frame modifications for drifting?

[Dustin_S]

anyone familiar with eighth grade physics would realize that drifting is hard on a rigid car frame. Drifting is even worse when you're learning...or just suck.

What, if any, modifications can be performed on a car's body/frame to help buffer the stresses of drifting? I'd assume cross-bracing is a possibility...? metal upgrades in the frame perhaps? I'm simply curious.

[klohiq]

Frame bracing like a roll cage and strut tower bars will help the car out with the stress, but mostly they are good so the frame will flex less and ultimately give better and more precise handling.

I don't drift, but from what I understand...the way a frame is made allows it to withstand drifting without bending in all cases but a crash, but you would risk bending the frame in any sort of mild/major crash. I can only think of one problem area and that's the roof...if you have t-tops then I wouldn't suggest drifting unless you have proper frame bracing...and even then I don't think it's the greatest idea. Moon/sunroofs aren't too bad for flexing and they don't get the cracks at the stress points like t-tops since they provide decent rigidity usually.

Convertibles are definitely not the best for drifting and handling, but you still aren't risking bending the frame though...they just flex so much more than a solid roofed car when you push them hard...but the newer mr2s can drift alright and they are all spyders...so it's all up to how well the car was engineered...

[psychedelicbeats]

also, if you're the more serious drifter, you can start off my spot welding all the weak spots on the frame to get ultimate rigidity.

[Suislide]

Originally Posted by psychedelicbeats

also, if you're the more serious drifter, you can start off my spot welding all the weak spots on the frame to get ultimate rigidity.

i plan to eventually do this to my car once i start getting serious, along with strut bars, roll cage, stabilizers and other bracing.