BASIC DRIFT CAR SETUP 101

                  As most of you know i have recently finished up the build of my RB swapped drift missile car. this is my first drift car build of my own, i have helped many Friends build their drift cars and i have been around drifting for a while now. but this is the first time i am going to be drifting my own car. So two weeks ago i went out for my first drift sesh ever. i took the car our to U-DRIFT with some friends and had a blast. i think i did pretty well for my first time i only had 4 tires so my day was over pretty quick. but i learned a lot in that time, and i also learned that i have a lot to learn. here are two videos of me.




yes i did forget to torque the wheels after i changed them but i did remember before i went out.

I am well aware that my car is no where near set up properly for drifting. but with only limited funds im trying to figure out what the best choices in mods are that i need to make first.

here is my sub par setup

Tein coilovers that are 5 years old, blown out in every corner, cut springs to make the go lower from previous owner. but they were free and im glad that i was able to get them.
stock links
stock steering
stock knuckles
no front sway bar (because the rb oil pan hits)
stock rear sway bar
welded diff
stock seat
stock seat belt
stock steering wheel
no strut bars

so needless to say i have been searching through the mess of miss leading, incorrect, biased, stupid information found all over the interweb and various forums. today however i was able to come across some great articles on MOTOIQ.COM, written by Mike Kojima who we all know is the brains behind Dais drift car. these articles have helped me to see what is the most important things i can buy and what things i can do without or not do without. I wanted to post this because i know there are many other people out there trying to answer the same questions i have. i also know that these articles are a few months old, but i also know that not everyone is an Internet whore.

CLICK HERE FOR PART ONE OF BASIC DRIFT CAR SETUP

CLICK HERE FOR PART TWO OF BASIC DRIFT CAR SETUP



Hope this helps out some people.