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Drift setup = too cheap for an alignment?

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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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Default Drift setup = too cheap for an alignment?

I put PSS9
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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if you don't know what it is, then how do you know you have it?

anyway, its probably a referral to the fact that you've got to have much much more negative camber due to the drop since you havent been aligned yet.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:35 AM
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I was being sarcastic... I don't know what it is and would like to know so I can tell if some one is BSing me.

Anyone?
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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camber...i don't think you'll see too many s2k's with a true "drift" alignment...so in that case i'd say it is rationalized laziness
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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When I first aligned my car myself, I accidently put toe out in the rear instead of toe in. It made for some very interesting driving at Buttonwillow the next week. I couldn't get on the gas coming out of a turn without drifting the dang thing.

I would image a drift setup would be toe out in the rear, a lot of rear camber, and rear stiff shock settings.
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 06:29 AM
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Thanks Vu,.. thats good info and makes sense.

Don
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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take it to a drift event and start at a basic alignment and go from there. Naturally Toe out makes the car squirly. Many of us actually run slight toe "in" for better input and control. If you want to learn and make things easy, toe it out and use crappy tires.

Take it to an actual Drift Event and drive your car!!!
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Voodoo_S2K,Dec 29 2006, 06:50 AM
When I first aligned my car myself, I accidently put toe out in the rear instead of toe in. It made for some very interesting driving at Buttonwillow the next week. I couldn't get on the gas coming out of a turn without drifting the dang thing.

I would image a drift setup would be toe out in the rear, a lot of rear camber, and rear stiff shock settings.
thats exactly what a "drift" setup is.
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