Open Diff Drifters!

xxxh28 · 05-03-2005, 12:26 AM

AHHA any open diff drifters out there?

Piner · 05-03-2005, 08:28 AM

Yeah I do but not for much longer.

Im welding it.

TireFrier · 05-03-2005, 10:44 AM

BUY AN LSD ALREADY! haha
my lsd is hella worn, it won't swing donuts. but it burns em both when i drift, so thats fine with me.

D1 DRIFTER · 05-03-2005, 10:57 AM

hey im a a open diff drifter and i support my one tire fire! but i hope to soon have a LSD once i get the funds together..... i will be runnning at WSIR for the Land-ho/ shogunstyle perforamnce cup o' drift! ttyl!

FC3slider88 · 05-03-2005, 10:58 AM

Yeah, I will never be able to afford an lsd so I have an open diff. I had one on my fc, that's the car I learned to drift in. Then I got a welded diff for it, didn't really see a difference. But yeah, my fc could not even do a donut. Now I have a 96 s14 and that also has an open diff. Don't you just love not being able to fully utilize the little horse power that you have. (I have a stock KA with 117,000 miles - I got beat by an old van on the highway). So I think an lsd would make a huge difference for me, but oh well. If and when I do get one though, it will be like the sweetest thing I ever got for my car.

balmo · 05-03-2005, 12:51 PM

i was driftng w/ open diff. for a few years before i got my lsd (should have gotten sooner)

...for what it's worth, i learned to start from a faster speed becasue inertia is all i got.

cfrost · 05-03-2005, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D1 DRIFTER

hey im a a open diff drifter and i support my one tire fire! but i hope to soon have a LSD once i get the funds together..... i will be runnning at WSIR for the Land-ho/ shogunstyle perforamnce cup o' drift! ttyl!

lol they should run a class just for the open dif guys! lol

see ya there!

here's some open dif pictures for the thread starter

xxxh28 · 05-04-2005, 02:15 AM

lol funny stuff

GotNismo? · 05-04-2005, 09:31 AM

lsd's are awesome. i think one came stock on my fc... i do donuts beautifully and drifting is a lil easier.

marshun · 05-04-2005, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TireFrier

BUY AN LSD ALREADY! haha
my lsd is hella worn, it won't swing donuts. but it burns em both when i drift, so thats fine with me.

so you must have a vlsd. i hate those things. but even with a vlsd you should be able to do donuts with countersteer easily. even if its worn to hell.

TireFrier · 05-04-2005, 03:59 PM

no, its a clutch type LSD. its in my cressida. i'm sure i could get it to swing if i really worked it... but as far as just dumping the clutch and turning... not happening. the old LSD i just took out swung donuts really well... but i destroyed that rear end, so i put this junkyard one in. it drifts cool, but just won't swing. VLSD are junk. i had one in my S13... i hated it. clutch type is the only way to go, otherwise just weld the spider gears in an open diff...

BENZ_200T · 05-04-2005, 05:20 PM

Hello...i am BOB from malaysia....iam drifting a Benz 123 model....drifting is starting to go ""BOOM"" in malaysia.....And currently...i am drifting with an open diff......

Here's my ride......its not pretty...

This is me drifting at a winding road.....

Sorry for the bad english.

slideways2004 · 05-05-2005, 10:15 AM

i'm open diff. i'm gonna weld it b/c i'm over budget

Drift For Food · 05-05-2005, 10:32 PM

My old truck had an open diff, first rwd drifter, lol. It was a pile but was fun to bash on. My current Subbie's full viscous.

There are differences in needs though, and it varies on what you're drifting on and your car setup. It becomes increasingly useful when running tighter, slower corners, and with a car with higher horsepower or with a car with a lot of body roll and the inside tire gets very light.

