Drift Wheels/questions.......... I'm a NOOB. Sorry.
07-24-2007, 06:17 PM
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Drift Wheels/questions.......... I'm a NOOB. Sorry.
Hey well I just got my Rx-8 and im 16 and i have $2000. For the car im really into drifting so im wondering what should i get 1st to make the car handle better and get it sliding. Well all your help would help thanks.
P.s. Are Tenzo Rims good?
P.s. Are Tenzo Rims good?
07-24-2007, 06:45 PM
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seat time. you need to learn the basics of driving your car, then you need to learn the more advanced skills before you start trying to drift. I hate to say it but you are a long way away from "drifting". Doing it on the street/in a parking lot is dangerous. Pro racers spend YEARS learning to drive cars on closed circuits to understand and then perfect the handling characteristics.
If you have $2000 and you live in the Chicago area buy a nice set of winter/snow tires before you buy "drift" wheels/tires. Spend the rest attending a couple of HPDE events and talking to an instructor as much as possible.
There are some people in the area with a lot of knowledge and experience in road course racing. Come to a local meet. Check the "Chicago Area Lounge", "Chicago Meets" & "Upcoming WI/IL Track Days" threads.
If you have $2000 and you live in the Chicago area buy a nice set of winter/snow tires before you buy "drift" wheels/tires. Spend the rest attending a couple of HPDE events and talking to an instructor as much as possible.
There are some people in the area with a lot of knowledge and experience in road course racing. Come to a local meet. Check the "Chicago Area Lounge", "Chicago Meets" & "Upcoming WI/IL Track Days" threads.
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07-24-2007, 07:52 PM
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This totally reads like a prank. but anyways here's my comment.
I think you bought the wrong car kid. Should have bought a Z and a roll cage. hehe......
You don't need the wheels to make the car slide. you just need to learn how to induce slide in a low torque vehicle like ours. I'd say you definitely have the wrong car for sliding though.
I think you bought the wrong car kid. Should have bought a Z and a roll cage. hehe......
You don't need the wheels to make the car slide. you just need to learn how to induce slide in a low torque vehicle like ours. I'd say you definitely have the wrong car for sliding though.
07-24-2007, 11:27 PM
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If you are into drifting then watch Initial D.
As cheesy as it is, the whole point is that the main character gets good on a shitbox for YEARS before he can drive anything else. What I'm getting at is... you are 16. Don't jack up your car trying to impress your friends, thinking that you know how to drift. You don't. Learn how to drive first. Learn the geometries of your car, the proper apex of turns, approach angles, friction and traction effects on various tires and pressures, etc etc. There is so much to learn on how to keep the wheels steady before you learn how to break them free... in a controlled manner.
Also know that drifting puts tons of unnecessary pressures on your car, above and beyond hard driving. Unless you can afford to replace tires and rear ends, I'd suggest sticking to learning how to drive better.
Sorry to be such a downer man, I just live in a town where every 16-20 y/o thinks they are a drifter. I think I've seen more totaled cars getting flat bedded from "drift kings" than I have an actual drift. Don't be that guy. Cops don't like that guy either.
As cheesy as it is, the whole point is that the main character gets good on a shitbox for YEARS before he can drive anything else. What I'm getting at is... you are 16. Don't jack up your car trying to impress your friends, thinking that you know how to drift. You don't. Learn how to drive first. Learn the geometries of your car, the proper apex of turns, approach angles, friction and traction effects on various tires and pressures, etc etc. There is so much to learn on how to keep the wheels steady before you learn how to break them free... in a controlled manner.
Also know that drifting puts tons of unnecessary pressures on your car, above and beyond hard driving. Unless you can afford to replace tires and rear ends, I'd suggest sticking to learning how to drive better.
Sorry to be such a downer man, I just live in a town where every 16-20 y/o thinks they are a drifter. I think I've seen more totaled cars getting flat bedded from "drift kings" than I have an actual drift. Don't be that guy. Cops don't like that guy either.
07-25-2007, 12:06 AM
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I had my 8 when I was 16 and I always wanted to learn how to drift, but I saw what had happened to other kids who thought "oh, lets go to a parking lot and slide around..." Trust me, you'll want to learn what a car will do at its limits before you try anything else. There are tons of kids who go out there and totally f*ck up their cars each and every rain at the abandoned k-mart parking lot near my house. But if that's what you want to do, then I would recommend getting some suspension mods such as coilovers and sway bars (particularly the rear).
07-25-2007, 07:55 AM
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If you are into drifting then watch Initial D.
As cheesy as it is, the whole point is that the main character gets good on a shitbox for YEARS before he can drive anything else. What I'm getting at is... you are 16. Don't jack up your car trying to impress your friends, thinking that you know how to drift. You don't. Learn how to drive first. Learn the geometries of your car, the proper apex of turns, approach angles, friction and traction effects on various tires and pressures, etc etc. There is so much to learn on how to keep the wheels steady before you learn how to break them free... in a controlled manner.
Also know that drifting puts tons of unnecessary pressures on your car, above and beyond hard driving. Unless you can afford to replace tires and rear ends, I'd suggest sticking to learning how to drive better.
Sorry to be such a downer man, I just live in a town where every 16-20 y/o thinks they are a drifter. I think I've seen more totaled cars getting flat bedded from "drift kings" than I have an actual drift. Don't be that guy. Cops don't like that guy either.
As cheesy as it is, the whole point is that the main character gets good on a shitbox for YEARS before he can drive anything else. What I'm getting at is... you are 16. Don't jack up your car trying to impress your friends, thinking that you know how to drift. You don't. Learn how to drive first. Learn the geometries of your car, the proper apex of turns, approach angles, friction and traction effects on various tires and pressures, etc etc. There is so much to learn on how to keep the wheels steady before you learn how to break them free... in a controlled manner.
