STARTING DRIFTING - Northern California Ford Owners

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Posted by totalkaos92 (Member # 5750) on :

LOOKING TO GET INTO TO DRIFTING, ANYBODY KNOW OF ANY CLUBS OF SORT TO GET INTO DRIFTING?

THANX [patriot]

Posted by dpracingdan (Member # 5778) on :

Most drifting assosiations are in So-cal. There is a nor-cal chapter that is struggling to get going, but they are doing events at Thunderhill. Will post info about name,website etc once I find it.

Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on :

what do you plan on drifting?

Posted by 89FoxLX (Member # 7197) on :

I'm interested in this topic too. I bought a '02 z06 3months ago, and have been wanting to try this out.

Posted by totalkaos92 (Member # 5750) on :

plan on doing a mustang, both a hatch and a coupe

and thanks Dan, any info will help.

and Dan where do you practice?

Derrick

Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on :

i used to practice at mare island in vallejo all the time...had cones set up everywhere..until vpd wanted to start actin like fags....drift the coupe..leave dan pina and the guys at drift50 to sliding hatchs..lol

Posted by dpracingdan (Member # 5778) on :

Coupes, hatches, there all the same. Coupes are just lighter (initially). I just did a hatch cuz I can put 4 18" tires in the back.

I dont really get to practice all that much out side of Formula Drift events. I'd go to local autocrosses for cheap practice. There's one at Candlestick Sunday. Check out drifting.com and look for events there. I usually end up having to trek down to LA for practice events put on by Driftday.

Also I have been working with Griggs Racing to develop the first drift specific Lower Control arm, which should be available within a month or two. Look for it on my new 89 Hatch in about 2 weeks!

Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on :

dan what kind of diff are you running?

Posted by dpracingdan (Member # 5778) on :

Stock 8.8, 327 gears (very important since V-8s biggest disadvantage to hi-reving 4 cylinders is rev range). Since the V8s (especially 5.0s) have tons of torque, the more wheel speed you can get out of gearing the better. I am still on a mostly stock motor (with a paxton), so only making about 6500 RPM. Im running a fully locked diff, which I might eventually change to a Tru-trac. I know my buddy Tony in the Foose/Cooper/Team X mustang is also running a fully locked diff. Also the E-brakes in mustangs are completely uselss. I'm running an inline "staging brake" tapped into my rear brakes. I have the Griggs Racing 12.5" rear brakes with a 2 piece rotor and 4 piston calipers. Also brake pads are important for the rear brakes, I only use Hawk HPS (since they are auto-cross type pads and take zero warm up time to bite).

Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on :

oo would 3.55 gears be good for drifting?

Posted by dpracingdan (Member # 5778) on :

Yeah, better than 4:11s or 3:83s. The lower the better.

Posted by dpracingdan (Member # 5778) on :

Here are some links to help find Nor-Cal drift events!

http://www.ziptied.com/forums/index.php?topic=14487.0

These guys do some Northern California Drifting at ThunderHill, no website, you just have to watch for their posts on Ziptied and Drifting.com.

http://www.ziptied.com/forums/index.php?board=5.0

and

http://www.drifting.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=48

Posted by Pittsburg Mustang Owner (Member # 6100) on :

BTW

I got some 3.27s for sale, asking 50 bucks.

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