Tips&tricks

[dorian101]

Building an rx7 spirit R type a FD for drifting what else?
besides the obvious tire and diff setup any tips?

 

[Rogzero]

Pretty broad question there. Any problems you having?

Flip paint to accentuate the curves of the car :L

 

[dorian101]

Pretty broad question there. Any problems you having?

Flip paint to accentuate the curves of the car :L

Fair enough, i will try to narrow it down for you:

currently the biggest problem i got is getting the car to be linear,
going in to the corner and snapping out of it.
i know i run a pretty intense setup just so i can get the angles i want from the car.

my current suspension setup is this:
ride height: -15 on both ends.
spring rate: 8.4 front, 6.3 back.
dampers extension: 6 on both ends.
dampers compression: 3 on both ends.
anti roll bars: 6 on both ends
camber: 2.5 front, 2.0 back.
toe: 0.20 front, 0.25 back.

this setup has been made totally by feel and while sliding i get the results i but i need to get the entry and exit smoother so any tips?

you can feel free to ask any question for i am in need of good setup advice.
Thank you.

 

[TeamNITEMARE]

Well dorian u could ask fox lol as he has an imensely good setup and ill send u an lfa for the team colours
-Gravity

 

[Rogzero]

I'm not a pro tuner by any means but I would suggest taking some toe and camber off. I'm assuming by 'linear' your car isn't straightening out before you exit the corner and continues down the straight at an angle?

 

[dorian101]

Well dorian u could ask fox lol as he has an imensely good setup and ill send u an lfa for the team colours
-Gravity

OH! great (:
ill talk to fox about setup tips even though i kept playing with it yesterday
and it ended up pretty sick..

I'm not a pro tuner by any means but I would suggest taking some toe and camber off. I'm assuming by 'linear' your car isn't straightening out before you exit the corner and continues down the straight at an angle?

yeah that was my initial problem, figured the toe balance after posting here
eventually i kept the high toe angles and changed the damper ratio which
gave me less 'kick back' when trying to end it smoothly, that, + a bit more
throttle on exits helped...

 

[Rogzero]

I'm guessing the rear tyres gained traction too quickly as you were leaving the bend. Did you just stiffen the front dampers?

On the other hand, if you lose your drift angle mid corner or encounter violent snapback at the corner exit you may be required to countersteer less and/or apply more throttle.

I've always found this guide helpful https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=57146