to Silverbullet86: did you buy them from ebay today? If so, i was bidding against you. And I need them by next saturday to go driiiifffffffting......

 

i said 17's front 15's rear cuz im assuming his 17's are honda 17x7 front with decent tread and his 15's are stock 5.5 wide with lame tread and if he drops some pressure in front and hikes it in the rear he will induce stupid oversteer which for his first time will really help him slide the car especially if he doesnt have a diff in time or lame suspension. its not like itll be riding higher in the front or i hope not. and power steering if your used to it fine but i had it on my stripped coupe on a banked oval and then lost it and was way too much weight to throw around on a ps rack. if you can loop the lines or manual rack for a car w/e thatll work but it helps alot he's a beginner. take that into consideration

 

I did take that into consideration, I didn't get accustomed to non-PS by choice. But even at my first event like that I was amazed at how little it mattered, you work a little more but nothing drastic. As far as the rack(not that you said it but it's been said to me MANY times before) it will not dry out and lock up even left open, ive run cars like this for years with no issues whatsoever.

Im not in this to argue with you or anyone else so don't take this as a personal attack. I just don't like misinformation being thrown out.

 

yea i understand i know they wont dry i have my rx7 on no ps open ps rack etc.. not bashin just a suggestion for a first timer that might go out thinkin itll be cake cuz they dd it like that then try to go sideways and rip their arm off with the counter steer lol.

 

i drove on an open diff for 1.5 years
if you are on a time crunch and you just want to learn the basics of drifting then don't worry too much

if you can learn on a open diff then once you get to a welded it will be night and day.

coilovers are pretty much essential in my opinion.
again if you are on a time crunch and you can not get these thigns done...

watch videos all day/night long and bring your car to pungo and try it out.

its like skating/bmx/snowboard whatever. you watch, you try, you learn. done done.

 

- I do have power steering
- i order agx + eibach pro
- I bought oem nissan clutch kit
- I will weld diff
- 17" front + 2 sets of stock 15"
- tune up

 

I used to be a drift guru of sorts. I owned an '88 RX-7 convertible that i'd drift occasionally, and I was into the drifting scene long before it blew up in the states.

240SX....heres what i'd do. Try to find a little bit wider wheel.....maybe a used set of 300ZX wheels....or if you can find them for cheap, some newer Z or G35 wheels. DO NOT get a staggered setup. Make sure you get a wheel setup where you can actually rotate the wheels/tires....or else your gonna be spending MAD cash replacing tires after every event.

Next, get some coilovers. Don't skimp on the suspension as its one of the most vital things when it comes to a drift car. I'd reccomend the Tein super drifts as they're designed specifically for drift. Theres cheaper alternatives out there, but thats just my reccomendation. Also, get a nice set of sway bars, and if you can afford it, replace all the rubber bushings under the car w/ polyurethane units. Of course theres much more suspension components you could upgrade (control arms, strut tower bars, sub-frame braces, fender braces, etc etc) but im just giving you the basics to get ya started.

Also, i'd make sure you get a nice set of brake pads. Maybe a pad like the EBC red stuff thats a little more aggressive than your typical street pads. Also, some stainless lines will make the brake pedal much more fluent feeling and responsive. Calipers and rotors aren't entirely neccesary, but if you wanted to upgrade those for cheap, you could always throw some 300ZX calipers on (probally find them in a junk yard for cheeeap), and get some oversized Brembo blank rotors. (tirerack.com)

As far as power, you won't need a whole lot, at least not right off the bat when your still learning and honing your skills. I'd do a simple open element filter, a 300ZX MAF, and a cheap exhaust system. That'll give you a little more oomph to keep you sideways through the turns w/o being overkill/too much power. When you get better, you can either build the KA (BC makes some nice cams for it and Turbonetics offers a full bolt-on turbo kit) or do the beloved SR20DET swap. Of course, theres plenty of other engines out there that can now be swapped into the 240SX's like the VQ swap, a small block V8 swap, RB26DETT (Skyline engine) or even the 2JZ swap. But save those ideas for much later.

Next, get a nice LSD. Kaaz, Cusco, OS Giken and Nismo all offer great LSD's for the 240's.

Rip out any un-needed crap in the interior to reduce the weight of the car a little but, maybe throw in a cheapo fixed back racing seat, and fab up a harness bar to mount between your B-pillars (which will also increase the structural rigity of the car too).........and hit the track.

 

whats his face won the usdrift event at ods last year or the year before on a n/a ka. dont worry bout power and since you got agx/sportlines i would look into in the future when you come upon money getting a set of gc coils w/ say 8/6 spring rate setup and puttin em on the agx's same thing as coilovers beter in my opinion than my flta2's i had way better and cheaper.

 

Drifting guru?

Right

I can get you D2's in a couple days, whoever the OP is, I forgot.

 

Hahahahahaha, nvm

you basically made this thread.

and didn't listen to any of the advice in it, from people who actually have accomplished something.

Excellent.