Poll: AWD drifting

jo · Post by jo » Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:40 pm

So....whatchya think....

Post by **andysapp** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:01 pm

I think it's possible. After getting AWD loose in the rain, I think I could use the right weight transfer to drift on dry tarmac.

jo · Post by jo » Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:55 pm

Well had the cops not showed up on Saturday night, I think it could have been better. After getting that FOERST dry one in, I think I may have figured out exactly how to get the weight shifting properly.

I need sway bars ASAP though. Screw subaru understeer!

Post by **andysapp** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 2:23 am

Yeah, it's a shame... they came along right as you were getting warmed up.
You'll get'r next time though! You had that last one.

Post by **andysapp** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:46 pm

djdorifto · Post by **djdorifto** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:34 am

we can always convert it to a RWD

and with a extra Diff, we can swap in and out so u can be AWD or RWD in a few mins =D.

but in AWD its hard, really hard. EVO is more easier to drift. You'll have a tough time drifting in low speed drifts like connecting coners with coners. High Speed Drifts are much easier like going 65+, practice practice!

jo · Post by jo » Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:35 am

Actually I haven't found it very hard in the STi at all. If you adjust the DCCD to mostly rear wheel drive then you're good to go. Even in automatic DCCD she'll break sideways with a little help. The STI tech at the dealership here in ATL is probably the best demonstrator of it, though... He drifts his STi like it's a RWD car, so I know it's quite easy to do.

As far as the evo, I haven't ever tried to drift one! Our other team member seems to have problems getting it to break loose all the time, though...which makes me think the STi might be easier...

and the battle beetween the two rages on;)

OutDriveU · Post by **OutDriveU** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:19 pm

Its all about the suspension. I had a regular WRX with tein coilovers, a good alignment, and 9kg springs totally sideways and spitting smoke from all four tyres at 80mph.
This drift was initiated by just driving in hard and letting off the throttle at turn in and whoalla!!! the back end started coming around which was followed by gratuatous amount of throttle.
So if its set up right u can do it pretty easy.

Shane

jo · Post by jo » Wed Apr 21, 2004 4:27 pm

y0 shane!:) nice to see ya here and not on my cellphone for once:P

Which Tein's did you have? Was it the flex system? I was looking at the Teins, but scott up at subaru of gwinnet told me they weren't so good on the subis, and to get the JIC majics. [I'm assuming he only said that because JIC is their partner in suspension tuning up there].

I wanted to do the tein's anyhow, so I'm curious as to how ya liked 'em. Did you rock the sway bars on it as well?

djdorifto · Post by **djdorifto** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 5:01 pm

Tanabe Coilovers!! good god awesome company! JIC are awesome. K*Office coilovers are awesome too! Not quite sure what kind of coilovers are good for the STi's, but they should be, their from Jpn hehehe.

Oh! also, try going for a near open diff up front and a much tighter diff in the back. Sticky Tires in the front and ok tires in the back and a good STB and swaybars are really good and should up the drifting chance, goodluck!

Post by **andysapp** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 6:47 pm

OutDriveU wrote:I had a regular WRX with tein coilovers, a good alignment, and 9kg springs
totally sideways and spitting smoke from all four tyres at 80mph...
Shane

Whoa! What's up Shane?
You said you had a regular WRX? What happened to it?
Pleeease don't tell me bad news!

OutDriveU · Post by **OutDriveU** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:07 pm

The WRX is ok. Its just a race car now and not driven on the street.
Its got the electro-adjustable teins and white line sway-barz. We got the tiens really cheap of a wrecked car and havent had a probs with them so far.

C U all this weekend!!!

Shane

EVOsaiyanPrince · Post by **EVOsaiyanPrince** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:26 am

The question shouldn't be whether or not you can drift an AWD. The question should be can you drift a 1WD? Ducati style sidewayz

jo · Post by jo » Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:42 am

knee down drifts!

Man we need to get some footage online of the ice races with the bugs and z3's slidin' on ice.

Post by **andysapp** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:40 pm

EVOsaiyanPrince wrote:The question should be can you drift a 1WD? Ducati style sidewayz

ROFL
ducatiDriftStylee!
Hahaha!

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