Originally posted by HighPlainsDrifter hello i was wondering, what are the best all around coilovers for racing and drifting ?? and i dont mind sacrificing too much ride comfort!!
Ground Control with Ground Control Advance Design shocks are the best for real, non rice racing. No other shock that fits nissan is as sofiticated with double external adjustable damping and a digressive damping curve.
Drifting is rice, the slow way around corners but if you are into it for fun, GC can come up with custom spring rates and damping so the car can oversteer easily.
Well, if you are seriously into racing, it would be hard to beat the Koni 2817/2812 set-up. Expect to pay $4-5k however. There are also some very sophisticated remote reservoir set-ups around. You could try Morris Dampers as well.
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I have heard a lot of good stuff from fellow members who use the Zeal Function B-6 coilovers. Alex Chang (owner of the project240sx for nissan peformance magazine uses them, and he does a lot of track racing).
Tein offers the RE and RS for racing as well (i believe the RS has an external reservoir)
Expect to pay about $2000-2500 for these setups.
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I have heard nothing buy awesome reviews of the JIC Majic FLT-A2's. And they're sub $2k. I have no personal experience with them, but SCC used them on their project S13, and you know they do their homework! Hope you find what you're looking for.
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LOL your gonna come in a nissan 240sx forums and say drifting is rice? i dont' get that ???? that's why you buy a 240sx you don't take corners slow you speed up and pull into a skid which makes the turn easier, don't come on a 240 forum and say drifting is rice just because you can't do it properly. drifting is faster then goin 30mph on a turn
Originally posted by Th*GgEd_OuTtTt LOL your gonna come in a nissan 240sx forums and say drifting is rice? i dont' get that ???? that's why you buy a 240sx you don't take corners slow you speed up and pull into a skid which makes the turn easier, don't come on a 240 forum and say drifting is rice just because you can't do it properly. drifting is faster then goin 30mph on a turn
Drifting is slower than grip driving. You don't drift far in real racing. Drifting is for fun and show but its the SLOW way around a corner.
Mike
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he's right in some aspects. drifting is a slow way to get around a corner. because in all track races, no drivers drift the corners (i.e. in F1, SCCA, LeMans, WRC, etc.) you don't see drivers intentionally drifting or sliding, in the FF setups, around corners.
but drifting is FAR from rice. it takes A LOT of skill to be able to pull of a simple drift, and even moreso, to link multiple drifts together (i.e. an S-turn).
Originally posted by esyip he's right in some aspects. drifting is a slow way to get around a corner. because in all track races, no drivers drift the corners (i.e. in F1, SCCA, LeMans, WRC, etc.) you don't see drivers intentionally drifting or sliding, in the FF setups, around corners.
but drifting is FAR from rice. it takes A LOT of skill to be able to pull of a simple drift, and even moreso, to link multiple drifts together (i.e. an S-turn).
Drifting is more like skilled dancing that does not have much to do with driving fast. It is great to watch but not really what you do to go fast. However I think its good to have some drifitng skills in your book of tricks so you can control some unexected situations while racing. Many drifters are convinced that they are ungodly fast but quickly become humbled when trying to do a real racing event. The good thing is that I think most good drifters can become good grip drivers easily but not vice versa.
In my opinion, its not worth devoting your entire automotive life to or to live a lifestyle around drifting.
Its not as rice as some of the stupid cars that are built to win cars shows that I see but its not a serious form of driving either. The above is simply my personal opinion of it.
Mike
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Alrite guys im from japan and all of us started drifting because we can plunge into a corner faster on a downhill race or a touge. but when we race uphill its all grip racing. Downhill racing is all about the drift and we do get faster times drifting the downhills
Try Jic coilovers, www.jic-magic.com, I believe that there Japanese pieces that get imported here so there a little expensive. Those have 15 way adjustability. Very good pieces, friend has them. Eibach has kits and is a trusted name.
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In WRC they drift all the time almost every corner they drift. At least the races I've seen. In the races I've seen they use drifting so much that their hand brake is right by the steering wheel for fast and easy access, also their hand brake doesn't lock like street car hand brakes either ....... but also I agree that drifting is not the fastest way to get around a corner BUT, it is the coolest way to get around a croner also the feeling is totally above and beyond anything that I have ever felt. This is just my 2 cents.
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