Questions for E30 drifters

[Chaos Theory]

E30 for drifting. I'm guessing you were the kid who's parents made him do figure skating rather than play hockey... Tough brake.

*break.

Morons making comments about the usage of cars when they don't even know the difference between a brake and the breaks? FAIL.

[IminDiegoTriick]

The information on this thread is awesome.!

[Dude]

225 on a 8 is normal with a lil bulge. I run 205 on an 8's with a hair of stretch.

[lolcantturn]

E30 for drifting. I'm guessing you were the kid who's parents made him do figure skating rather than play hockey... Tough brake.

you must be homosex.

[Danny]

E30 for drifting. I'm guessing you were the kid who's parents made him do figure skating rather than play hockey... Tough brake.

And you must have been the one who was home schooled.

[direction88]

E30 for drifting. I'm guessing you were the kid who's parents made him do figure skating rather than play hockey... Tough brake.

[Jaxx_]

notice that I said 225-245...some tires run small and vise versa

I'm gonna agree with mike on this one. I ran a 235 on a 7" and that was OEM fitment. I later changed to 215 for the application, but i wouldn't consider 245 "oversized" for a 8".

[Mike The Bavarian]

notice that I said 225-245...some tires run small and vise versa

[shiboujin]

I run 245s on my 9" wide

[KennyT]

225-245 is perfect on a 8"

Contact patch width does not equal rim width, unless you live in stretch land. Also, higher end tires tend to recess at the bead allowing you to run wider tires on a narrower wheel. My Khumo 711's are this way, as are the Bridgestone RE-11's in my basement.

M Roadsters came with 7.5" wide fronts with 225s, 8.5" rears with 245s.

Stop doing coke.

[Chaos Theory]

225-245 is perfect on a 8"

[Mike The Bavarian]

How? 245 is almost 10 inches wide.

10" > 8".

225-245 is perfect on a 8"

[Chaos Theory]

How? 245 is almost 10 inches wide.

10" > 8".

[Mike The Bavarian]

Have to agree except for Formula Drift, that is probably the most boring "drift" to watch. Just extended power slides on long sweepers.

The drift basics are the same for all cars.

• FR Manual, lock the rear - Welded will do fine but an LSD is preferable.
• Eliminate body roll - Coil overs with stiff spring rates(in an E30 probably 10KG/MM front and 12KG/MM rear). Fat sway bars, adjustable is unnecessary.
• Reduce sidewall flex - No over sized tyres(245s on 8s etc) but you will want good tyres that grip well. Stretch is not really recommended.
• Increase lock - Modify steering knuckles/change rack/tie rods etc

Power is unnecessary. If it bogs down, kick the clutch.


Have fun.

245 on a 8 is proper sized you bozo....

[Chaos Theory]

You guys make it seem like any RWD platform can drift like FD. I'm researching to find the forumula for the best E30 drift car. Can you drift a stock car? yes. Can you drift a stock car well? Kinda. Can you drift a mildly modded E30 at an FD level? no.

Have to agree except for Formula Drift, that is probably the most boring "drift" to watch. Just extended power slides on long sweepers.

The drift basics are the same for all cars.

• FR Manual, lock the rear - Welded will do fine but an LSD is preferable.
• Eliminate body roll - Coil overs with stiff spring rates(in an E30 probably 10KG/MM front and 12KG/MM rear). Fat sway bars, adjustable is unnecessary.
• Reduce sidewall flex - No over sized tyres(245s on 8s etc) but you will want good tyres that grip well. Stretch is not really recommended.
• Increase lock - Modify steering knuckles/change rack/tie rods etc

Power is unnecessary. If it bogs down, kick the clutch.


Have fun.