DVD but it's easily available online. So, here's the entire video in one for people to look at.

About an hour long. While some of it is redundant to some people, there's some good info to help get you started for those who are still fairly new and looking to get into it.

^^^^^ (drift bible)THIS HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW...EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!

Also for extra credit here Ken Nomoura's drift bible

[ame]http://youtu.be/xY3Cgvn4wk4[/ame]

[JordanWho]

Best way to learn is on a wet skidpan.