Drift Setup (By Tanabe / More Japan)

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Drift Setup Commentary Pictures, Additional Tech courtesy Tanabe / More Japan AE86 Pro driver Katsuhiro Ueo makes his own line of multi-link suspension pieces for the Corolla AE86. They provide a wide range of settings, and use pillow ends which can replace stock worn 20 year old rubber bushings. Grip > Drift. Allow to me clarify that bit of flame bait. Grip oriented suspension settings ‘can be’ beneficial for drifting. When a car is set too loose, you’re going to need to do a lot more work than necessary to reign in control over a car that has minimal rear traction. Sure, your thumbs can move pretty fast, but unless you’re getting creative with your arm exercises the beginner will have a real difficult time doing the same in real life. He’s the legendary ‘King of AE86’ but he didn’t get there on video games alone Understanding what some of these aftermarket suspension parts and alignment settings do will be important when considering the buildup of your car. We’ll use parts available for the Nissan 240SX S-chassis as an example, since this is arguably the most popular RWD car used for drifting today. Camber: Changing the rear upper control arms on the 240SX to a unit like the Kazama Auto RUCA can adjust rear camber. Pillowball mounts with camber adjustments can be used for front settings. Camber affects the amount of tire traction during cornering. Positive camber can reduce traction during cornering, as the initially smaller tire contact patch grows smaller with cornering force. Alternately, negative camber can increase traction, as the tire grips more of the road as cornering forces increase. Of course, there is a limit to this effect, and overly aggressive settings simply result in poor tire wear and reduced traction; the equivalent of driving on only 20% of the tire’s width at all times. Caster: All too often on the 240SX, the stock bushing type TC rods are worn out and shot, causing independent caster movement of the front suspension. This can cause the car to pull to one side, especially during braking. Replacing with stronger units is a common upgrade on the 240SX. Caster affects directional stability for cornering and straight line driving. Positive caster can have the effect of increasing negative camber angle relative to steering angle. Too much caster can make steering difficult, and can give the power steering system a good workout and subsequent boilover of fluids. Negative caster settings can make steering easier, but are not used too often for this type of motorsport. Caster is not often talked about, but it plays a very big role in a suspension setup. Toe: Changing the Rear Toe Rod can reduce rear steer and instability on extremely worn rear suspensions. Since rear camber and toe settings directly affect each other, it is wise to upgrade both the rear camber arm and toe rod at the same time. Toe is the term used to describe the direction of the left and right wheels of a car in relation to each other. With zero toe, the wheels are parallel. ‘Toe in’ is when the wheels point inward. ‘Toe out’ is when the wheels point outward. A slight toe in setting can be used to gain stability, and a slight toe out setting can be used to for improved turn in. It should be noted toe settings should not be set too aggressively, as tire wear can be severe. Discuss. Interested in these multi-link suspension pieces, and others like it? Please visit the following link for more information: http://www.more-japan.com