Order of mods to do for your drifting 240SX!
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Order of mods to do for your drifting 240SX!
A. If it's raining out, your 240sx is ready to drift. Go drift! If it's dry out, follow the steps below:
1. If your car is a 89-90, swap in a ka24de for cheap. If your car is a 91+ Go to step 2.
2. inspect your tc rod bushings. chances are your car has a 45mph wobble due to bad T/C rods. You can buy the awesome pillow ball T/C rods that allow caster adjsutment, or get 25 dollar polyeurethane bushings. Poly bushings work great, I reccomend them for all beginners.
3. make sure your clutch is decent! if there are any signs of it slipping, throw in a nice act or spec stage 3 or exedy unit!
4. suspension time! Replace those worn out shocks and springs first! I reccomend coilovers! make the car more responsive! Don't worry about anything else until lots later.
5. differential! whether it be vopen or mechanical (clutch type) the limited slip differential is the key to making the car very predictable!
With any 240sx equipped with a KA24DE, that shoudl be more than enough to get you comboing the entire course at primus!
Once you can drift until your stock tires are holding you back, it's time to put some stickier and possibly larger rubber at all four corners, and from there, it's up to you to increase the power of your car (by either motorswap, turbo kit, or rebuilt motor with more power) so you can keep those tires spinning!
1. If your car is a 89-90, swap in a ka24de for cheap. If your car is a 91+ Go to step 2.
2. inspect your tc rod bushings. chances are your car has a 45mph wobble due to bad T/C rods. You can buy the awesome pillow ball T/C rods that allow caster adjsutment, or get 25 dollar polyeurethane bushings. Poly bushings work great, I reccomend them for all beginners.
3. make sure your clutch is decent! if there are any signs of it slipping, throw in a nice act or spec stage 3 or exedy unit!
4. suspension time! Replace those worn out shocks and springs first! I reccomend coilovers! make the car more responsive! Don't worry about anything else until lots later.
5. differential! whether it be vopen or mechanical (clutch type) the limited slip differential is the key to making the car very predictable!
With any 240sx equipped with a KA24DE, that shoudl be more than enough to get you comboing the entire course at primus!
Once you can drift until your stock tires are holding you back, it's time to put some stickier and possibly larger rubber at all four corners, and from there, it's up to you to increase the power of your car (by either motorswap, turbo kit, or rebuilt motor with more power) so you can keep those tires spinning!
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with all honesty, i haven't found a need for swaybars until maybe 100+ mph. rob and i have both found that aftermarket swaybars make weight transfer too quick in 240sx. strut bars aren't a bad idea though, some people just have different views on them.
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hey matt do u have abs? cause i really have a hard time shifting weight when they start to pulsate.
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Evldereckx2 [5:48 PM]: hey if u hook it up with a fatty thats a good excuse to get a sr lol
Ag04 [5:49 PM]: lmao
Ag04 [5:50 PM]: "but daaaaaad.... I need those cams, injectors, and dyno tuning to still get a 12 sec 1/4 with my 250lb g/f in the car!!!
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Evldereckx2 [5:48 PM]: hey if u hook it up with a fatty thats a good excuse to get a sr lol
Ag04 [5:49 PM]: lmao
Ag04 [5:50 PM]: "but daaaaaad.... I need those cams, injectors, and dyno tuning to still get a 12 sec 1/4 with my 250lb g/f in the car!!!
heres your sign!!!! http://www.myspaceisgay.com/
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I'm actually going to attempt to disregard #1.. but i'm at an advantage with my 89 coupe basemodel frame and having the only healthy sohc that pulls past redline strong
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Originally posted by creophus
Know of any places we can practice without fear of cops?
Know of any places we can practice without fear of cops?
Just go to DDay3
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