My old Ranger was rated at 70hp, probably put 50 to the ground. Even on gravel, I never had an issue with the open diff. In fact, the only time I ever had the inside tire wind up is say on a tight 30mph corner with the throttle pegged in 2nd gear. It would lean enough to basically lift the rear inside off the ground and spin up the tire. Beyond that, I don't think I'd ever notice the difference if it had a locking or open diff. ...now if it had the V6 in it instead, yeah, I would of had some power to work with and probably a better need for one.

xxxh28 · 05-06-2005, 02:25 AM

hahah cool

Piner · 05-06-2005, 04:33 AM

well one of the cool things about the welded its at full lock all the time so all you really have to do is turn in hard and give a little gas and the car will slide like no tomarrow. I know a guy who couldnt drift for Sh!t with an open and as soon as he welded it he won first place in the novice class during the fist comp at hialeia

drftk1d · 05-18-2005, 08:02 PM

i'm open diff until tomorrow

Hachi-roku04 · 06-11-2005, 07:41 PM

WOOT i finally got a subie clutch type rear for my 510. some forum said it would give me more understeer... so i dunno they must be talkin about ppl that dont want to drift
another prob may be that its 3.70 gear and not the stock 3.90
i dunno what that will do.

FluffyBunnyFeet · 06-12-2005, 09:20 PM

Yay for open diff

It does take some extra skill but i still can swing it.

Cone · 07-09-2005, 11:30 AM

I rocked open diff for over a year, I went through a lot of tires!! Now I prefer drifting left cause that's all I could do with the open diff.

TireFrier · 07-11-2005, 01:48 AM

its funny, since my last post i got rid of the cressida. Now i have a TE72 corolla and it has an open diff... its weird it will swing to the left hella good and burn both tires.... but to the right is one tire fire. time to weld the spider gears! or i could always get an ae86 GTS rear end... they bolt right up.... but shiot welded diff is more consistant anyways. I'd rather scrub on u turns than replace clutchpacks.

Cone · 07-11-2005, 08:10 AM

AE86 rear ends are getting pretty hard to find though. People sell them for way to much.

05-03-2005, 12:26 AM	#1
xxxh28 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal Posts: 29	Open Diff Drifters! AHHA any open diff drifters out there?

05-04-2005, 05:20 PM	#12
BENZ_200T User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Perak, Malaysia Posts: 1	An Open diff drifter Hello...i am BOB from malaysia....iam drifting a Benz 123 model....drifting is starting to go ""BOOM"" in malaysia.....And currently...i am drifting with an open diff...... Here's my ride......its not pretty... This is me drifting at a winding road..... Sorry for the bad english.

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05-03-2005, 08:28 AM	#2
Piner Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ramstein AB, Germany Posts: 776	Yeah I do but not for much longer. Im welding it.

05-03-2005, 10:44 AM	#3
TireFrier Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 115	BUY AN LSD ALREADY! haha my lsd is hella worn, it won't swing donuts. but it burns em both when i drift, so thats fine with me.

05-03-2005, 10:57 AM	#4
D1 DRIFTER Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 754	hey im a a open diff drifter and i support my one tire fire! but i hope to soon have a LSD once i get the funds together..... i will be runnning at WSIR for the Land-ho/ shogunstyle perforamnce cup o' drift! ttyl!

05-03-2005, 10:58 AM	#5
FC3slider88 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: State College, PA Posts: 212	Yeah, I will never be able to afford an lsd so I have an open diff. I had one on my fc, that's the car I learned to drift in. Then I got a welded diff for it, didn't really see a difference. But yeah, my fc could not even do a donut. Now I have a 96 s14 and that also has an open diff. Don't you just love not being able to fully utilize the little horse power that you have. (I have a stock KA with 117,000 miles - I got beat by an old van on the highway). So I think an lsd would make a huge difference for me, but oh well. If and when I do get one though, it will be like the sweetest thing I ever got for my car.

