trochoid

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Welcome to the forum. Since you're new, I'll cut you a bit of slack. Many newbs come here and ask about drifting, not having any kind of clue except what they've seen in F&F, which if not the reality of the sport. Many also soon trash/total thier 7, which will get you derision and flaming.

In the following link is the section you should be reading. On this forum, one must help make an effort to help themselves by reading and searching, then post the questions they still have unanswered.

Aslos, in my sig line are links to resources you should be downloading and reading.
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paqueras

welded diff its a good upgrade for drift but dont forget to practice in a safe zone (open area)

justint5387

iTrader: (1)

What i meant was to keep it sliding, the stock set up on the rear end has too much wobble.

FBsliderseven

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yes the back end is too wobbly when you have stock springs etc etc.
the best way is to upgrade your suspension
ive drifted my fb w/ the stock springs and shocks and it was not the greatest since the car was very unstable...

85 FB

Ah, okay. Yes, I agree with you 100% on that. I've had a few occassions of that happening to me. Nowadays, when I'm in the mood, I keep the tail at a mild flip out, to avoid that damn wobble.

n1sh1

most RWD car will handle the same way in a drift. Make sure you have parts ready in case you break something. Drifting puts a lot of strain on your car, overall. Lots of high revs, strain on the suspension (especially if it is a hard suspension), and chassis flexing (when the tires grip well). And as all of us say, find a safe place to do so, so in case of an error, you won't affect anybody else. Good luck, bro.

jaylee000

it's my fault maybe i shouldn't have put my questions so general about the topic i was gettin at. what i was shootin for was places near eastern wash you know the tri or spoke or wenatch .that mite be secret or public for some wheel time or any info on up coming events that they might have saw near these places thatnks again to all and for ur patients.

85 FB

Have you tried the Regional section of the Forum?

perfect_circle

how about you guys quit being dick and throw some knowledge his way, everyone was like that when they were noobs, you cant deny it. but why would you want some one else to get hurt? warn him about it....when did turn into the lounge?

Kentetsu

Definitely go with a lsd rear end. Not only will you then be able to kick the back end out when you want to, but you will also be able to maintain and control the slide (assuming you have the skills to do so).

And I will also second what Perfect_circle said. When did this section become the lounge? We need to stop chasing off the new guys with our bad attitudes. Some time spent educating them will go a long way, and generate members that are actually capable of contributing something in the future...

waysrx7

My 'drifting' is limited to empty parking lots in winter with an inch or so of snow.
I know it's not the same as drifting but it's just as fun and you don't have to worry about so much strain on your car or your tires wearing out so fast.

As for true drifting, I read somewhere that really good tires play a big role in giving you the best control.

85 FB

It also depends on the size of the rim and profile of the tire. The lower the profile, the easier the slide. Check out the wheels on the drifting machines at the shows.

84stock

iTrader: (5)

It's winter up here now, so you can drift just about anything. But, you don't get any smoke coming off the tires.

jaylee000

i'm thankful for the people that are understanding and are willing to help the noobies and actually give some insite to the drift thing and the do's and don't to the rx-7..... once again thank you

illbill

can i just add, from exp., dont try to learn to drift on the street (even on fav. roads) when it is wet; raining. If you are new to 1gs, you will quickly learn that with a stock suspension, in the wet, you will face the other way quickly.

old_skool

was trochoid ever a noob?


also, it doesn't matter how good you can drift. just have fun with it and be safe (avoid teh cops)


mad tyte drift skilz
http://www.stupidity.com/play-8246-D...nch_Trays.html

waysrx7

^^ WOW, that was awesome. ^^

Slammed_GSL

iTrader: (14)

Hey and welcome to the "Dark Side".

The 1st Gen is a good car for drifting, untill just this past year there has not been a whole lot in the way of aftermarket stuff to get our cars dialed in and competitive.

Here's a list of some of the aftermarket upgrades available.

Front Coilover kits - Respeed, Ground Control, gforceengineering, iscracing
Rear Spring upgrade- Ground Control, iscracing
Subframe replacement - ReSpeed
Rack and Pinion upgrade - ReSpeed
Kaaz LSD (84-85' axles only) - KAAZ
Moser Axle upgrade - ReSpeed, Moser
Wheel pattern conversion kits (a must) - ReSpeed
Big brake conversion kits- Respeed
New body kits - iscracing, Search the 1st Gen forum

Start with stiffening the suspension and then power.

Go to a Drift Clinic event and get some seat time....lot's of seat time. ......don't drift on the street, you will hurt your car, yourself and others.
The track is the only way to go.
If you do a advance search on my forum name you will find all the stuff I did to my car, it's all there.
Get a 84-85' if you can, GSL-SE is even better, if you can't well you will just upgrade more stuff. Only use 84-85 front spindles, the 81-83 years are smaller and weaker.

Chew on that for awhile and let me know when you got more questions.

BlackWorksInc

Hmm.. now how to do Tray sliding in an FB XD

Jeezus

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No one is born with knowledge, only instinct