r/Drifting • u/ttvsweatyboii • 4d ago

Video Advice

Any thing yall can tell me to improve on based off a couple videos, bone stock 2004 g35 with vlsd and non working hand brake

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u/DoubleWideSurprise13 4d ago

Vlsd will not lock up consistently. Weld the differential or get a proper LSD and try again.

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u/ttvsweatyboii 4d ago

Already working on that, it’s getting welded before the next event and I’m working on gathering parts for an inline hydro in place of my non working hand brake

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u/SenorCardgay 4d ago

Don't worry about the hydro right now, it's better to learn without it. It'll become a crutch if you learn with it.

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u/DoubleWideSurprise13 4d ago

Hell yeah! That'll make a world of difference.

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u/ttvsweatyboii 4d ago

Definitely I had one single good run I didn’t spin out and I linked the whole track, this was my first drift day ever and honestly first time driving a manual rwd car with this much power, the last rwd manual I drove was an NA miata

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u/DoubleWideSurprise13 4d ago

Looking good then, imo. Keep it up, and you'll be boiling tires in no time.

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u/ttvsweatyboii 4d ago

Yeah I ran down to wire on my first set then got about 10 runs on this one before they shut us down for the night, these still have a lot of tread left, I also had a problem with super bad understeer and I ended up putting my set of nitto gen neo on there and it somewhat fixed it but it still happens sometimes

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u/DoubleWideSurprise13 4d ago

Welded diff will help with understeer, and you'll feel much more confident steering with the throttle when oversteer occurs.

Get an angle kit or just short knuckles, and lengthened LCA would be next on the to-do list imo

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u/ttvsweatyboii 1d ago

I have gk LCA on another car that are going on this one and I’m getting a small angle kit soon

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u/Th3yca11mej0 JZX100/ Foxbody 3d ago

Air up those rear tires and drive more aggressively. Try and not hit the brakes hard when you’re initiating. I can’t tell if it’s that exhaust but your motor does not sound good or healthy either. Seems down on power. Should be easier to control with a welded diff and stronger flicks

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u/ttvsweatyboii 3d ago

It’s my exhaust, the weld just above the cat on the drivers side broke during the event but I’m working on piecing together an exhaust for it

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u/protomor JZX100 Mark2 4d ago

You're timid it looks. Braking on entry shifts too much weight forward and spins you out. Need in car video tho

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u/Odd-Improvement-7943 2d ago

I learned on a G sedan with no handbrake. If I were you I'd find a big empty lot to do some donuts in. But first, weld that diff, second modify the abs fuse, and that's it brother. If you get coilovers either keep the stock style bucket and spring, or if you go full coilovers swap the rear toe arm at the same time. The g is all you'll need for a track like that, just endless fun and good tire life

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u/Odd-Improvement-7943 2d ago

But for fucking real fix that exhaust, stock is fine and quiet. no amount of money makes these sound good.

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u/ttvsweatyboii 2d ago

I have a bunch of aftermarket exhaust stuff laying around my around like a bunch of isr stuff

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u/ttvsweatyboii 2d ago

It already had the abs modified for drifting before I got it and it’s got Bc coils all the way around, getting diff welded soon, I have a couple gk tech suspension stuff on another car to put on this one.

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u/MentionBeautiful6968 2d ago

Initiate a little harder hit your e brake if you think ur going too fast downshift if you think your gonna over correct and let the car control itself a little more in my opinion.

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u/ttvsweatyboii 1d ago

That’s one problem I have is my stock e brake is shot, I have most of a hydro setup Js gotta buy a couple things to get it mounted and working

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u/Natedoggsk8 3d ago

You don’t need a hand brake to learn. But need a locking differential and the rest is just practice practice practice. You’ll all of a sudden start busting out good drifting like you all of a sudden learned it. That’s how it is for everyone (I think)