I'm not really a big fan of drifting. Since the Focus has been proven to be one of the best handling tuner cars on the market, how well do you think it'd do, if you changed it to a RWD. Has anyone tried it? Just curious to see anyone's thoughts on the subject.
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I think most of the v8 conversions are rear drive... kind of freaks of nature though. Suddenly the featherweight 2600 lb car is a portly 3100 lbs.
You can make it oversteer as is, but it will never be a drift car without RWD and big horsepower. There are cheaper ways to make a drift car... start with a rear drive car.
You can make it oversteer as is, but it will never be a drift car without RWD and big horsepower. There are cheaper ways to make a drift car... start with a rear drive car.
I was thinking of something more conservative. Like a lighter 6cyl engine that you could boost the horsepower with as well as turning the car into a RWD. I understand the reasons that a stock Focus or the V8 conversion wouldn't work so well. But if you can fit a V8, I'd imagine you could do just about anything. I'd just like to see the Focus dominate the drift world as well.
A popular v8 focus conversion is with the 5.0 motor and driveline out of a mustang... however if you took the driveline from a turbo coupe t-bird or an old SVO mustang you might be able to get there... at least for the 8.8 rear end and the t-5 transmission.
It would be a lot of work, but there are kits out there to do the conversion. got to bust out the tig welder and your slide rule.
It would be a lot of work, but there are kits out there to do the conversion. got to bust out the tig welder and your slide rule.
Well doing a RWD conversion requires completely changing the rear suspension. So your good handling focus' dynamics have just been thrown out the window and you'll end up with a front heavy RWD car that won't drift nearly as well as a miata, 240, ect.
a half hour of drifting uses about $200 worth of rubber. Can you really afford to be a drifter?
a half hour of drifting uses about $200 worth of rubber. Can you really afford to be a drifter?
I had my car side ways once or twice. it didint feel all that bad. Once you get the suspension tuned, i bet it will be more fun to drive. they guy that makes the V8 kit pulled 1G on the skid pad.
the focus is pretty decent at sliding sidways, i can "drift" my focus around my entire cul de sac on an icy day.
give me a big praking lot some cones and some really really hard rear tires and a hydralic handbrake and i bet it could drift it pretty well
it all just depends on the setup of the car
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