suspension setup

[HachiRoku]

For those of you that go to the tracks, what kind of suspension do u have setup in your car? And whats reccomended for going to the tracks?

[ridge]

front wheels toe-in, negative camber (I recommend from -1 to -3) but it depends on your car.

[zoomzoom]

Do strut and sway bars help with drifting at all or hinder your ability to perform drifts. Sorry for the newbie question.

[Rich]

honestly, the STOCK ae86 is just fine for drifting, as long as you have an LSD. It's a bitch with out the lsd.

[max_misawa]

yeah learn to drift in a stock GTS the when u feel u need more stiff ness slowly add parts to your car.
The first thing u should get is TRD or new OEM bushings.

Max

[E-Spec S13]

im pending to get 18X8 rears and 17X7.5 fronts on my 240. but im also considering running wither 17's all around or 18's all around. im a gripper and not much of a swinger. only thing that bothers me about the 17f 18r combo is that i will not be able to rotate wheels. im leaning more towards 18 all around but im thinking how that would perform. a couple of my buddies already run 17's front and 18's rear and its a good combo... hmmm what u guys think?

[Buffalo Daughter]

Originally posted by E-Spec S13
im pending to get 18X8 rears and 17X7.5 fronts on my 240. but im also considering running wither 17's all around or 18's all around. im a gripper and not much of a swinger. only thing that bothers me about the 17f 18r combo is that i will not be able to rotate wheels. im leaning more towards 18 all around but im thinking how that would perform. a couple of my buddies already run 17's front and 18's rear and its a good combo... hmmm what u guys think?


The 17's in the front and 18's in the back seem like a great combo. Although 18's would seem to big and wouldnt it make you engine work a little harder since the rim is bigger? hmmm what i would go for is 17x8f, 17x9r widest tire in the back. like 235's, i dont think you fit a 245 on their but hey never say never. i think to have those 18's and grip you gotta be pushing like 270+ for you to balance out running fast on those big rims espcially going uphill which has got to be one of the funnest things around for a gripper to do. I gripped here in the mountains of san jose, mad fun. Only once since though.



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[Rich]

Originally posted by E-Spec S13
im pending to get 18X8 rears and 17X7.5 fronts on my 240. but im also considering running wither 17's all around or 18's all around. im a gripper and not much of a swinger. only thing that bothers me about the 17f 18r combo is that i will not be able to rotate wheels. im leaning more towards 18 all around but im thinking how that would perform. a couple of my buddies already run 17's front and 18's rear and its a good combo... hmmm what u guys think?

what kind of power are you putting down? 17's have a ton of rotating mass, and cause BIG power losses.

[E-Spec S13]

sr20det powered 240sx...
mods: intake, 3 inch downpipe, 3 inch catback, boosted to 12psi.

its probably good for 225+hp to the fly. 2 of my friends run 17's all around and getting our wheels spinning with those rims are no problem. we can barely get the grip on the road.

i will be building the motor to push 300rwhp and 18's rear are a really good choice for me. only thing that bothers me is 18's front which i think would affect my steering quite a bit.

btw i plan to be running 245/40/18 rear and 225/45/17 front. and 255's can fit on our s13's.

[Buffalo Daughter]

Originally posted by E-Spec S13
sr20det powered 240sx...
mods: intake, 3 inch downpipe, 3 inch catback, boosted to 12psi.

its probably good for 225+hp to the fly. 2 of my friends run 17's all around and getting our wheels spinning with those rims are no problem. we can barely get the grip on the road.

i will be building the motor to push 300rwhp and 18's rear are a really good choice for me. only thing that bothers me is 18's front which i think would affect my steering quite a bit.

btw i plan to be running 245/40/18 rear and 225/45/17 front. and 255's can fit on our s13's.


Daim 255's good shit. i think you should stick to 17x8-17x9's in the front. 2225 should do it.


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[MRTWINCAM]

Originally posted by Rich
honestly, the STOCK ae86 is just fine for drifting, as long as you have an LSD. It's a bitch with out the lsd.

It ain't a bitch at all drifting WITHOUT LSD..
Just as long you know how to drift then your fine..
If your looking for a LONG ASS SLIDE DRIFT..
Then get an LSD...