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    Its not too hard to set up a FWD car to lose traction in the rear:
    -Lower front tire pressure, increase rear tire pressure
    -Really stiff (heavier) rear swaybar
    -Larger wheels/tires up front than in back
    -More negative front camber, more positive camber in back
    -More front toe out
    -Stiffer rear springs
    -Shorter wheel base

    Its MUCH easier to do in cars with short wheel bases, it would be easiest in an EF or EG hatch. If you want your fwd car to be a little more tail happy, just put a stiff swaybar in the back and leave the front one stock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magius
    Its not too hard to set up a FWD car to lose traction in the rear:
    -Lower front tire pressure, increase rear tire pressure
    -Really stiff (heavier) rear swaybar
    -Larger wheels/tires up front than in back
    -More negative front camber, more positive camber in back
    -More front toe out
    -Stiffer rear springs
    -Shorter wheel base
    You must have crazy Grand Turismo skills.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sentra
    You must have crazy Grand Turismo skills.
    Haha I don't really try to do that in GT.

    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    can still only slide one turn at a time before he runs out of momentum .
    Thats the biggest problem. By getting the car to a crazy angle, you slow down a lot. This is why I don't particularly care about setting a FWD car up to drift, but just a little oversteer in a fwd car will allow you to go a little faster in the corners and the loss of traction is easy to control.

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