Tips for wheel users.

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nerfnerf123
Is it OK if one of you plays with me? I would like to show you what happens. I also started counter-steering and it stilled whipped the back around :( Thanks, cheers!
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CJDA9
Bump: I am just very proud of those videos i think they could be extremely helpful for new drifters. Also i think any new drifters should look in here instead of making another thread asking how to drift on the wheel. 👍 Sorry if i did something wrong here.
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2nd video was very helpful, had me drifting 100x better right away. The bit about gear usage was the most helpful. Good work sir thank you.
 
Thanks for the feed back man, and i am happy it could help you out good luck with your progression on the wheel.
 
Are you spinning out, or snapping back? I need a little bit more of a description on whats happening.

Edit: here is some good info on snapping back.
CJDA9
No problem man here is some useful info I have posted before and some reasons why you would “snap back” mid drift. I find that when you get a ''snapping back'' effect it is because of a few reasons.

a) You are not putting on the power enough so the weight has shifted to the front tires gaining grip and throwing you into a wall while still counter steering.

b) You are in to low of a gear third instead of fourth for example. Meaning you are using up all of the power and bouncing off of the limiter, there is not enough power to keep the drift going causing a snap back.

c) You have not returned the wheel back to center fast enough on exit. Meaning you were still counter steering when the front tires gained grip causing snap back.

I hope this helps.
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i am also going to add this.

d) You're counter steering to much, when the front tires gain grip they will throw you into the wall or off the track.

Edit: This may sound crazy but a very good car to learn with offline would be the tank car... It's so heavy, it drifts about 5 to 10 mph slower than any car in the game, so it gives you a lot of time to sort out your hand moments and inputs. You can also see the front tires and how much your counter steering it really develops a one to one feel when learning.

I did use this car a lot when i was learning i know it helped me so i think it should help other people as well.
 
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Great video CJ! Been looking for something like that. I'm ok at using the wheel, but always looking to get better.
 
Thanks clutch i am happy it could help you out. 👍 Oh and believe it or not eddyac i was using the BMW Z4 M to learn with once i got online to practice tandems. It is a really nice car you can tune it to be very fast in a drift as well, it really is a car that can grow with the person learning. It has more than enough power to keep up with other cars.
 
Yea Drifts very smooth and has nice grip but not to much 👍

Bad there's no turbo for it...
 
I've been using a 350Z for drifting. Can any of yall tell me how to set up a Z4? I don't really know how to tune cars.
 
Clutch34
I've been using a 350Z for drifting. Can any of yall tell me how to set up a Z4? I don't really know how to tune cars.
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I know how to tune cars for drifting.the suspension need to be stiff at the rear and firmer at the front.same with camber and toe angle.the initial torque and the acceleration sensitivity need high values and braking sensitivity need medium values.the gearbox need to be really short but not too short.the brake balance at the rear need to be higher then the front.oh and the ride height at the rear need to be higher then the front
 
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lldantell
I know how to tune cars for drifting.the suspension need to be stiff at the rear and firmer at the front.same with camber and toe angle.the initial torque and the acceleration sensitivity need high values and braking sensitivity need medium values.the gearbox need to be really short but not too short.the brake balance at the rear need to be higher then the rear.oh and the ride height at the rear need to be higher then the rear
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For the suspension, doesn't stiff and firmer mean the same thing? I'm assuming the rear needs to have a higher number than the front. I get the initial torque, acceleration, and braking sensitivities -- I currently have that set up as 60 60 60, but I'll try lowering the braking sensitivity. You said that the "break balance at the rear needs to be higher then the rear" -- can you clarify that sentence please? And for the gearbox, I don't know what any of those numbers mean. I know you can change the numbers around for each gear, but what exactly does that do?

Thanks for the help!
 
Clutch34
For the suspension, doesn't stiff and firmer mean the same thing? I'm assuming the rear needs to have a higher number than the front. I get the initial torque, acceleration, and braking sensitivities -- I currently have that set up as 60 60 60, but I'll try lowering the braking sensitivity. You said that the "break balance at the rear needs to be higher then the rear" -- can you clarify that sentence please? And for the gearbox, I don't know what any of those numbers mean. I know you can change the numbers around for each gear, but what exactly does that do?

Thanks for the help!
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Edited the post and for the gearbox,it's like a drag tuning gearbox but some of the gears like2nd,3rd,4th,sometimes 5th is longer then it is in a drag tuned gearbox.
 
nerfnerf123
Thanks CJ, those tips really help.
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Awsome happy to hear/read. 👍

lldantell
I know how to tune cars for drifting.the suspension need to be stiff at the rear and firmer at the front.same with camber and toe angle.the initial torque and the acceleration sensitivity need high values and braking sensitivity need medium values.the gearbox need to be really short but not too short.the brake balance at the rear need to be higher then the front.oh and the ride height at the rear need to be higher then the front
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I know i like to have more breaking pressure up front then the back, i can actually hold my angle under breaking much easier than if it were out back. Also i always have the front ride height higher than the rear, if you tune you ride this way the weight of the engine should even out the height front and rear again this is all personal preference.
 
I just tuned my fiat 500 for drifting.it a little tougher to tune then my other drift cars because it got 77 hp and it wheelbase is super short.it not good at fast corners because it don't got enough power to keep the wheels spinning.but it's a beginners car anyway.not for experienced drivers like me.but it still good.just watch out for red bulls when you drive it.
 
A good car for learning to drift with the wheel is the skyline GTS type S . I can't remember the full name but it's the none turbo one. I am a wheel noob and could never manage to link drifts. I recently bought this car and the first time I took it on track I linked two corners I was absolutely amazed and it's made me want to practice my wheel a lot more. If any one needs the car add redsuns-deedub I will clone it for you
 
Something that helped me was my confidence, I started to drift like professional or an expert and that much improved my level. so far I very well alone, I need to practice more persecution in tandem.


Wheel: G27
Car: Pontiac GTO 500HP CH for VDC
 
nerfnerf123
:dopey::dunce: LOL, I use to not be able to get sideways, now I get TOO much side ways :D

Edit: Oh, and shoutout to lldantell for tuning a drift car for me, thank you sooo much!
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