Hey, This Would Be A Good Drift Car Right....?

Hey,

If you guys (and girls) could, please let me know, if this is good for drift:

85-86 Supra (TURBO), lightweight, nice amount of power not too big, good
ratios, can make a lot of mods (probably going to need to seeing how old it is).
hatchback,uncommon, ummmm, if you ppl know more please share your wealth! lol.
And I am trying to find the specs but, it has become quite hard to find them all together or without modifications to the car.

alright, well, I thank you all, later ^_-

I'm confused, do you want a MkII or mkIII???
85-86 Supras were not turboed, Turbos came around in 1987.
85/86 Supras CAN be turbo'd, but do not come like that factory.
I think they'd be good for everything you have listed, depending on what you put into it

Yes they are great drift cars. there mix of RWD with hellaaa power creates perfection. It is almost as good as the silvias, but not quite as good. But still it is a supra and nothing is better.

i wouldnt be quick to trust someone with one post and uses the word "hellaaa" when refering to a car...

im not sure if the earlier models were good at drifting... i dont recall ever seeing one drifting either though im sure one has been b4... try find its weight distribution... the more even it is the better

I agree with ghetto on the trust issue.
I drift an mkIII and its an all around good drift car
but the weight transfer when initiating a drift
is much larger than the mkII but i have no stability issues due to the rigity of my chassis.This is an issue you will have to takle. As well as
dealing with differential issues. as far as i know mkIIs do not come with
an lsd thats drift worthy. But what u lose in stability u gain in a weight
advantage its much lighter than an mkIII. About as light as a 240.
So i suggest 3 things before its ready to drift:
1. Invest in shocks, springs, stabilty bars,tie rods...... etc SUSPENSION!!!!
2 and 3. Switch out the differential,best idea would be to switch to a differential from an MKIII,the best way to do this is to do the engine and tranny swap from the mkIII I suggest the naturally aspirated engine(non-turbo) not only because its cheaper but so u dont have any unecassary tourque issues.


p.s. dont be worried about room in the engine bay theres more than enough.

I personally like the early 80's supras, it's something about the hatchback i guess, but anyways, yeah it would be a good car to drift, it's similar to alot of other good drifting cars like the AE86 and the it's counterpart the '86 toyota corolla. It's has what you need to drift too, rear wheel drive, manual trans, and it's pretty light so that helps. :grinyes: