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[Smelly Llama]

Hey guys, I've been playing with my Nissan Slieghty to start to learn how to drift. I was looking for one of the cars that everyone has been talking about and have since bought a few RX7's and won a nice Gran turismo 350Z that seems quite nice.

I'm very new to drifting but not new to driving games, I've aleays been keen to learn how to do it and now's the time.

Looking in the used car lot I came across a true gem, a diamond in the rough if you will (not quoting Disney's Aladin at all) pics to follow.

She's a Triumph 1300! Legend! Tuned upto 230ish BHP, seems to slide nicley but I'm unsure how to set it up to make it 'better'

I've been reading all the guides on here and from what I've read having stiff, lowered suspension is a good thing. Also some toe in at the front and toe out at the rear, along with some negative camber. I've not quite gone for the Japanese "oni-kamu" (demon camber) as I read in another thread that led me onto a Japanese drift forum for RL cars.

What I'm asking is has anyone tried to drift this car? Would anyone be keen to borrow it and try it out, maybe tweak the settings and report back? or even meet up one night in my lobby and have a look maybe offer some advice.

I play in the evenings after 17:00GMT, my brother plays too and is trying to learn how to drift as well. We both have nice wheels and are keen to hear people advice.

omg wall of txt, thanks for reading if you make it to the bottom.

PSN: Smelly_Aston (my brothers is Smurf_Eater)

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[Badman_99]

I like drifting the e-type, got body wobble even stiffened lol

But the 2ltr mazda roadster is pretty gd!

 

[raytard]

The problem is, everyone has a different style of drifting and cars have to be set up for individuals, what works for one might be very wrong for another. You seem to be on the right track, but keep in mind that going to extremes is usually not needed.

A drop (-20 out of a max of -25 or -30), camber (~2degrees in front, ~1.5 in rear for me generally. A bit more in front if you feel your fronts sliding, a bit more in rear if you feel the rear slide out too easy, but you do hit some point where its too cambered, acceleration might suffer because less tire is in contact and it will slide more easily.) might be all you need. Toe on the front isn't needed on some cars, and toe in the rear I usually run .1-.2deg. Nothing too crazy, more makes it want to stay sideways, less makes it want to straighten out(and harder to initiate, good if you prefer e-brake entries over feints or drops, or if you want high speed stability).

With a car like that you don't need crazy hard suspension (like you would for a heavier car, like a C63), adding 1-3 front and rear will help. Keep in mind, stiffer=more slide, softer=more grip(roll bars included, same effects), and since you can change front and rear separately, its just a matter of tweaking for taste once you know what effect each thing has.

Throw some Comfort Hard tires on it and start lapping Autumn Ring or whatever track you prefer until you have it down pat, just keep in mind that tiny motor wont be good for doing long highspeed drifts (think follow through on test track).

Sorry about the wall of text, just trying to answer all your questions. Anything can be drifted well, the car has to be tweaked for you, and the only way to do it is to sit down and figure out which works best for you unfortunately. Dont be scared if something ends up being really out of whack (i.e. "Demon Camber" is what feels best for you), some cars just need it, I know my C63 loves having 5 degrees on it and a 30mm drop, atleast for my slow and precise style.

 

[Smelly Llama]

Thanks raytard, not a wall of text at all. I understand everyone has a different style so I think I just need to keep at it until it 'clicks' I'll be un tweaking the suspension a bit tho and your advice was sound about more or less grip. That will be handy.

On the Autumn ring shes good in 2nd and 3rd, surprisingly beefy engine now its tuned. Sounds like a big chevy, blub-blub-blub-burble!

I'll keep you posted!

ps Badman_99, they look like similar setups I would think, feel free to add me and join my lobby's when I have them open, might be quite a laugh to get an old school uk car drift team together!

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