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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Whitehybrid
FYI, LOCKING UP YOUR REAR IN A FWD CAR IS NOT DRIFTING.



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Thats why I call it draggin. Ass draggin.
Drifting is a controlled slide with power from the rear wheels.
 
Old Jan 13, 2008 | 01:21 AM
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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First, the Fit rear suspension is a slightly modified deDion suspension and those are better than McPherson struts found in front. So the rear tires are much better oriented to the road surface than the fronts which have generally have far more camber changes. Just as Honda designed it to do. Understeer is far safer for the usual driver than oversteer.
You can increase your tendency to drift the rear tires by pumping the rear tire pressure to 45 to 50 psi and/or by putting spacers between the rear spring coils or stiifer coils, or by adding a stiff rear antiswar bar. All of these increase oversteer which is of course what you want. However the downside is that unlike rear wheel drive vehicles you have no control, well, very little control. over the rear wheel drift. Once you induce the drift you may not be able to do anything but ride it out so make sure you have mucho clear room around you.
I'm curious tho why you want to slide the back end. SS racers did 'slide' the back end occasionally but it was really the result of pitching the car into a corner and catching it to get out of the corner. And often it there was no 'catching'.
Good luck.
 

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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by mahout
SS racers did 'slide' the back end occasionally but it was really the result of pitching the car into a corner and catching it to get out of the corner. And often it there was no 'catching'.
Good luck.
ty! i do it all the time while not trying to drift cuz yeah but to do how you said. pitch and catch. did it today exiting the 405 N onto culver. do it everyday on the way to and from work cuz the side street i have to turn on to get into the parking lot is perfect, also the side street to turn into my neighborhood is perfect too! can't wait for my chance to track it on an autox course.
 

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