Does anybody know how to drift with a G27?
- Thread starter SalmanBH
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I'm a learner myself- 413
- SLAPHAPPYFRANKY
- BLKJ SlapHappy
Its about patience with the wheel. It will take alittle bit of driving with it to get use to the FFB. Just don't get frustrated and stop. Stay with it and you'll notice you'll be getting better. The more you use it the better.
The thing I would suggest is to not even worry about drifting and just enjoy driving with it. This will let you become familiar with the FFB without getting angry or worn out. Use a 370z stock with some comfort hard tires or medium and learn to control it by just driving around the some tracks. I have a video of me driving with the wheel when the game first came out if you'd like to see it.
The thing I would suggest is to not even worry about drifting and just enjoy driving with it. This will let you become familiar with the FFB without getting angry or worn out. Use a 370z stock with some comfort hard tires or medium and learn to control it by just driving around the some tracks. I have a video of me driving with the wheel when the game first came out if you'd like to see it.
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- Krautland
- LukeCannotSkate
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- SLAPHAPPYFRANKY
- BLKJ SlapHappy
That is what I recommend. I've helped a few friends out and also this is the route I took in GT5p. Getting use to it is a much better approach than diving right in. It involves less anger, helps builds your endurance up, and lets you get use to the FFB while having fun. I have my FFB set to 6 with power steering OFF and sim driving with the wheel to give you a ideal of what I drive with.
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- SFX_Adavicro
- SFX Adavicro
Slaphappy basically said what I was going to, just go drive, maybe give it a little stab of the gas coming out of the corners and just learn how to control some small slides.
Don't go doing huge feints and massive weight shifts just yet, you gotta walk before you run.
Don't go doing huge feints and massive weight shifts just yet, you gotta walk before you run.
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- SoulzOfMizchief
I honestly never knew how to drift even with a DS3 but when I got the G27 it was totally different. It didn't come to me off the bat.
I gave up for a month of trying to do it and just started racing seriously on PP restricted servers.
After a while I got the feel of really controlling my car and wanted to give drifting with the G27 another try. So I went and did, I tell you.
Learning to really trace the wheel and throttle input was a big factor when I learned. First you shouldn't worry too much about your drifting line.
Took me a good 2 weeks of practice to become decent. Trying to use the handbrake was also very hard for me so I didn't use it at all.
Tune your car to accommodate your wheel as well. For my cars typically have stiff spring rates.
But yeah, make sure you're giving your car some gas while you're drifting.
Add me if you'd like, I can give you some tips - SoulzOfMizchief
Edit* I set my wheel to 10FFB. Unlike most people!
I gave up for a month of trying to do it and just started racing seriously on PP restricted servers.
After a while I got the feel of really controlling my car and wanted to give drifting with the G27 another try. So I went and did, I tell you.
Learning to really trace the wheel and throttle input was a big factor when I learned. First you shouldn't worry too much about your drifting line.
Took me a good 2 weeks of practice to become decent. Trying to use the handbrake was also very hard for me so I didn't use it at all.
Tune your car to accommodate your wheel as well. For my cars typically have stiff spring rates.
But yeah, make sure you're giving your car some gas while you're drifting.
Add me if you'd like, I can give you some tips - SoulzOfMizchief
Edit* I set my wheel to 10FFB. Unlike most people!
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- Bahrain
- SalmanBH
Yeah I've been doing laps around the nurburgring with stock 370z's and lancer evo's. Really been starting to get the hang of it now. But I don't use the clutch. I DO use the H shifter though. So I'll keep doing some endurance races so that I get used to it.
I've also noticed that the endurance races aren't as boring as they were when I was using the DS3. Lol...
I've also noticed that the endurance races aren't as boring as they were when I was using the DS3. Lol...
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- SixCylSamurai
Setup a cone at the top gear test track and try and pull off some clean donuts.
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- SLAPHAPPYFRANKY
- BLKJ SlapHappy
I don't use it and do just fine. If it would work right I would use it, but the way it is now it just isn't right. You can't do 2 things at once with it. Like hitting the gas and shift at the same time it'll just put you in neutral. IMO its worthless really and is just something that can screw you. If they had the same clutch work as LFS it would be great, but it isn't.
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- isnowyazn
The most important part is to turn your FBB to maximum. You won't need to worry about tuning, unless you need more HP to power over. Try to get comfort soft or sports hard tires. Turn off ALL assists such as TCS, ABS, etc. Go at a speed you think is comfortable. When you enter the drift, turn the car in the right direction of the turn, the car will then start to oversteer, hold the clutch and just throttle it. Another way of oversteering is to turn the wrong direction of your turn, and then the right way, the car will also start to oversteer, but I would recommend the other way of oversteering. You can also use the e-brake, same applies for oversteering, clutch and throttle. I would only use the e-brake for rear entries and extending the drift, but it's up to you if you want to use it.
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- SLAPHAPPYFRANKY
- BLKJ SlapHappy
That is probably the worst advice you could give. Turning the FFB up to 10 is going to make it harder to turn and just make you lose concentration from becoming exhausted after a few laps. Also it'll wear the wheel out faster and possibly could break it depending on how you drive.
Trying to do full on drift with comfort softs or sport hards just starting out is not going to end well and will just cause unnecessary snap back. Its different with a controller and IMO not so good for drifting. Power sliding from one corner to another with most of the time not connecting the corners.
I for some reason picture you being the lil bow wow of drifting.
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- isnowyazn
I don't know, but when I put my FFB on 10, I'm not THAT tired. And, I mean, you could actually PRACTICE and get used to how I oversteer.
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- SoulzOfMizchief
+1
When I kept trying to use Comfort Softs and other Sport tires I constantly kept trying to tune my suspension so that it wouldn't snap back during drifts.
I didn't know too much about drifting in GT5 then. I started using Comfort Mediums and found it easier to control during drifts.
I only stick with Comfort Hards now though.
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- SLAPHAPPYFRANKY
- BLKJ SlapHappy
