Which is easier to drift with, a 4WD or an FR?

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You're supposed to elaborate in the post itself. Give more information. What's your opinion on it?
 
Originally posted by ForcedInduction
wow i totally disagree...
The topic is which is EASIER...not which is "useful"


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

With AWD you learn precise throttle control and even how to "no counter-steer" :eek:
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WHAT precise throttle control? i learned that later after i thought awd was better and then i learned FR drifting is u need to keep the throttle at level, not like awd where i can just mash the gas and let go and mash it again
 
After much research, and a lot of seat time, I have come to the conclusion that AWD is much easier than FR........ With FR you have to have precise control over your countersteer, throttle, and brakes.... With AWD you really only have to think about the throttle and brakes, and you don't have to adjust the throttle as much with an AWD... Just keep the revs up.....

That being said... I will always be primarily a FR drifter, because it is more challenging, more fluid, and I just love the look of a car sliding around a corner at full lock.......


;)
 
WHAT precise throttle control? i learned that later after i thought awd was better and then i learned FR drifting is u need to keep the throttle at level, not like awd where i can just mash the gas and let go and mash it again
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OH WOW nk4e the topic is which is easier...if u can mash the gas and mash it again...wouldn't 4wd be easier? then why are u saying FR is easier...by the way if u drift a AWD the right way and not "mash and mash", plus with no counter-steer, you'll learn that there's more to AWD drifting than mashing the gas :lol:
 
It's possible to not countersteer with FR:p

And I don't 'mash and mash', I modulate the throttle. The C4 is a hoot to try that technique with:lol: You can pull off some impressive looking drifts when you learn to steer with the throttle:)
 
Yeah, it's possible, but you can't get the big slip angles unless you're willing to countersteer.
AWD is much easier IMEsteemedO, but as has been stated, a crossed out FR is much prettier and more respectable because of the precision required.
 
There's this dumbass fng that wrote something about getting rid of oversteer just a few threads down from this one. Imagine that, you don't even have to go to the effort of searching!
Well, that is, unless that was a joke, or unless it's against the rules for a n008 to tell another n008 how not to be such a n008.
 
n008...fng
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Newb:D

Jaeyun, try dialing in some rear camber. Whatever you do, keep the same set of tires. If you got ASM on, turn it off. And not in the options, since that only works in Arcade mode, set it to 0 in car settings.
 
Well, you might want a pushy car so you can steer around corners with your handbrake locked like I used to do with my Eclipse back in GT1... lol
 
When using an AWD, do you use the regular brakes or the e-brake? Because when ever I use the regular brakes, my car seems to stop quicker and it barely slides. As for the e-brake, the car takes a while longer to stop and it slides a lot more. So I was wondering if everything os ok with that.
 
Originally posted by MdnIte
Who the hell wants to get rid of oversteer in a drifting forum?:lol: :lol:
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WHOOPS! :O:O I'll use this opportunity to admit my mistake instead of using the edit button and fixing my mistake all tidy.
As far as the e-brake, yeah, you pretty much want to be sliding while keeping as much speed as possible so that sounds right to me.

ADD: You can also use a brake bias controller to up the braking force in the rear to initiate a drift, but that is more tricky for me than other methods. It's a nice, easy way to spin. Or oversteer, as the experts (not me obviously) call it.
 
wow.. i neva been acknowledged as an expert before hahah
it doesnt matter where your increase the brake bias, because more on the front means shifting all weight to the front, causing the rear wheels to lose traction, initiating a drift. e-brake is only for situations where you enter a drift wrong in my opinion.
 
Originally posted by MdnIte
wow.. i neva been acknowledged as an expert before hahah
it doesnt matter where your increase the brake bias, because more on the front means shifting all weight to the front, causing the rear wheels to lose traction, initiating a drift. e-brake is only for situations where you enter a drift wrong in my opinion.
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That is incorrect, but it is a common misconception....... By setting your brake bias to the front, it causes the front to lose more traction...... You have to remember that you are traveling at a relatively high speed, so if you have a front biased setup, when you hit the brakes, it is going to decrease the percentage of traction to the front, and as a biproduct, it will make the car more difficult to control........ I think TruenoAE86 explained it best, so if you're listening, Trueno, speak up.......

About the e-brake/foot brake.......

I use both when drifting AWD's... It just depends on the situation...... When you use the foot brake it will pull you in towards the apex, and also slow you down a bit. So this is best for any situation where you need to fix your angle and/or speed.......

Using the E-Brake will adjust your angle, without losing much, if any, speed. So this is best used when you want to keep all of your speed, but still want to adjust your angle a bit.......

Of course the E-Brake can also be used to initiate drifts, especially in tight hairpins....


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umm We already came to that conculsion and its obivous.......
Besides they were talking about brakes.....
 
but i like the setup im using right now, its just depends on the persons preference. and about the front brake bias setup sd, why is it that i am constantly told that putting more front bias will cause in more understeer?? (now THAT was a newb question:lol: )
 
Originally posted by MdnIte
but i like the setup im using right now, its just depends on the persons preference. and about the front brake bias setup sd, why is it that i am constantly told that putting more front bias will cause in more understeer?? (now THAT was a newb question:lol: )
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The front brake bias just decreases your amount of available traction durring hard braking, creating an unbalanced situation.....

;)
 
But Wait, what about the fact that a higher front balanced brake setting, gives you more weight transfer to the front, giving you more grip on the front tires and less on the rear. Of course this is only realistic in gt3 since if your brakes are too strong in the front and you lock (in Real LIfe) up your front wheels you can't turn and understeer.
 
But Wait, what about the fact that a higher front balanced brake setting, gives you more weight transfer to the front, giving you more grip on the front tires and less on the rear. Of course this only applies(atleast the strong front brakes) in gt3 since if your brakes are too strong in the front and you lock (in Real LIfe) up your front wheels you can't turn and understeer.
Ethier way I set my balance ethier torwards the rear or the front depending on the car.
 

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