370Z Drift Project + angle + stability + control
 

This is how I got more angle and for my purpose it has worked well.

I cut the bump stop off
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If you do the same you should consider painting the metal because it will start to have surface rust fairly quick.

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This is what I used to make the inner tie rod spacer. This matches the inner tie rod perfectly and goes into the rack.

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I cut 6 MM for each ring.

Clean your inner tie rod and add loctite

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If you use the factory 19 inch wheel w/ 225 tire up front the wheel will hit the lower control arm. Yes there is an easy solution.

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To solve this you can run a spacer up front OR get a narrower wheel. I have tried many wheels and the one I am happy with is the 18x8 factory 2009 370z front wheels with 245/40/18 tire and it currently does not rub the arm.

MAD ANGLE (as compared to stock)

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When the suspension and bushing load up there will be even more angle.

On this ANGLE topic, the 370z has A LOT of Ackerman angle for drifting and scrubs speed fairly quick at large lock angle.

I have used the NISMO LSD PRO in 1.5 way and 2 way configuration and I have chosen to weld the DIFF because it feels the best and gives the rear end lots of extra floating off throttle.

I have also used ACT 6 spuck sprung and clutch master flywheel (steel) so you can resurface it and won't warp so easily with clutch kicks. + Z speed CSC is a huge improvement over the factory unit. http://www.conceptzperformance.com/C...08173.63.15.79


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I also installed some ebay test pipes from beluga racing for sound mainly...they work great, fitment was perfect.

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I changed all the fluids in the car.
Trans oil, diff oil, engine oil (10W-40 amsoil racing), power steering oil (this helped my car a lot).

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Electronics don't help this car drift so the YAW sensor needs to be killed off or put on a switch.

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The GREEN wire in the harness is the power to the YAW sensor.

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The Oil Temp from drifting or any spirited activity goes mental in the 370z so Z1 makes an awesome kit to keep the oil temps in control.

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I ran the lines a bit different from the instructions

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Bad A$$$ 34 Row Setrab

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Chris Forsberg was super kind with advice and sold me his DG5 coilovers (front spring 12 kg/mm & rear spring 10 kg/mm) from his Z (His race car does not use this spring rate). With it came advised alignments specs of 1/8" out front and 1/8" in the rear.

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Miro Ovcharik at MT-Fabrication mirodrift.com
Helped with Alignment, corner balance, test drives, feedback on shock setup, and some fab work.

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Added some Project Mu hand brake pads (aka d1 pads) Huge thanks to conceptzperformance.com for helping me source most of my parts.

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Swaybars are super beefy and help a lot in the dry
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Miro made a bracket to hold the fire extinguisher

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Really strong and excellent build quality

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I also asked him to make a hand brake extension that could retain the use of the parking brake function.

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With a Drift Knob its perfect.

In this video you can see how easy the car is to slide around.
370z Miro Drift #smoke - YouTube

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Thanks to ::

Mirodrift.com

chrisforsberg.com

conceptzperformance.com

z1motorsports.com

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I'll will update this thread as I develop the car.

Next steps:
Club Loose NJ (full season)
ABS delete + proportioning valve for the rear
Seats (you get thrown around a bit)
Harness
Cage

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Current tire size
245/40/18 square

You're a little guy. Only weigh 3 pounds?

LMAO!

Maybe he ate a fück ton of helium

:icon18::rofl2: Maybe linked wrong pic as we did play around with cross weights a lot and i have tons of pics...need to find the correct one.:tiphat:

Lmao, I kept looking at the pics pretty confused about that lol.

Sub'd. :D

Nice dude. How do those project mu ebrake pads?

They work well and when you tighten up the pad clearance it really hooks up well. Now with the extended hand brake its just on demand slide. :tup:

Recently picked up a new helmet and its much more low - profile than any other I've owned. Gives me the added headroom that is much desired with the factory seats. I did try others from Bell, Zamp, and Stilo before making the purchase. If your local to NJ area Stable Energies is a friendly place to try things out.

HJC AR10 II Fiberglass Helmet-Stable Energies

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