Drift entrance techniques/form

[JDMStanced]

Originally Posted by !Zar!

Toe up front changes turn in.

Toe in back changes traction.

Are you saying toe in in the back will give better traction while drifting?

[pacotaco345]

Originally Posted by JDMStanced

Are you saying toe in in the back will give better traction while drifting?

When I first lowered my car and aligned it on an uneven surface I had toe out in the back. You know how if you have toe out in the front it makes the steering twitchy/super responsive?? Well toe out in the back made my car feel like the rear end was on marbles. It felt like the subframe was attached to the car via jell-o. Just put it this way:

Front toe in - stable front end
Front toe out - responsive but twitchy front end
Rear toe in - stable/somewhat harder to break loose rear end
Rear toe out - scary as hell will make you feel like you're driving sideways in the rain with your eyes closed...

[JDMStanced]

Originally Posted by pacotaco345

When I first lowered my car and aligned it on an uneven surface I had toe out in the back. You know how if you have toe out in the front it makes the steering twitchy/super responsive?? Well toe out in the back made my car feel like the rear end was on marbles. It felt like the subframe was attached to the car via jell-o. Just put it this way:

Front toe in - stable front end
Front toe out - responsive but twitchy front end
Rear toe in - stable/somewhat harder to break loose rear end
Rear toe out - scary as hell will make you feel like you're driving sideways in the rain with your eyes closed...

With rear toe in, "somewhat" harder to break loose rear end which means more smoke when drifting. no? sorry i'm noob

[fckillerbee]

Originally Posted by JDMStanced

With rear toe in, "somewhat" harder to break loose rear end which means more smoke when drifting. no? sorry i'm noob

imagine skiing. it creates friction.

Imagine trying to transition and you have added friction. It will snap more.

as far as adding extra traction...I personally haven't noticed it. But I've ran zero toe almost all my life, and it hasn't been a big deal. I'm sure those calculations are more for trying to move up the ladder in FD.

[pacotaco345]

^^ listen to this guy, much better driver than me lol. But seriously, you should run 0 toe in the rear.. there's not really any benefits to running to out or in back there. The front end is where you should mess with stuff, camber/toe/caster... I mean in simplest form they are what steer the car.