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Drift fun without breaking anyhting?

I was wondering if it was possible for me to convert a vr4 to rwd just to have some spinning/drifting... fun without breaking anything then convert it back to 4wd simply? thanks.
 

mountaineerjeff

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yep. but its gonna cost you about 400-800 bucks.

vr4+drifting steps
1. park the vr4 in the garage
2. buy some local papers/browse C-list, etc.
3. buy a cheap beat up 240.
4. become Tanner Foust
5. total 240
6. drive vr4 responsibly

edited for newb clarity.
 
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IncorpoRatedX

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first step, open this link in a new window click

second step, click this link and work out of the other window you opened. click
 

mountaineerjeff

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^^^hmm, im not sure tooners needs him either...Im more of a problem solver instead, lets fix the issue instead of turning him away.
 
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IncorpoRatedX

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open tuners, log out of gvr4.org, never come back. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 

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dont convert the gvr4 to rwd there is already one look on youtube....

also its a nice car that shouldent ever be slammed up against a wall becuase your drifting

click

im preety sure this guy hits the wall
 

I was only gonna do it for just some fun and not go to competitions just plain screwing around.
 

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It's super easy and all you need is a 17mm socket!

Get a second gearbox and remove the driveline parts that give power to the front wheels and weld up front axle holes.
Weld up the center differential, which is a good thing to do if you plan on drag racing too.
Weld up the rear diff too - you don't want to look like a fool who can only get one wheel going!
Tear the front axles out of the outer CV joints, or just tie them out of the way with cable ties.

Now the easy bit: take the 17mm socket and swap over the gearboxes - it shouldn't take more than a lazy 8 hours if you do it by your self, so you can do this while waiting in the pits at your local drift park. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 

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which means you should follow my first reply.

you have 2 options
A. just doing it to screw off
---dont screw off in a rare limited car, buy a cheap beater thats already rwd
B. you want to compete
---Awesome, Im all about mitsu's winning at as many different kinds of competitions as possible, in this case you would want to just buy a regular 6g galant and convert it from scratch. it will need to be only rwd, and a ton of hacking will need to be done to be competative anyway. so once again, dont F up a vr4, just get a regular galant. (cheaper, not rare, and I wont stab your face)
 

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Quoting RedTwo:
It's super easy and all you need is a 17mm socket!

Get a second gearbox and remove the driveline parts that give power to the front wheels and weld up front axle holes.
Weld up the center differential, which is a good thing to do if you plan on drag racing too.
Weld up the rear diff too - you don't want to look like a fool who can only get one wheel going!
Tear the front axles out of the outer CV joints, or just tie them out of the way with cable ties.

Now the easy bit: take the 17mm socket and swap over the gearboxes - it shouldn't take more than a lazy 8 hours if you do it by your self, so you can do this while waiting in the pits at your local drift park. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif



Pretty much this, but have a spare transfer case and a few rear axles handy.
 

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In a nutshell, the rear drive portion of the vr4 is not going to hold up to a rear drive only drifting set up. Nor is there an easy way to do it.

You're definitely better off finding a rwd drive car to do this, mustangs are cheap. go back a few gens & get a 5.0, damn near perfect drifter out of the gate. if you must go Japanese, get a 240.

Or build up the vr4 & drift AWD style. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif
 

DR1665

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Way to be dicks, fellas.

If you want to get the car sideways for fun once in a while, you probably want to avoid the hacks and modifications presented here to convert to RWD in favor of finding a dirt lot somewhere. Give the lot a once-over, looking for larger rocks, construction debris, holes, tree stumps, etc., then start getting a feel for how the weight transfers when the tires break loose. Somewhere around 3000rpm in second gear, (Scandinavian) Flick the steering wheel one way, then back the other, getting on the gas as you do. You should have enough boost on tap at that point to take advantage of the rear wheels coming loose. If your driveline is mostly stock, keep in mind that breaking tracking on one wheel will result in all your power going to that wheel (open diffs), so you want to GET ALL FOUR WHEELS LOOSE.

The thing to remember is, drift cars are a spectators carnie ride. They are not race cars, but caricatures. They are designed for one purpose - to burn through tires and sell product. If RWD is so ideal for drifting, why do they all have to butcher their suspension and steering geometries to do it? I say BOO. Dirt is for racing, tarmac is for getting there. The "style points" awarded in dorifto events, with their flat brims, puffy shoes, black socks, and stadiums will never hold a candle to stringing dozens of balls-to-the-wall, four-wheel drifts together on gravel out in the wild, with crests and jumps and exposures.

You haven't lived until you've used your right foot to keep an AWD car sideways for like a solid minute on dirt. (TIP: Dry lake beds are ideal, just watch out for nails.)

YMMV
 

Quoting mountaineerjeff:
yep. but its gonna cost you about 400-800 bucks.

vr4+drifting steps
1. park the vr4 in the garage
2. buy some local papers/browse C-list, etc.
3. buy a cheap beat up 240.
4. become Tanner Foust
5. total 240
6. drive vr4 responsibly

edited for newb clarity.



Alternate Steps for similar fun
1. park the vr4 in the garage
2. buy some local papers/browse C-list, etc.
3. buy a cheap beat up fwd.
4. slide stolen trays from Chipotle under rear wheels
5. engage parking break
6. have fun in an empty parking lot
7. Enjoy the GVR4 for what it is and wait for the snow

Examples:
click

click
 

IncorpoRatedX

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dont steal from chipotle.
 

But the crappy plastic ones don't last as long /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bawling.gif
 

I hope this kid gets the message we are all sending him. KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS unless you want to compete in drift events. Still, there are other better cars suited for those kinds of shenanigans like the 240 or RX7 or 300ZX, maybe a Starion idk.
 

123abc

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My friend converted his GST Spyder from awd to rwd with the VC eliminator. He never had so many damn problems with driveline pieces breaking. Besides, our cars don't have close the steering angle needed for rwd.
 
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