Reply With QuoteIts not my flippin comment already. Its Ken, and that's how it felt to him. He's driven it with modified knuckles countless times. To him, what it does, is how it feels.
also adding to what ae86hachiroku said that you will be able to carry more speed since one of your wheels isnt dragging... since the front of your car is the pivot, you'll be less prone to spinning. think of it like putting one of your arms out in the water while surfing or whatever.
Its not my flippin comment already. Its Ken, and that's how it felt to him. He's driven it with modified knuckles countless times. To him, what it does, is how it feels.
It's not the quantity of information, it's the quality of information.
I think most of what needed to be said, has been.
I have personally found this thread vary enlightening. Now I know what anchorman is. He's a pirate!
But seriously that bit in color of keiichi's quote is soooooo true if you have ever seen Ken in action. He pulls amazing angle with speed but rarely spins.
I need to invest in a fire suit..
I need to add that I was only trying to get more information in this thread..
I already know the benifits of modded knuckles while drifting.
I would how ever like to know what their like during normal(ish) street driving..
I have sortened S13 knuckles in my car ATM.. lock to lock is 2.5 turns.
Which is something I dont think anyones touched on yet...
Shorter arms require less rack travel to achieve that same steering angle
Also driving with the car like this is awesome.. Bit strange at first cause its SO responsive to steering imputs, but once you get used ot it it just feels normal... Got back in my ute after driving my 86 for a couple of months and couldn't believe how terible the steering felt...
Felt like I was driving a truck I had to spin the wheel that much..
Last edited by --Redwork--; 19th November 2009 at 07:37 PM.
Yer, i did say that in my KE thread though its not in this thread or linked to it. It was awesome twitchy/responsive at speed, and wanted to dart, which is how i like my 86/ke's to be.
A little heavy when going out of the drive way, but on the road at 20-30km even then it wanted to dart left or right when you turned either way. felt great, got me excited
Last edited by Matt-AE86; 19th November 2009 at 09:49 PM.
toe-in can be a good compromise for after-market knuckles since the further you turn the closer to 0deg your toe becomes. yeh yeh you lose a bit of lock big whoop, +toe = stability aswell. i heard its not good to run toe in when you have lots of camber though. but i cant see why.
i know someone who used to swear by toe-in on his drifter.... and after some quality brain time i now know why. i seen this guy chuck manjis at 120kmph down the highway with an open diff aswell - that is stability!
im a fan of toe in.
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im a fan of camel toe
Really?
I love toe out, only 1mm overall tho to save the front tyres.
2mm overall car is super responsive.
RT142 Estate.
AJPS.
it has its ups, i like the feel of it on lock
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