05-03-2005, 12:51 PM	#6
balmo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Newark, CA Posts: 162	i was driftng w/ open diff. for a few years before i got my lsd (should have gotten sooner) ...for what it's worth, i learned to start from a faster speed becasue inertia is all i got.

05-04-2005, 02:15 AM	#8
xxxh28 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal Posts: 29	lol funny stuff

05-04-2005, 09:31 AM	#9
GotNismo? But officer i swear.... Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Orleans Posts: 234	lsd's are awesome. i think one came stock on my fc... i do donuts beautifully and drifting is a lil easier.

05-04-2005, 03:59 PM	#11
TireFrier Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 115	no, its a clutch type LSD. its in my cressida. i'm sure i could get it to swing if i really worked it... but as far as just dumping the clutch and turning... not happening. the old LSD i just took out swung donuts really well... but i destroyed that rear end, so i put this junkyard one in. it drifts cool, but just won't swing. VLSD are junk. i had one in my S13... i hated it. clutch type is the only way to go, otherwise just weld the spider gears in an open diff...

05-05-2005, 10:15 AM	#13
slideways2004 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 839	i'm open diff. i'm gonna weld it b/c i'm over budget

05-05-2005, 10:32 PM	#14
Drift For Food OMG the ground's white! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 676	My old truck had an open diff, first rwd drifter, lol. It was a pile but was fun to bash on. My current Subbie's full viscous. There are differences in needs though, and it varies on what you're drifting on and your car setup. It becomes increasingly useful when running tighter, slower corners, and with a car with higher horsepower or with a car with a lot of body roll and the inside tire gets very light. My old Ranger was rated at 70hp, probably put 50 to the ground. Even on gravel, I never had an issue with the open diff. In fact, the only time I ever had the inside tire wind up is say on a tight 30mph corner with the throttle pegged in 2nd gear. It would lean enough to basically lift the rear inside off the ground and spin up the tire. Beyond that, I don't think I'd ever notice the difference if it had a locking or open diff. ...now if it had the V6 in it instead, yeah, I would of had some power to work with and probably a better need for one.

05-06-2005, 02:25 AM	#15
xxxh28 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal Posts: 29	hahah cool

05-06-2005, 04:33 AM	#16
Piner Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ramstein AB, Germany Posts: 776	well one of the cool things about the welded its at full lock all the time so all you really have to do is turn in hard and give a little gas and the car will slide like no tomarrow. I know a guy who couldnt drift for Sh!t with an open and as soon as he welded it he won first place in the novice class during the fist comp at hialeia

05-18-2005, 08:02 PM	#17
drftk1d Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7	i'm open diff until tomorrow

06-11-2005, 07:41 PM	#18
Hachi-roku04 waiting for my hachiroku Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: washington state Posts: 275	WOOT i finally got a subie clutch type rear for my 510. some forum said it would give me more understeer... so i dunno they must be talkin about ppl that dont want to drift another prob may be that its 3.70 gear and not the stock 3.90 i dunno what that will do.

06-12-2005, 09:20 PM	#19
FluffyBunnyFeet Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fresno,Cali USA Posts: 119	Yay for open diff It does take some extra skill but i still can swing it.

07-09-2005, 11:30 AM	#20
Cone Your mom drifts!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 153	I rocked open diff for over a year, I went through a lot of tires!! Now I prefer drifting left cause that's all I could do with the open diff.

07-11-2005, 01:48 AM	#21
TireFrier Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 115	its funny, since my last post i got rid of the cressida. Now i have a TE72 corolla and it has an open diff... its weird it will swing to the left hella good and burn both tires.... but to the right is one tire fire. time to weld the spider gears! or i could always get an ae86 GTS rear end... they bolt right up.... but shiot welded diff is more consistant anyways. I'd rather scrub on u turns than replace clutchpacks.

07-11-2005, 08:10 AM	#22
Cone Your mom drifts!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 153	AE86 rear ends are getting pretty hard to find though. People sell them for way to much.