View Full Version : To start drifting.....
It looks great fun, and what with it gaining populatiry here and hopefully having more practise events and days etc i am definatly gonna have to give it a go.
Of course, aside from petrol, and crashing, most of the "hardware" expense comes from wheels and tyres. Is it advisable to start practicing drifting using the standard 16x6.5 wheels as they are cheap and plentily available? Sidewall flex could be a problem, would stetching 195 or 185 tyres across them be a good idea? I know it would look a bit :ghey: but it would be a good cheap way of going through a few sets of tyres, and having spare wheels etc for a days drifting.
What do you guys recon?
Butuz
If you want to just come along and have a go then standard wheels with 205's will be fine. Plenty of people still use these as not all of us can afford pricy 9 inch wide rims, and it will give you an idea of how much you want to get into it, rather than you having to spend loads before going.
Brutuz mate, it's a better idea to go along to a practice day with exactly what you have at the moment. That way you will learn how your car handles as it is, as you're driving round on the road at the minute. Don't worry about having coilovers, diff, 22" wheels etc. Just go and have a crack.
Then once you get the hang of it and can get the car to drift where you want it to go start looking at uprating stuff :)
You have everything you need in a standard car to drift. The thing that needs improving first above all is the driver :)
Ok im deffo planning on coming along to a praccy soon and having a go would be great to catch some instruction too!
I think I'll get a spare set of standard wheels and put some cheepish tyres on for drifting, dont wanna be screwing up me nice new eagle f1's and then driving home on bald tyres! :D
Butuz
lol, more midlands really, i'm too far south. :p
Brutuz mate, it's a better idea to go along to a practice day with exactly what you have at the moment. That way you will learn how your car handles as it is, as you're driving round on the road at the minute. Don't worry about having coilovers, diff, 22" wheels etc. Just go and have a crack.
Then once you get the hang of it and can get the car to drift where you want it to go start looking at uprating stuff :)
You have everything you need in a standard car to drift. The thing that needs improving first above all is the driver :)
Agree with midgers you want to just get over the initial panic and flailing of arms first worry about the mods later :) (speaks from experience of flailing armsand panic hehe :D )
Ok im deffo planning on coming along to a praccy soon and having a go would be great to catch some instruction too!
I think I'll get a spare set of standard wheels and put some cheepish tyres on for drifting, dont wanna be screwing up me nice new eagle f1's and then driving home on bald tyres! :D
Butuz
I gotta admit mate the opt praccy didn't feel like a praccy that noobs were that involved in, it was more like qualifying. I'd not be going back to one myself at 300 quid costs for what I got out of it, but if your closer its not such an issue.
Sideways
24-01-2005, 22:13
I really want to get involved in drifting too, but my play time budget is very low, due to a wedding in August! :eek:
Which are the cheapest/easiest practice days to attend for a noob?
I dont want to make a fool of myself in front of Brett Castle! ( :notworthy )
I finally booked a go at a practice day in Feb Here (http://www.driftworks.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2204&page=1&pp=20) . looking forward to it, just hope i'm not to crap :wack:
shane
i ran 205's for ages just wack 50 psi on them and they will be fine
SteveCarter200
24-01-2005, 23:26
i ran 205's for ages just wack 50 psi on them and they will be fine
50psi?!?!?!
Jesus man, thats way too much. Theres no need to go any more than 40psi IMO.
i run 45 to 50 to make them feel decent i usually run 40 on streached tyres
Ok, chers guys for the advice.
I think ill spend a few months collecting some wheels and tyres, and then book myself on one of these drift pracccy days, sounds great! Dont think im gonna make the february one above, but ill make the one after :)
I wont be doing this as a profession, or for now a hobby really, once i screw my tyres thats it for a couple of months :(
Butuz
I gotta admit mate the opt praccy didn't feel like a praccy that noobs were that involved in, it was more like qualifying. I'd not be going back to one myself at 300 quid costs for what I got out of it, but if your closer its not such an issue.
was there a bit of an atmousphere towards noobs then? doesn't sound much fun if there is :( :confused: :confused:
once i screw my tyres thats it for a couple of months :(
Once you've got a spare set of rims just find a local garage and ask if you can look through there old tyres. If you can get some with some tread, even a couple of mm's then they will be cool for a drift day and most events have a tyre man which will fit them for a fiver or so. Thats what i'm doing at the moment, i went to my local kwik-fit and they said i could help myself to tyres. :thumbs:
Sideways
25-01-2005, 21:32
^^^^ cool, i never thought of that!
Free drift tyres for everyone :eek:
When there down to the TWI, theres always 2mm of tread left, is this enough for a pratice day then?
** off to quik fits skip**
lol, more midlands really, i'm too far south. :p
you are?! im in plymouth! i wana get to lots a praccy days, where can i find out about them? ones around the south is prefered tbh.
SteveCarter200
25-01-2005, 22:22
was there a bit of an atmousphere towards noobs then? doesn't sound much fun if there is :( :confused: :confused:
Not in the slightest. I reckon 50% of the people there were noobs or near enough.
Its just that for some reason everyone felt the need to get their license rather than actually learn how to drift. :rolleyes:
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