Basic Drift Chassis Setup
 

MotoIQ's first articles in a series on how to setup a grassroots drift car without all the high dollar engineering the pros use.

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Pretty boring read. A little disappointing considering the other articles at motoiq. Just a bunch of plugs for companies and no real useful information about damper valving.

basic, the title said basic, wtf do you expect.

it was very well set up for someone who knows 0 about suspension, which i believe was it's intent. all the info was irrelevant to me, as it's nothing i don't know, but for someone just starting out and wants to learn the basics, it was well written.

I think he is just setting the pace for a series of articles. Gotta start with an intro basically. The next one I'm sure will have more useful info for the beginners.

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Basic Drift Chassis Setup Part 2

Awesome articles. Mike Kojima rules.

so i just read 4 pages of : you should get coilovers but not cheap ones and dont make the car too low or too stiff.


Really.....

The second article is more informative.

how to set up car

rims turbo body kit diff coilovers , oops done

Except your completely wrong^

In no particular order, first three mods should be Coilovers, Seat, Diff

should be 4 mods.

good wheel and hub to bring wheel closer to you
seat and rails
coilovers
diff.

Agreed, oh and fucking tie rods. Because fuck bending stock shit.

No doubt. Seen way too many people snapping/bending them at drift days. I'd also add RUCA's to the list.

^^^^^^^this.

Mike has some awesome articles.

so far we have
wheels
coils
seat
diff
tie rods
rucas

anything else

Top 10 things to have a pretty solid daily and track fun car! No order here but should be done before!

SOME NICE SIZED WHEELS TO RUN A GOOD SIZE TIRE FRONT AND REAR! DOESN'T NEED TO BE HELLA FLUSH 18X12 -52 OFFSET EITHER. A GOOD 17X9 AND UP WOULD BE GOOD TO RUN, YOU CAN RUN ANY TIRE FROM A 215/50/17 STRETCH TO A 265/45/17 STRAIGHT GRIP STATUS!

1.bucket seat

2.diff

3.coilovers (a good spring and shock combo will work but will cost almost the same as some decent coilovers)

4.aftermarket tie rods (tein is the way to go)

^^ those are the big ones i would do! These others are just lil bits that help everything come together!

5.rucas

6.tension rods

7.toe arms

8.good steering wheel setup that brings the wheel a bit closer to you

9.good clutch setup

10.good brakes/setup

also what alot of people over look is!! Good gripping tires up front!

What tire size would you use for a 17x9.75 wheel (xxr)

I run a 275/40 on my 17x9.

how much power do you make?

I try to run 235/45/17 at the very minimum

Is the side wall kinda muffin top?

Nope, perfectly square like it should be. None of that stretched tire BS...

Yea that stretch tire fad is extreme, maybe a tad bit of stretch like running a 235 on a x9 would be ok but people who do freaking 215/45 on 10s and 10.5 or the ever more extreme stretches

Smallest I'd ever run on a 9" wheel, is a 245. Just personal opinion, lol.

i have a stock KA
235 45 17 sound good there $62 dollars a piece

never mind i was looking at the rubber thread ill just rather go 245 45 17

any one know anything about Feal suspension, im thinking about buying pbm coils but now im think about feal or apex now

Do most of you guys put the coilovers on without accommodating arms? ex. ruca, toe arms, tension etc...
How would you be drifting an a fucked up alignment??

These articles are great!