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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    lol, dually's and drag cars have less understeer than a 240.

    Have you ever seen a Z32 Drift? Have you ever drifted a Z32 or driven one hard enough to slide?

    They can be easily stripped down to under 3,000 lbs, how much do you think the "VIP" style sedans that are drifting weigh? Yes, a slightly longer wheel base but look at the Miata...they drift fine with the approprate driver correct and compare their wheel base to other vehicles. If you've never seen someone comfortable in a Z32 300zx then you don't know if they are good or bad to drift or not.
    I don't think it's so much an issue of the wheelbase or weight, I think, and don't quote me on this, but I remember someone saying that Z32 had very very little steering angle. I would think that's an easily fixable problem with the right parts, but I'm not an expert on Z32's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrivenMind
    I don't think it's so much an issue of the wheelbase or weight, I think, and don't quote me on this, but I remember someone saying that Z32 had very very little steering angle. I would think that's an easily fixable problem with the right parts, but I'm not an expert on Z32's.
    Weight and their wheel base has always been peoples excuse to why they can't drift in a Z32. What you don't know is those same people can't drift any other car either

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    Weight and their wheel base has always been peoples excuse to why they can't drift in a Z32. What you don't know is those same people can't drift any other car either

    yup..assumption is a mother trucker... ahahaha..

    yes, listen to people who cant do something and tell you it cant be done, is like taking advice from a begger on how to be rich.

    your auto is 300000lbs is fine to drift.

    your bmw 698899 with soft suspension and open diff is fine to drift..

    you have to manipulate the balance and speed alittle, adjust throttle control and brakes, and turn faster...

    may not the prettiest and not the longest drift but you can certainly do it.

    however, you may develop bad habits from this and i have to advice you to get upgrades on your suspension, lsd, and alignment tuning...etc

    i m just telling you to get out there and learn on the track coz you learn faster and understand the flaws, weakness, and strength of your driving and the car. and have fun doing so of course.

    go out and enjoy your car, drive and learn how to drift and understand why and what, are good platforms, how to tune suspension, how to drift an auto, how to drift on crap alignment, how to adjust and adapt to different feel, car, tires....etc..

    just get out there and smoke that shiat!

    cum on.

    do it in the butt.

    we all look like idiots drifting anyways, you can be one too!

    first timers are more welcome than last cummers.




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    Quote Originally Posted by DrivenMind
    I don't think it's so much an issue of the wheelbase or weight, I think, and don't quote me on this, but I remember someone saying that Z32 had very very little steering angle. I would think that's an easily fixable problem with the right parts, but I'm not an expert on Z32's.
    I think a lot of the "you can't drift a Z32" comes from people who seem to forget about the HICAS system....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
    I think a lot of the "you can't drift a Z32" comes from people who seem to forget about the HICAS system....
    Only on TT's and it's easily bypassed/locked out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
    I think a lot of the "you can't drift a Z32" comes from people who seem to forget about the HICAS system....
    i was just about to mention that whole super hicas bs... its dangerous not to tell these kids to mess with "drifting" w/o disabling it.

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