I own a 240

Just got it this morning so Im gonna be on this Forum alot.....a black 93' fastback (180,XXX) with everything working on it. Is a beauty. I dont know if this really pertain to this forum but I want to make it a drift car (I figured is a 240 so I should ask on this forum) Im new to the sport and I got 4k to start out with, What do yall suggest I do. I was thinking of getting a SR20DET swap but I want to hear ppls suggestion before I went ahead and did something. Thnx ahead of time for any given info.
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awesome to hear you got one!! good luck with it, and also just some advice, dont make a bunch of KA-T vs SR threads, or ask common questions about the SR or you will get bitched out..the FAQ are really helpful, good luck with your car!!

heres a quick summary.

if you're going stritcly for drifting get:

SR20
LSD
SUSPENSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

although you might not be able to pull all that off with $4k. depends on how much the SR will run ya. just search through the threads, everybody and they mama has asked almost the same question.

if you want to drift first get suspension mods. Coilovers, rear upper control arms, strut tower bars, sway bars, tie rods, tension control rods

And LSD.

welcome, i was wondering, how much did you pay for your car?

Coilovers--------------- 1500$
LSD-------------------- 1150$
Tension Rods-------------175$
Subframe Bushings------- 300$
Southern Ways 15in Mesh-800$
Nismo GT Shift Knob-------60$
Spin Turn Knob------------15$

4000 Exactly!

You forgot tires.

so thats about say 5grand a little more depending on what you buy for wheels

id actually go with


LSD
Coilovers
R.U.C.A.'s
Subframe spacers Aluminum
Strut Tower Bars
and some falkens or some shit for the stock wheels


that would be a great begininer's drift setup, shit i've seen a video of a completely stock 240sx drifting better then all the other cars at the event that were modded... it all really comes down to drivers skill and a good suspension setup with low power will give the beginer the most confidence(what u want)

when you save up some more money go with a 300zx 30mm iron caliper brake swap at all 4 corners, with z32 Master Cylinder and porportioning valve of course with some aftermarket pads of your choice. Swap over to 5 lugs and buy some decent wide wheels, atleast 8 inches wide, 8.5 or 9 inches wide would be optimum... you can run a 275 45 17 on a 17*8.5 inch rim very easily and thats enough tire for any 240sx.

THEN think about adding some power when you get real good and the rest of the shit is up to par. Just putting in a sr20det and some coilovers with everything else stock and your 4k spent is going to make a pretty shitty drift car compared to the other choice. Plus the sr20 will take a lot of money to maintain thereby hindering your saving abilities to buy other parts down the road, unless u make like a grand a week.


if there is atleast one lesson to be learned from this thread its that brakes are way more important then power, especially when you have a lot of power, so get those first,,, and a good suspension setup makes the car easier to drift no matter what your power is, and finally a good driver can drift about any damn thing.

I think an exhaust and intake setup will be fine for power. Definately do some good oil and keep up with matinence. Other than that, sink your money into the suspension. The KA will spin your tires just as well as the SR will if you know how to use physics. I had the rearend facing forward a few times while I was stock. Its a good thing I didn't have the KA-T at the time too. Strut bars and sways would even be a good start. More important than any mod is going to be practice and finding a place to do it. Good luck.

welcome, i was wondering, how much did you pay for your car?

$1,500....My pops worked with the guy for a while and after I helped him fix his crib a couple of times and I sold the volvo he told me if I wanted to buy it cause he knew how badly I wanted one and he didnt want me to get riped off. I dont know bout yall but I think that was a steal. :biggrin:

Thnx for the info. I cant wait to get this project started

Well I dunno about all these other parts but I know that to Drift you need -

18x9 +0 F w/205s
18x10 -12R w/225s
(Prefferably the Do-Luck Spinnaz)
+
Coilovers with Collars Removed for lower stance
+
Bososuko 3ft Exhaust tip

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Drift bettar than your mom.

get tension control rods, and tie rods. from a real drifter I talked to, he said it makes a big difference. Steering response and handling is vastly improved and noticable