Possible To Drift An FR Like A 4WD

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Is it possible to drift an FR can like a 4WD car because I find it very easy to drift in 4WD car's such the Nissan Skyline, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, HPA R32, Subaru Impreza WRX STI. With these car's I can drift big links and Harpins also those tough to drift long looping corner's. But with my FR car's I can't it's so hard to keep it sideways and still continue to have forward bit to carry me around the corner.

So dose anyone know if there is a Setup or something that can make a Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive car drift like a 4WD car.
 
chrishardcore1
Is it possible to drift an FR can like a 4WD car because I find it very easy to drift in 4WD car's such the Nissan Skyline, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, HPA R32, Subaru Impreza WRX STI. With these car's I can drift big links and Harpins also those tough to drift long looping corner's. But with my FR car's I can't it's so hard to keep it sideways and still continue to have forward bit to carry me around the corner.

So dose anyone know if there is a Setup or something that can make a Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive car drift like a 4WD car.
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It isn't really possible. I suggest just practicing.
 
they're not very similar.....it requires much more precision to drift FR, simply because the front wheels have no drive to give you the extra edge and make it easier to avoid spinning out. they are different worlds, which naturally demand different techniques.
 
The only way I could see you keeping more forward thrust in your drifting is to use stickier tires, and compensate for the extra grip.

Other than that, I'm at a loss as to what to say.
 
gmDRIFT
i find it easier to drift an FR than a 4WD but then again i started drifting in an FR so im not used to a 4WD.
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Same here,i tryed drifting AWD once,and since used to FR,didn't continued drifting AWD's
 
I like and think the 1999 Nissan Skyline GTR-R34 is the best 4WD to drift with if you can get the right setup under the car. The setup I put in my Skyline I can counter steer and it is awesome. It also look's like a FR car when in drift.
 
a112 abarth
Same here,i tryed drifting AWD once,and since used to FR,didn't continued drifting AWD's
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same here... but i got good when i tricked out my 3.2 Audi A3 and just drove it and every once in a while it would drift.. powerslide if you will.. though corners quite easily:sly:
 
so uhhhhh this doesnt seem to be on topic anymore...

I cannot fathom how an fr could drift like an awd.
 
TRi
so uhhhhh this doesnt seem to be on topic anymore...

I cannot fathom how an fr could drift like an awd.
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Sure it could. Just send the torque to the front wheels. :dopey:
 
haha. In terms of stock performance? No. When you mod? yes, but its cheating to actually try to drift an AWD drive car in real life. I read an article a few years back and the driver stated this. AWD gives you the angles of RWD, but the predictablity of FWD, and it's alot easier to get straight and control. Anyways, yo make your answer short, no.
 
Actually, it's the other way around. YOu can drift an AWD like a FR, just use the VCD to send 90% of the torque to the rear wheels(in most cars). But the opposite is not possible due to physics.
 
FC3Sleepah
haha. In terms of stock performance? No. When you mod? yes, but its cheating to actually try to drift an AWD drive car in real life. I read an article a few years back and the driver stated this. AWD gives you the angles of RWD, but the predictablity of FWD, and it's alot easier to get straight and control. Anyways, yo make your answer short, no.
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Actually its not cheating. The problem with drifting AWD is that they are able to drift (in an exhibitional sense) faster than their FR counterparts due to their extra grip on the front tires. This is extremely evident in touge-type of runs, given equal drivers. So, in a cat-n-mouse type of competition, the awd clearly has an advantage, since its able to pull away easier. Now, in terms of angle, undoubtably it is in the FRs favor.

So even though some drivers claim its 'cheating', it is merely an objective perspective, much like awd drivers, in drags (against a FR with similar power) cry 'foul' due to their drivetrain loss.

So to answer the question, it is nearly impossible to drift a FR like AWD. Two different beasts that use different styles. keep the FRs for their ridiculous angles and a testament of your own skill (They are definitely harder to master than AWD so there's a bit more respect given- this coming from a AWD drifter himself.)

FR= drift for style
AWD= drift for speed
 
I like Drifting my Skyline GTR-R34 because I can go into a corner in Drift with speed maintain angle and pull out of the corner with speed. So it is alot better and it help's with linking other corner's together while still being in Drift.
Unlike when I go into a looping or hairpin corner the car loses angle or stalls out in mid drift the AWD car will keep pulling in Drift.

Now as far as big angle like when playing around with the Show Drift or in Tandom Battl's. I can get a nice size angle out of my Skyline because of the Setup I got in the car that I came up with. Now in real life I'v seen Rally car's that are AWD or 4WD get big angle around corner's and all that so it is possible to Drift a AWD or 4WD like an FR car.

I just can't get any forward bite out of FR car's like I can my Skyline and it is making me so mad. Because the car either dies in Mid Drift or the rear tires spin so much and im not even at full throttle but they spin so much I can't get the car to pull it's self out of the corner.
 
linuxrules
it doesnt help that FR cars dont get much torque anyway so it makes it harder to powerslide
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What?
Neva2wicked
FR= drift for style
AWD= drift for speed
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Tell that to ForcedInuction. ;)

you can drift for speed with FR and for show with AWD. It just depends on what you want to do.
 
ForcedInduction
:lol:

AWD are capable of massive angles, even greater than anything an FR drivetrain can pull off. And that my friend, scores in the show department for me.
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That is too true. D1 would be FULL of AWD cars if they were allowed :)
 
It would be cool if Formula D started a AWD Drift Series think about having a normal Drift like we have plus having the AWD Series too. I think that would really fun too watch.
 
Swift
Actually, it's the other way around. YOu can drift an AWD like a FR, just use the VCD to send 90% of the torque to the rear wheels(in most cars). But the opposite is not possible due to physics.
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Like I said, stock for stock =).

Neva2wicked
Actually its not cheating. The problem with drifting AWD is that they are able to drift (in an exhibitional sense) faster than their FR counterparts due to their extra grip on the front tires. This is extremely evident in touge-type of runs, given equal drivers. So, in a cat-n-mouse type of competition, the awd clearly has an advantage, since its able to pull away easier. Now, in terms of angle, undoubtably it is in the FRs favor.

So even though some drivers claim its 'cheating', it is merely an objective perspective, much like awd drivers, in drags (against a FR with similar power) cry 'foul' due to their drivetrain loss.

So to answer the question, it is nearly impossible to drift a FR like AWD. Two different beasts that use different styles. keep the FRs for their ridiculous angles and a testament of your own skill (They are definitely harder to master than AWD so there's a bit more respect given- this coming from a AWD drifter himself.)

FR= drift for style
AWD= drift for speed
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Probably phrased it wrong, but that came from the mouth of a well known drifter from Japan. Two or three years back. He drove the JIC Magic S15.
 
I usually prefer four wheel drift using FR than 4WD, usually helped a lot by camber setting. I usually make the front and rear slide equally at full throttle at corner. Take corner, initiate drift, full throttle, let it go around corner with all tire sliding .........
 
sicbeing
4WD Drift is for the dirt. in my opinion.
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IRL I would agree for the most part as AWD drifting is usually extremely hard on asphalt. But in GT4 it's a totally different story :)
 
To be honest im not too familiar with 4WDrift in Gt4, but I've played around with the idea in Enthusia. (On the road instead of dirt that is)
 

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