What is a Beginner Drifting Car??

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Edit:BL you use soft rear setups with FR cars?? I'm the complete opposite I use 90% soft front setups.:dunce:
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Well, not entirely. For the most part, I've discarded the idea of comparing front and rear stiffness to determine a car's attitude. Instead I look at how much I've stiffened or softened one end of the car relative to how it was set initially.

Typical settings for me involve stiffening both the front and the rear - only by chance does the front usually end up being stiffer than the front, and I suspect it is becuase this is where more of the vehicles mass is situated. I aim to create a car with neutral handling characteristics mid-corner, and at corner exit. With slight oversteer at corner entry. Usually constructing this balance requires modification to the LSD as well as suspension.

I'm planning to revise the drift reference in the future - it's getting a bit outdated now that we better understand how each of the suspension settings are treated in GT4. The first draft was pieced together with a lot of guesswork and assumption. I plan to include a sample drift setting in the revised version, including the steps I took to arrive at them. So that might better explain how I tune my cars.

So, I will not to say that you can't or shouldn't use stiffer rear springs than front springs. I'm proposing that the to two rates should not be compared to each other at all, but only compared to their starting values.
If you are comfortable with the balance of the car, and are able to drift it then I see no reason for you to change your tuning method because of something I do or say.
 
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Typical settings for me involve stiffening both the front and the rear - only by chance does the front usually end up being stiffer than the "rear", and I suspect it is becuase this is where more of the vehicles mass is situated. I aim to create a car with neutral handling characteristics mid-corner, and at corner exit. With slight oversteer at corner entry. Usually constructing this balance requires modification to the LSD as well as suspension.
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I'm the worst for not proofreading. I carry the same passion as you but, I'm more or less a feeling person:dunce: (understand setups and how to use them/make them:"keisuke" had to throw that one in)compaired to you(technical, helpful for explaining the details of drift:"ryosuke").👍 👍
 
While the first car I learned to drift (and still do drift) is the AE86, I dont recommend it because it took me a long time to build up the patience to really understand the behavior of the car and work out a good technique. If anything, the S14 is a good choice, because the weight it very well balanced between the tires and you'll be less likely to run into understeer. But if you really wanna go for it, go ahead grab an 86 and start working on the feint.
 
Good begin drift cars are 240Sx's, Rx-7's, Miatas, S13-S15 and others japanese sports cars.
And low power is good trying...about 250-380 hp.
 
i just recently started drifting and i came across the "00 NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R NI buy that then use these settings

'00 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II N1

Exhibition Settings

Power = 439HP
Torque = 448.58ft.lb/4400rpm
Weight = 1286kg

Parts to buy:

Oil Change
Racing exhaust
Port polish
Engine balancing
Displacement up
Sports chip
Racing intercooler
Racing brakes
Brake balance controller
Original suspension
Full customize transmission
Triple-plate clutch
Racing flywheel
Carbon driveshaft
Full LSD
VCD
Stage 3 weight reduction
Rigidity refresher
Tires: N2's (or N2's up front, N1's at rear)
Aids: Off

Settings:

Spring rate: 11.5 - 12.0
Ride height: 92 - 92
Shock Absorbers: 8, 8
Camber angle: 2.5, 1.0
Toe angle: 0 - 0
Stabilizers: 2, 2
Transmission: Auto set 10



Thanks Delphic Reason for the settings

it is a realy easy car to drift
PS just befor the corner hold the handbrake and throtle on at the same time to put the car in a slide
 
all that is wll and good I suppose, but I have to agree on the mazdas (RX-7 & MX-5) and of course the silvias are great also (havent tried their fastback sx versions), ive gotten the most controllable drift playing with these cars with no messing with settings. And don't forget the wee li'l Cappucino! (91 or 95). max that little thing out, and its great fun to drive! its a miniature FR that acts like a racecar, even outperforming many higher class vehicles (in twisty tracks anyway)

MR's may be good too, but I'm not wholly comfortable with them. there are some that are very well balanced, but it seems a larger amount of them are very touchy and are more likely to just spin than drift. of course that could be just me :D
 

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