Also know that drifting puts tons of unnecessary pressures on your car, above and beyond hard driving. Unless you can afford to replace tires and rear ends, I'd suggest sticking to learning how to drive better.
Sorry to be such a downer man, I just live in a town where every 16-20 y/o thinks they are a drifter. I think I've seen more totaled cars getting flat bedded from "drift kings" than I have an actual drift. Don't be that guy. Cops don't like that guy either.
don't forget that the 8 has a weak 2nd gear so he should plan on either rebuilding or keeping a collection of junkyard trans' on hand as well. Along with the differentials that you mentioned, possibly rear axles, a few sets of tires for each day. he should probably also budget about $10,000 or so each year for body panel repair for when things don't go so right.
Seriously, OP, go to some solo or HPDE events and learn to drive before you start getting mad tyte JDM drifter king.
07-25-2007, 10:44 AM
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Thanks guys. I understand what you mean by learning how to drive. lol. I have been racing Go-Karts from then i was 10. So im not that bad at driving. But the car is different i understand. Yea. Im gona go to some HPDE events.
07-25-2007, 10:45 AM
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seat time. you need to learn the basics of driving your car, then you need to learn the more advanced skills before you start trying to drift. I hate to say it but you are a long way away from "drifting". Doing it on the street/in a parking lot is dangerous. Pro racers spend YEARS learning to drive cars on closed circuits to understand and then perfect the handling characteristics.
If you have $2000 and you live in the Chicago area buy a nice set of winter/snow tires before you buy "drift" wheels/tires. Spend the rest attending a couple of HPDE events and talking to an instructor as much as possible.
There are some people in the area with a lot of knowledge and experience in road course racing. Come to a local meet. Check the "Chicago Area Lounge", "Chicago Meets" & "Upcoming WI/IL Track Days" threads.
If you have $2000 and you live in the Chicago area buy a nice set of winter/snow tires before you buy "drift" wheels/tires. Spend the rest attending a couple of HPDE events and talking to an instructor as much as possible.
There are some people in the area with a lot of knowledge and experience in road course racing. Come to a local meet. Check the "Chicago Area Lounge", "Chicago Meets" & "Upcoming WI/IL Track Days" threads.
At 16, my parents put me in a defensive driving course. NOT a drifting course. When I turned 18, I went to Bondurant. Then Skip Barber. NEVER once did they tell me to approach a corner sideways.
07-26-2007, 06:51 AM
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i don't really agree with many of the responses here. many pro d1gp drifters are horrible grip drivers, not all, but some. being a great grip driver makes it easier to be a drifter because you understand your car more, understand how to hit the apex, etc etc etc
that being said, i don't think it's entirely neccessary to do so. i would recommend practicing in parking lots, but be ready for the consequences and know how to avoid them know when your car breaks free, know why. watch videos, read books, read forums. there are a lot of haters on this forum so take any advice with a grain of salt.
that being said, with a 2000 dollar budget, i would buy some street coilovers and some really stiff sway bars. drifting is about technique, not torque, don't let anyone tell you you have the wrong car, i've seen people drifting in 18 wheeler cabs, and in 130hp rear wheel miatas. good luck, have fun, be safe
that being said, i don't think it's entirely neccessary to do so. i would recommend practicing in parking lots, but be ready for the consequences and know how to avoid them know when your car breaks free, know why. watch videos, read books, read forums. there are a lot of haters on this forum so take any advice with a grain of salt.
that being said, with a 2000 dollar budget, i would buy some street coilovers and some really stiff sway bars. drifting is about technique, not torque, don't let anyone tell you you have the wrong car, i've seen people drifting in 18 wheeler cabs, and in 130hp rear wheel miatas. good luck, have fun, be safe
07-26-2007, 02:58 PM
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07-26-2007, 03:04 PM
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i don't really agree with many of the responses here. many pro d1gp drifters are horrible grip drivers, not all, but some. being a great grip driver makes it easier to be a drifter because you understand your car more, understand how to hit the apex, etc etc etc
that being said, i don't think it's entirely neccessary to do so. i would recommend practicing in parking lots, but be ready for the consequences and know how to avoid them know when your car breaks free, know why. watch videos, read books, read forums. there are a lot of haters on this forum so take any advice with a grain of salt.
that being said, with a 2000 dollar budget, i would buy some street coilovers and some really stiff sway bars. drifting is about technique, not torque, don't let anyone tell you you have the wrong car, i've seen people drifting in 18 wheeler cabs, and in 130hp rear wheel miatas. good luck, have fun, be safe
that being said, i don't think it's entirely neccessary to do so. i would recommend practicing in parking lots, but be ready for the consequences and know how to avoid them know when your car breaks free, know why. watch videos, read books, read forums. there are a lot of haters on this forum so take any advice with a grain of salt.
that being said, with a 2000 dollar budget, i would buy some street coilovers and some really stiff sway bars. drifting is about technique, not torque, don't let anyone tell you you have the wrong car, i've seen people drifting in 18 wheeler cabs, and in 130hp rear wheel miatas. good luck, have fun, be safe
07-26-2007, 03:18 PM
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they are also MUCH lighter therefore much easier to handle. Also I would assume that you did all your carting in a controlled environment, not in a parking lot after it rains?
07-26-2007, 04:20 PM
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Came in here to say that, but I'd feel too bad killin an old 7 like that. Just spend the $2000 on some used beater. Something that won't leave you all broken up if you peel a bumper off on the tire wall.
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see what i mean about haters? this retard doesn't even know what a ricer is, probably didn't even read any of the posts in this thread
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