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What are the basic components to build a stable drift car for a civic coupe or other?
i.e) like a day at the track with your friends?

 
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"Drifting" a FWD car is exceptionally tough, and the best way that I know of to get the rear end to rotate in a controlable manner, is to LEFT FOOT Brake! Learn to do that properly and you dont need a special suspension setup. but you will end up going through brakepads and Rotors pretty quickly.

RWD drift = Premature clutch wear
FWD drift = Premature Front Brake Wear.

Either way you're wearing out parts quicker then normal.

 
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dude drifting in a fwd? are you serious? is it even possible?

day at the track, eh stiffer springs being the most important one. basically lowering the car. also tires... you want to stick to the ground rather than sliding uncontrolably. sway bars. than strut/tie bars if you want

 
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with my progress rear sway bar on, i can eaisly drift my car just with a quick snappy turn of the wheel, and it also helps that my tires are crappy...

with a stiff suspention in the back and the knowhow of throwing ur back end around you can eventually learn, but don't think ur bad *** trying it on the streets cause you can eaisly loose control

 
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i would use the term "slide" for fwd unless you are going reverse

 
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you really can't drift FWD. Without the back wheels spinning, you slow down, as you slow down, traction is regained and the car rights itself. Its more like a controlled slide, and its not easy to do in an understeer prone car. Getting the car to slide straight sideways is an amazing feat as it is, let alone controllably oversteer it.
Stop kidding yourself.
If you wanted to drift, go buy a 240SX.

 
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ya... if you went to the drift show you'd know you wouldnt be able to do that with a fwd... its just sick
check out www.streetsportsonline.com for drift coverage from the 2 past shows
hit up the next drift showoff in irwindale, ca on oct 12(?)