Drift Setup For A R34

[Tough R34]

Im thinking of taking my car to a drift practise night and i was wondering what setup is ok?

im running a stock engine setup with boost and HKS coilovers(hyper-d).

i have 19s but i will getting stockies, what size would be good?

is this setup ok?

[scathing]

If you've never done it before and you're learning its fine (I'd probably turn the boost down, if anything). You don't need massive power, and bigger lag, when you're first learning how to balance a car on the throttle. As long as you've got enough power to break traction at all it'll be fine.

I would have even suggested stock suspension. While it won't ultimately handle as well or provide you with the ability to do super-happy insane drift speeds, if you're not an advanced driver the progressiveness of the weight shift in a stock setup makes it easier for a novice to "feel" what a car is doing and get the fundamentals down. And it keeps a lid on your speed, so you've got more time to react.

Just like people can't jump straight into an F1 car and expect to keep it on the track, you should learn to drift on lesser and more forgiving machinery before building a D1 car.

[zaffa]

it already sounds like you have everything you need to go drifting mate...hks hypermax will make it a lot easier to drift... i dont know what scathing is talking about but it will have a lot less body roll with the coilovers...i assume your diff is a viscous type lsd which should be fine for your first time out however if your going to get more serious i would suggest a 2way lsd as they are so much better making rear movements more predicatble, along with removing and locking your hicas bar...just running stock skyline wheels on the back will be fine either 16's or 17's...most importantly go out and have a thrash and enjoy yourself without having to look over your shoulder for the po po!!

[scathing]

What's wrong with bodyroll for someone learning to drift? Unloading your inside rear tyre means you have less contact patch, so its easier to overwhelm what grip you have to get and keep the car sideways. While keeping your speeds down, so you can react to the vehicle's manner at 40km/hr instead of 60km/hr.

As long as the weight shifts in a progressive manner and it does return eventually, for someone trying to get the fundamentals down pat its not in itself a bad thing. You can use that greater weight shift to kick off various "dynamic drifting", once again at lower speeds.

Its obviously not something I'd recommend to a drift competitor, but like I said there's a world of difference between a good car to learn on and a good car to compete in.

I haven't been to a drift practice event in 2 years, and that was in Sydney. Do they run it on wet or dry surfaces? I'm assuming that the "practice" means no instructors? I would suggest doing an advanced skid training course, so a pro driver can tell you what you need to do and what you're getting wrong. They also tend to do it on wet skidpans, which once again lowers your speeds and so keeps it safe.

Of course if you already know how to drift and you're just wanting to get more practice in to improve what skills you have you can ignore the above.

I'd get a set of swaybars, and a proper 2 way LSD. I'd do a turbo-back exhaust to get more throttle response in the top end. Depending on your level I'd consider keeping the OEM intercooler to retain throttle response from the shorter pipes and hook up a water spray to reduce inlet charge temps instead (I'd chase bigger power once the skill levels are up and you can afford a slightly less responsive throttle). Get chassis bracing; front and rear strut braces.

[PIMP_DAT]

Things i would recommend getting.

Hard suspension you already have this, i find having suspension that still allows body rolling throws the car off for me making it more unpredictable. but go out and experiment with the stiffness of teh suspension you like.

Clutch a good strong bitey clucth is extremely necessary.

Seat to hold you in and stop you from shifting around too much.

Diff doeesnt need to harcore 2way but always helps and makes sliding so much easier.

Not much power is needed.

i had 155rwkw in my last ceffy with all the above mods and found it easily to be the best amateur drift setup all round.

and i was using 16X8 rims from what i experienced the wider the rim the easier control i had while sliding.

good luck.