need help on suspension - drifting

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  1. SSS281 Founding Member

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    what will help me setup my car to drift better? :flag:
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    An engine swap. Stick an RB26DETT under that hood and it'll be perfect :D
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    that and NAWZZZZZZZZZZZZZ lots of it :D
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    ^LOL

    it's not that serious
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    A Maximum Motorsports road and track kit will do the trick :nice:
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    A different car, seriously.
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    You guys may as well give it up, drifting is going to be big this summer and people are going to ask questions about it :shrug:
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    I'm not being an ass. I'm just being honest. The majority of drift cars are not Mustangs. I don't really know what would make his car drift better because I'm not used to Mustangs as drift cars. :)
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    I thought any rear wheel drive car was suitable for drifting? Why wouldn't a Mustang make a good drift car? :scratch:
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    I'm not saying it couldn't be a good drift car. The rear end of our cars (as you know if you have ever punched it around a turn) tend to sling a lot. This would have to be mastered to drift a Mustang. I'm pretty sure that the camber/caster/toe has to be somewhat jacked up to make the car 'loose' like drift cars are. I think the hardest part would be the oversteer/understeer aspect. It can be done, I've seen a couple (not the ones with stickers all over em) ...


    If anybody has vids of Mustangs drifting good, I'd love to see em. :)
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    score one for the domestics:)

    they also have older muscle cars on their team (Falken)
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    i already got NOS, what else?
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    I hear the R2D2 engine is better for drifting yo.
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    christ man it was a f'n joke, lighten up. what sparked this was a handful of actually serious threads on other boards ive read. it really blows my mind how these 3 movies have cluttered the car enthusiast scene with garbage
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    that was too, dude. i knew you were kidding :rlaugh:




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    the weight, uneven weight distribution, and crappy suspension. also with it's 4x4 suspension I bet the center of gravity is somewhere between MIR and the sun. it also has the inability to get slammed without throwing the suspenion geometry out of whack without a bit of suspension work.

    I'd stick with what's tried and true, a 240sx, fd/fc, or 84-87 corolla.

    bob cosby might shank you if he sees a drifting stang :).
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