mate they slide just fine Iv drifted em all dr30 to r34,and I reckon they are very underated,they do need a bit of work on the suspension but thats with any car,Iv just picked up a gtsx last week set up to drift and it slides mad,and best bet for handling go coilovers or if its an oz model springs+shock combo or do a s13 front end coversion,28m sway bars,nolthane bushes and a lsd that should get you started,theres nothing wrong with a 31 as a drift car,heaps of parts availble cheap,and any one who says there shit to drift cant drive for shit coz i reckon you get the best feel for the road out of 31,newer models have alot lighter steering,also my daily is a r31 shilo drift pig iv been driving it for 10 years!!