01goodwina
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haha muppets that cant drift!!!!
Drifting is so good as long as you can. specialy in my merc, the back ends so free to slide and drift!
Drifting is so good as long as you can. specialy in my merc, the back ends so free to slide and drift!
01goodwina
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just wanted to add, i dont condone drifting on open public roads. there are places to do these crazy yet fun things so use them.
theres nothing big about doing a corner at a ton sideways on an open road where people could get hurt. do it on a track instead!
theres nothing big about doing a corner at a ton sideways on an open road where people could get hurt. do it on a track instead!
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Yeah , they aren't trying to drift ....
Just people getting caught out with a dodgy greasy corner ....
That bendy-bus gets a good slide on ... i bet people were screaming in that !!
Just people getting caught out with a dodgy greasy corner ....
That bendy-bus gets a good slide on ... i bet people were screaming in that !!
01goodwina
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or the font depending on FWDrive or RWdrive if the back slides out stear into it.
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Even your best tyres will give you a brown trouser moment if some muppet has indeed put oil down there.
01goodwina
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a roundabout i one of out local towns is next to a BP so theres always oil or diesel on the road.
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Your fave roundabout, eh? 
Always best tyres to rear whether FWD or RWD
01goodwina
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What makes you say that? i dont know much about cars so, it is a great way for me to learn.
as for the round about, i dont drift on the roads. open or closed, and dont condone it.
i have done it.... it was fun, but i dont need to and is far to risky.
taking the round about not-stop while wearing out a fresh set of tires is good fun but i only do it legal now.
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When a car accelerates 75% of the weight of the car is pushed back on the rear tyres. I would rather have the better tyres on the back and thats probably why MB made them slightly wider than the front.
01goodwina
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oh right now i know. thanks.
so to make them spin up better while driftig i want the back end lighter?
remove seats, spare tyre, etc?
so to make them spin up better while driftig i want the back end lighter?
remove seats, spare tyre, etc?
Rather a blanket statement that isn't really true. Whilst weight does move to the rear it certainly isn't the same for all cars and more like 20% for sports cars. Suspension geometry plays a large role as does weight balance. A FWD car may typically have a 63:37 front bias - so under acceleration the front wheels still have more weight than the rears.
Most cars also have the same size tyres all round. The best tyres should always be on the driven wheels.
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If you want to drift you need an adjustable Diff, this will encourage the back to slide out and for longer, but this will be more expensive. A locked diff will give the same effect.
Then theres your suspension modifications. Get adjustable ones, although you'll not really need to adjust for corner cambers. Stiff Springs will give less errors if the car has lots of body roll. Brace up your roll and sway bars (not had a good look on the MB)
Drifting car of choice for most is the Toyota Corolla, never seen it done in a merc... yet!
Then theres your suspension modifications. Get adjustable ones, although you'll not really need to adjust for corner cambers. Stiff Springs will give less errors if the car has lots of body roll. Brace up your roll and sway bars (not had a good look on the MB)
Drifting car of choice for most is the Toyota Corolla, never seen it done in a merc... yet!
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best tyres should always be on the rear irrespective of FWD or FWD
All of the best motoring press around the world say this, the average person can control the front, but not the rear
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I was always told the tracktive force is always pushed back to the rear wheels even if a car is nose heavy even with a chubby fella like me in the middle
01goodwina
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... the best cars at the moment are the MX-5 RX-8, 350Z and R34 Skyline, evo 6-7 and supra and the corolla but mostly the AE86
most of the pros run these cars.
try www.driftworks.com
there are some great articals!
If you're driving in a straight line in a FWD car the rear wheels may as well be trolley wheels. Driven wheels have to deal with lateral force as well as longitudinal - even more so when the driven wheels have to steer. Try putting crap tyres on a FWD car with 200bhp - you may as well get out and call for a taxi.
Bigger tyres don't always mean more grip either. That's only the case when hysterisis is the primary condition of traction.
Bigger tyres don't always mean more grip either. That's only the case when hysterisis is the primary condition of traction.
