supra rz weight distribution

[zedfonsie]

the supra is a great drift car but the 60/40 weight makes it pretty sloppy in some corners.

Is it better to increase weight to help improve weight distribution. And at what point should I stop adding weight?

Or is it better just to leave the weight distribution alone?

 

[Duman079]

It depends on how heavy your car is zed. If its heavy dont use it. If its light you might use some. More in front is better or it will sling all the way. I tried all kinds of distributions but more in front is best imho.

 

[SFX_Adavicro]

Just keep it how it is and beef up the front springs to deal with the added weight. 👍

 

[Hologram777]

i have a beast of a supra rz, i didnt even touch the weight distribution at all. but if u want i can give u my settings if u wanna try it out

 

[zedfonsie]

i have a beast of a supra rz, i didnt even touch the weight distribution at all. but if u want i can give u my settings if u wanna try it out

im fine but can you tell me what you set your spring rates at?

 

[BkS]

Zed, I can do backward entries in my RZ. I just did a full weight reduction and left the distribution alone. I think my spring rates are something like;

Front - 14. (something)
Rear - 12.3


I can't remember... was ages since I last had it out.

 

[zedfonsie]

Zed, I can do backward entries in my RZ. I just did a full weight reduction and left the distribution alone. I think my spring rates are something like;

Front - 14. (something)
Rear - 12.3


I can't remember... was ages since I last had it out.

damn those are stiff springs I normally run around 7-9. I'll give it a try when I come back

 

[BkS]

Well I countered them by using medium-soft shocks, but it's mostly because I run a lot of camber & toe... Just how I tune. "I do my own thang"

 

[shmogt]

My new CLK drift tune has a 60/40 weight distribution and it drifts great. It's all in the tune

 

[Lazy Liquid]

All i know is that any car with more than 1400kg is potentialy a bad choice for tandeming, unless if your partner also have a metalworking block with 4 wheels. After a certain point, if you can´t balance the car distribuition by the ballast, its better work your springs and dampers.

 

[shmogt]

All i know is that any car with more than 1400kg is potentialy a bad choice for tandeming, unless if your partner also have a metalworking block with 4 wheels. After a certain point, if you can´t balance the car distribuition by the ballast, its better work your springs and dampers.

The heavier the car is the stiffer the suspension is. Don't let the weight be thrown around that's all

 

[Lazy Liquid]

The heavier the car is the stiffer the suspension is. Don't let the weight be thrown around that's all

Nah, the hole is deeper. The breaking points change, the acceleration in the retake is worst, the powerslide lenght (in case of powersliding, reverse entry and so on) are also a lot diferent.

If i want to drift for points (silly), weight is not that important. But while tandeming, overweight is a tricky part to learn. Demands a lot of train and adaptation using the same car for a long time.