I want to be a lil bit different

[catchinsomeZs]

I am wanting to mod my c-10 to drift. I was thinking along the lines of tubular control arms and adjustable coil overs in the front and sumfin along the same lines in the back. maybe put a dana with an lsd. I know it would take quite a bit of fabrication, but I am quite compitent in welding and fabrication. what do you guys think? to much work? will it work? thnx for you input if i get any lol

[nightwalker]

tune for stability. That's it. There's a guy out there in cow-ville doing pretty well with a El-Camino

[max_misawa]

If it is RWD you can tune it to be a good drifter, is it worth it?
well that is all up to whom is spending the money?

Max

[catchinsomeZs]

well it is a 1972 chevrolet truck just for those of you cough cough ::max:: cough cough who dont know..... yes it is rwd, and i think it would be worth it becuz it would be different

[EastBayRacer]

it will work fine. as long as the SBC has enough power to spin those tires you can drift it. i had a video of some crazy tow truck drifing....

[yozsi]

you dont need a powerful engine to drift. you can use other techneques than power over.

[240shogunSX]

wouldnt it be pretty hard because of the body roll most trucks take on hard corners? also, dont they weigh a crapload. I don't know much about drifting, but I figure it would be difficult for a truck.

[catchinsomeZs]

i think i am scrapping this idea........... my father and i would like a long travel suspension truck :)

[ktracer8]

Actually trucks are sprung pretty stiff to begin with because they're designed to carry a load. With not having a load in the back and high horse power you will find it easy to light up the tires.

You may want to put a really big sway bar up front to take away some of the body roll. Most modern day vehicles are designed to spin before they flip. However putting in more sway bar will cause the truck to understeer more.

You may want to find a quick ratio steering box out of a Camaro z28 or Pontiac Trans Am to put in the Truck to help with the steering speed you would need. You would also want to cut the steering stops a bit shorter so you can get more steering angle when you get the truck into a slide.

To design in some over steer you may want to do a two inch shackle lift in the rear with a two inch drop at the rear axel. It sounds like a lot of work for nothing, but what you are actually doing is changing the rear mounting points, which will design in some oversteer.

I have more but find I may be beatting a dead horse...

[max_misawa]

well it is a 1972 chevrolet truck just for those of you cough cough ::max:: cough cough who dont know..... yes it is rwd, and i think it would be worth it becuz it would be different

Hahaha ure so funny,NO REALLY i thought ALL trucks were FWD, esp those OLD AMERICAN trucks.
Thats kinda funny considering i own a 77 Chevy 3/4 ton pick up as a parts hauler, and can take it apart and put it back together with out having to use a shop manual.
You obvisously dont know how to read.
I was not asking if it was RWD, i was stating that ANYTHING RWD has the potential to be a suitable car for drifting.

Max