At this moment, the car is sliding on...
Polyurethane FLCA bushings
new ball joints and tie rods
Adj. RB sway bar end links
Tokico blues and Intrax springs
dunlop sp sport 5000, 205 55 15 in the front
- It gets the job done, but just barely.

Within the next two weeks, dtss elim., a rear camber link, T2 sways with polyurethane bushings, and strut bars will be installed.

Tokico blues only have so much of an advanced dampening force over stock, yet regardless of what some may think, I think the intrax are alright. They're stiff as hell.

As I'm on a budget, I've been deciding between KYB AGX with my current intrax, or saving up for 3-6 months until stance or megan coilovers are affordable to me.

*What are your thoughts on an ideal fc drift setup on an tight, though somewhat open budget?
*Also, does anyone have experience sliding with the KYB AGXs?

 

i would save up and get the coil-overs. but that is just me, i will suffer with the stiff DD ride to have a better drift sesson.

 

never buy megan. ever.

 

kyb are pretty good for the money, but of course, if you want to go the *****-out approach, go with some coilovers.

 

get coilovers. you'll be happier...

 

oh and have you considered getting a different spring than intrax? i was not a fan when i rid in cars equipped with them.. just another suggestion

 

Well ive drifted with shocks and springs before and it wasnt stiff enough. I would wait and get coilovers.

 

There is no such thing as drifting on a budget...


-Ted

 

beat me to it.


BC

 

For sure. Thank god for tire sponsors.

 

rs*r race springs are nice and stiffie

probably not stiff enough since its only half the rate of most coilovers.

save up for some quality coilovers if you have that option, otherwise, get stiffer springs.

 

look around for jdm inporters that get front clips. ask what they have on them. i found a set of tein ra coilovers for $400 in toronto while i was on vacation.

 

I've deff. considered more than Intrax, but its what I got stuck with. I'll be riding them until I get coilovers though. So yea, coilovers it is.

There definitely is a thing as drifting on a budget, and in relation to ME, a budget is defined as the following:
Being 18 years old, having over 50% of my income go straight to bills, the rest to other needs and some wants... and then drifting. Basically, every month I have $150-250 for drifting, but that price tag varies.
I should have been more clear, but when I said on a budget, I specifically meant what could be thought of as an allowance, and the best bang for the buck.

 

nothing is ever cheap.

Buy used coilovers...

 

sell your car, then exchange your money to a local arcade for tokens and play initial d.

 

That is true unless you're me.....connections!!! It's all you need

 

Not fair

 

 

Agreed!

 

Maybe if your a D1 driver.. are you guys serious? well i guess me and all of my poor friends (almost all the drifters i know) are the exception to the rule.

I do things the wrong way on my car, cheap/homemade, street built. My car loves me for it too.

More important questions to ask this person is how experienced is he.

-How long have you been drifting?
-How fast are most of your drifts?
-what things about drifting scare you?
-what do you think is keeping you from being a better drifter?

Car specs? LSD?

coilovers are best for drifting. And if your going to buy suspension, dont waste your money on anything but coilovers.

 

So how many real drift events have you attended? If its just messing around on the street then i guess home made stuff is fine.

I can kind of understand why you ask the first two questions but the last two are just ridiculous.

 

Honestly i have not driven any official events, I dont feel that my NA makes quite enough power for most of the corners on the tracks. i usualy ride along with my buddies who are all making 300+ whp and 4th or 5th(for those who have 6 speeds) gear corners are extermly hard to do in my car.

But, when its raining, or on lower speed corners, i keep up with my buddies just fine, and they do pretty damn good in all the semi-local events.


some people dont get any better in drifting because they are scared of certain things, breaking things for example.. some people who havnt wrecked yet, and very scared to, and that can hold you back.

whats keeping him from being a better drifter? what does he think?

myself for example. i think i would be a better drifter if i had more WHP with a very tired motor, i put out at most 130 BHP in my S5, prolly much less prolly somewhere around 120.

I guess when i compare my car to other people who have spent 3 times as much as i have on all the right things.. i get into their car, and it feels almost exactly the same. Not to mention as far as drifting, I either keep up with them, or exceed them.

 

Yes, I'm serious.
Being a cheap-*** will only get you so far.
At a certain point, you need to spend the money - there is no way around it.
If you're content at where you're at, then good for you...


Actually, your attitude is wrong.
The #1 thing that makes you a good drifter is YOUR DRIVING SKILLS.
A good drifter will be able to drift a piece-of-**** AE85 with a carbed 4AC not even making 100hp all the way to some race-prepped, 500hp monster will full sponsorship suspension.

At a certain point, your cheap-*** vehicle is holding you back.
If you deny this, then you need to get more experience under your belt.


-Ted

 

By no means am I planning to go cheap, rather I'm looking at different options. That's all. I realized the first time I burnt tires out, drifting sure as hell wouldn't be cheap. I have a budgeted income, so therefore, I'm on an effing budget when it comes to drifting. I use the resources I have to make the best of that. Resources: doing all my work myself, rather than paying someone to do it twice as fast; Grabbing the best deals I can find at the time; luckily being able to ****** falken 205 55 15s off my friend w/ tread left, for the rears; etc.

I'm running a rebuilt s4 clutch type lsd.

I'm content at the level I am in drifting, as I do it simply for myself and no one else. I'm not freaking out about trying to make "faster" drifts, I'd rather drift with the intention of better understanding my car, and how it reacts. Driver skill is always something to improve upon, and I absolutely agree with Ted. I agree that at a certain point, your vehicle is holding you back.

blah blah blah. I drift my car, and it makes me happy.

Possibly we should change this thread around, its not getting too far.

 

there is a guy here in toronto selling coilovers off a jdm front clip for 500(CDN). pm me for details