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03-03-2013, 11:18 AM | #1 |
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RWD GF8 drift trend ?
Lately i've been watching a lot of drift videos and i notice that in them someone is usually drifting a gf8 or has one that's RWD. is there a specific reason for this ? something about it that makes it a prime candidate for RWD conversion and or drifting ? or just a weird coincidence ?
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03-03-2013, 12:39 PM | #2 |
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03-03-2013, 03:04 PM | #4 |
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lmaoooo !
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03-03-2013, 05:59 PM | #5 |
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I'm not a drifter (at least not that kind) so I don't claim to know for certain, but I suspect there are three reasons why people chose to make Impreza's RWD for drifting.
1. Most other small, affordable cars are FWD and converting a FWD to a RWD is substantially more challenging than converting an AWD to RWD. 2. Compared to most other RWD cars the Impreza is relatively affordable, even if you factor in the cost of converting it to RWD. 3. Its relatively stiff chassis and low centre-of-gravity give it good handling characteristics. |
03-03-2013, 06:24 PM | #6 |
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Gc chassis is about as stuff as a wet noodle.
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03-04-2013, 07:00 PM | #8 |
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i used to have a rwd gc. hahah that thing was fun. went throught two rear diffs tho. woo 1st post
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03-05-2013, 12:54 AM | #9 |
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03-05-2013, 04:27 AM | #10 |
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I've got a 5 speed in the garage that's stuck in gear. I'm contemplating removing the front differential and welding the centre...
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03-05-2013, 05:24 AM | #11 |
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03-06-2013, 02:07 PM | #12 |
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Not a GC, but RWD.
Definitely no advantages to drifting a Subaru. lol |
03-06-2013, 07:38 PM | #13 |
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3fingersneat made a 2jzswapped GC8
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03-07-2013, 12:32 AM | #15 |
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