AWD drifting?

[Turboaddict]

question has anyone done this in a awd eclipse?
also I read somewhere were a guy disengaged the front wheels to make it just a RWD something to do with the center dif ...that possible?

may get one for drifting as I don't like nissians and can't afford a supra, wrx, lancer.

marcus

[goalieman24]

yes it can be done although much harder than a rwd car. you are going to need a bit of power and very tuned suspension. if you really want to drift and dont have a lot of money, look at a toyota trueno. they make very good drift cars and from 1985 they wont run you a whole lot although you probably will have to work on it a bit

[JoeWagon]

AWD dsm's arent the best drifters... i'd stick with something that has a proven record for being a drifter's choice on the track. im thinking of nissans especially, and later toyotas

[kjewer1]

Any car with an open center differential was not meant to be driven sideways. But that can be changed. Probably better to start with a RWD car if thats important to you. But for what its worth, my car will go sideways in first for 100 feet or so on dry pavement if I ask it to do so

[2of9]

Hey...sorry about posting an OLD A$$ thread, but has anyone seen a AWD Eclipse Drift? its possible, but has anyone seen one drift?

[EclipseRST]

i have... my buddy does it in his car all the time! although thats what he set his car up to do, its fun as hell!

[2of9]

hmm..can ya get a pic or vid of it. my friends still dont believe me when i tell them the facts...thanks

[guitarXgeek]

Would AWD be easier to drift than FWD?
<--- major newb =)

[2of9]

AWD is alot harder. but it depends on the weather. FWD drifting is possible; snow, rain, wet surfaces. In FWD, you'll be using the E-Brake alot more in the AWD drift. AWD, i heard is harder tho, because of the suspensions, balance and the control u have over the car. i also heard u would have to make all wheels spin...LSD...but i think AWD in a DSM is possible and would be harder than FWD drifting.

[duckydsp]

I drifted in my gs. I actually didn't mean to but I did. I was going about 45 down the road and then my friend told me to take a left. I cut the wheel pretty quickly and cut the wheel my car did a 180 spin so I cut the wheel ito the turn and it caught and continued to go down the street.

[Nstyle29]

also have drifted in my GS-T, on accident...going on some country roads that i had never been on and a 90 degree bend had me hittin the break turning and gasin...scary but once i knew i wasn't in the ditch i had a little fun with it

[2of9]

hey sorry about bringing back an old thread, but has anyone ever tried drifting in a AWD DSM? i kno its hard...very hard, but with money its possble.

[JoeWagon]

Originally Posted by Silver_GTR34

hey sorry about bringing back an old thread, but has anyone ever tried drifting in a AWD DSM? i kno its hard...very hard, but with money its possble.

You ask a question, and then answer yourself... what do you want to know? Yes, if you had enough power you could spin the tires in 1st on an AWD, and you could probably do donuts if your drivetrain didn't break. Drifting though? There are a few videos on DSMtuners of drifting autox DSM's, try to find those. AWD is the OPPOSITE of drifting, so if anything you are pushing a car against it's natural abilities.

[yoshimitsuspeed]

All my drifting experience is on dirt. Which is where I think drifting is most effective and least detrimental to the car and tires. The eclipse naturally has the tendancy to understeer (meaning the nose will push out before the rear end starts to come around) this can be counterd several ways
1 suspension tuning is deffinatley a good idea but for a poor bastard like myself you just have to learn to drive the car given it's natural properties
2 braking and turning method can sometimes be enough. as you apply brakes you load weight on the front tires giving you more traction to steer with, as well as lightening the rear allowing it to swing around more easily.
3 If you really want to get her coming around (We will say we are taking a left hand corner) as you are approaching the corner you cut to the far left side of the road, at the right time you swerve to the far right side of the road. This loads the suspension on the left side of the car, now you are entering the corner, as you initiate your turn the weight loaded on the left suspension transfers to the right. With the right brake and throttle controll the car will pitch into an awsome drift.
The dissadvantage of this is you have to time your'e approach just right far before the corner, and if your timing is off it's a lot harder to fix the problem than in a fwd.
Practice in a safe enviroment is key to not totaling yer ride
I hope this helps
Play on dirt

[NOFX0617]

damn that looks like that is fun as hell i wish i could do something like that. but no us people in southern california dont get snow like that so im screwed.