Take it from me, if u install stabilizer bars, make sure u have both front and back ones changed. Just changing the rear ones inducin oversteer might be just a little too much.
I learned the hard way, Got TRD rear sway bar, factory front sway bar... going into a corner drifting my MK2 sideways and if u just gas it a little too much ur gunna spin out and if u let off the throttle and inertial drift it the other way its just gunna slide... So be smart not cheap =)
O and if you are wondering, yea i let off the throttle to try and save my car but i was too much for my brakes so i slammed into the mountain wall. Wasn't hurt or anything for me. But my poor mr2 got a battered up left headlamp broken left fog lamp, fender front bumper, left door, and partial quarter panel dented. and my left rear tire has a flat spot on it for some reason... Good thing it was a RightHand Driving car.
You should not hit the brakes mid-drift unless you are trying to increase the slip angle. In your case, to fix your drift, you should have pressed the accelerator pedal, not the brake.
Nah drifting dane, the more i had on the accelerator the more the rear end was slipping out. the increased oversteer was just a little too much for me.
You my friend..... don't know how to drive. It has nothing to do with your sway bars
seconded, if youre going to loose it, stomp on the brakes and just spin out.
why did you get a rsb without a front one in a rwd? you want stiffer front in rwd, not stiffer rear =\
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ur most likely correct terra but if i stomped on the brakes i woulda crashed on the driver side instead probably. But then again, practice makes perfect.
You should be slapped for trying to drift an MR2 in the first place.... especially when you don't know how to control the car. I'm also betting that this was on the street .... where you probably could have wiped out a kid, or another car. Go out to the track and learn your car.... then if you can do so safely and responsibly.... screw around a little on the street. We all do it..... but it's a lot more safe if you learn the limits of your car in a safe environment as opposed to slamming into a pole.
The worst things to do in a mid-engine car when it is getting away from you is to hit the brakes OR let off the gas.
The correct way to save the car is to maintain throttle position and keep the car balanced while countersteering. Adding a touch of throttle with finesse can help.
Too much throttle, braking or letting off too suddenly will all result in your turning the car around.
The worst things to do in a mid-engine car when it is getting away from you is to hit the brakes OR let off the gas.
The correct way to save the car is to maintain throttle position and keep the car balanced while countersteering. Adding a touch of throttle with finesse can help.
Too much throttle, braking or letting off too suddenly will all result in your turning the car around.
Yea Jekyl thats wut i tried to do. but the car was feelin like it was gripping before the exit so i woulda ran into the pole in front of me if i kept on it.
and Ischo yea it was on the street but its no where near a village, it was middle of the night in a safe environment for your information. and i have been getting the feel for my car and been controlling it in an empty parking lot before i tried it. but crap happens anyways u cant prevent all accidents.
But my poor mr2 got a battered up left headlamp broken left fog lamp, fender front bumper, left door, and partial quarter panel dented. and my left rear tire has a flat spot on it for some reason...
So you weren't in a "safe" environment.... or you wouldn't have screwed up your car
Ur definition of safe is away from public harm, i wasnt in an environment harming the public, if anything was going to get harmed it be me which i can live with.
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Dont try it again.
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