| So you've found your new car, soon to be drift | | | | suspension. You can have a car producing 150 hp |
| monster. Now what? Well, now you will need to | | | | and lbs torque and slide like a pro if you have the |
| start the build up. There are several directions | | | | proper suspension set up. Therefore your parts |
| you can go and there's no right or wrong. | | | | list should consist of the following: |
| However there is a quick and slow. Now with the | | | | - Adjustable coil overs |
| direction I'm trying to take you with these | | | | - Bigger sway bars |
| tutorials, I'll be teaching you the quick way to get | | | | - Polyurethane bushings |
| out on the track and to be getting the seat time | | | | - Strut bars |
| you will need. | | | | - Limited slip differential (LSD) |
| One common misconception about drifting is that | | | | - SFI 16.1 certified 5/6 point racing harnesses |
| you need gobs of power in order to control a | | | | - Snell SA 2000 or newer helmet |
| drift through a corner, however with my | | | | These are some of the essentials to getting on |
| teachings through this tutorial, you will learn this is | | | | the track. You should be able to find everything |
| a myth. What you will need is a tweaked and | | | | on this list for a budget of around 4000 dollars |
| tuned suspension set up that will make it next to | | | | US, putting the running total in the area of $5000. |
| impossible to be unable to control your vehicle | | | | KEY POINT: Always do your research! During you |
| through a corner. | | | | search for the right parts research the brands |
| So, with that said, let's get started. The first | | | | and parts you find. Check forums, read articles, |
| priority is a parts list. You have to know what | | | | and search the web for the pros and cons of the |
| you need and stick to that list. You don't want to | | | | item you want to by. You won't want to be |
| be buying items like steering wheels and glowing | | | | wasting your time and money on things that don't |
| shift knobs when you should be looking for | | | | work. |
| polyurethane bushings and sway bars. If you want | | | | To recap where we are with this budget build, |
| you drift car to look like a show car then stop | | | | you've found your car, you have your parts list |
| right now! Your first drift car will be beat up and | | | | and are buying the things you NEED. With this you |
| probably crashed. So you are looking for form | | | | are off to a great start and your heading in the |
| over fashion. | | | | right direction. |
| You parts list at this point should be all about | | | | |