Drifting? - Toyota Yaris Forums

eflb55 · 10-25-2006, 08:09 PM

i kinda want to see if my yaris can drift. i have no idea how to do this or what requirements are needed in a car to do so. I don't plan on using it for races or anything just want to learn how to drift. So any help on the topic would be appreciated. By the way, I have a sedan automatic.

esquiva · 10-25-2006, 08:30 PM

ur car should be m/t, rear wheel drive, have limited slip differential..and a lowered suspension

StanIV · 10-25-2006, 09:29 PM

...so in other words...NO, you can not drift with a yaris.

jmew0ng · 10-25-2006, 09:41 PM

get some lunch trays and put them on the rear wheels hahaha
Then you can have some power sliding fun ^^ for like 30 seconds

07WYarisRS · 10-25-2006, 11:55 PM

You can't even power slide

Power slide is just like a drift, it means you are applying power to the wheels to start and control the slide. You need a rear wheel drive or AWD for that.
With a FWD car about all you can do is lock up the rear with the parking brake/ebrake to break the ass end loose and whip it around a bit but you can't really control a drift with FWD cars

EnduroMTS · 10-26-2006, 01:09 AM

HAHAH This has to be the most common sense question.. hate to laugh but just had to LOL . real drift cars are RWD, maybe AWD, but never a FWD... with a yaris good luck!

eTiMaGo · 10-26-2006, 01:35 AM

I do dream of making an ultimate crazy Yaris with a midship-mounted engine and rear wheel drive... maybe use the engine, transmission and suspension from an MR2... now that would be something amazing...

07WYarisRS · 10-26-2006, 01:38 AM

I would gut the rear of the car and go with the rear wheel drive but use a GSXR-1 or 1100 engine.
That would be fun ans sound sweet.
I've seen a few smarties with this set up.

eTiMaGo · 10-26-2006, 01:51 AM

Hmm yeah that could be done too, I used to be quite a nut about classic mini coopers (and still have a special place in my heart for them), and seen quite a few of those done up... But woudn't the yaris frame, even if stripped down, still weigh a substantial weight, that a motorcycle engine would struggle against?

hhcchen · 10-26-2006, 03:18 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kOuZp6MflE

firefly1_0 · 10-26-2006, 07:22 AM

wait for it to snow.

drive car through a corner.

pull sideways stick right before apex of turn.

smile for the camera.

if done right, you can have fun with this, but ass dragging should never be called drifting.

07WYarisRS · 10-26-2006, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

Hmm yeah that could be done too, I used to be quite a nut about classic mini coopers (and still have a special place in my heart for them), and seen quite a few of those done up... But woudn't the yaris frame, even if stripped down, still weigh a substantial weight, that a motorcycle engine would struggle against?

Yeah but the GSXR engine can easily push 200hp

RWD and an extra 100HP over stock.
it's wont have much torque but the powerband will be awesome.

eTiMaGo · 10-26-2006, 10:56 AM

hmmmm true... another very tempting possibility... but the drivetrain, suspension and pretty much everything else would need to be custom fabricated, that would be quite a challenge!

firefly1_0 · 10-26-2006, 11:03 AM

i have seen guys take the 1.3L DOHC engine from a Suzuki Swift GT and run that in the old Mini Coopers...

that engine with quad carbs or ITB's and it barks like a dog.

eTiMaGo · 10-26-2006, 11:15 AM

honda 1.6 VTEC engines can be fitted in those too, in the front... now that's some pretty crazy stuff... But MR is where the fun's at

Katana · 10-26-2006, 01:16 PM

FWD=Wrong Wheel Drive...

eflb55 · 10-26-2006, 02:52 PM

ok so is my yaris, american sedan, a front or rear wheel drive? and regardless of whether i can "ass drag" or not, can i drift and how, detailed please.

firefly1_0 · 10-26-2006, 04:18 PM

its front wheel drive.

and as stated before... for a FWD

wait for it to snow.

drive car through a corner.

pull sideways stick right before apex of turn.

for RWD (the very abreviated way...)

drifting is making the rear wheels brake loose which will then cause oversteer (like fish tailing, but only to one side)

perform corrective steering by turning the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the fish tail.

controlling it all with throttle, brakes and steering adjustments to keep the car sideways.

10-25-2006, 08:09 PM	#1
eflb55 its EF LB 55 View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris 2007 Sedan (US) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: MI, US Posts: 110	Drifting? i kinda want to see if my yaris can drift. i have no idea how to do this or what requirements are needed in a car to do so. I don't plan on using it for races or anything just want to learn how to drift. So any help on the topic would be appreciated. By the way, I have a sedan automatic.

10-25-2006, 08:30 PM	#2
esquiva Noypi ako! View User's Garage Drives: 07 S Sedan 5-Speed M/T Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Cali Posts: 226	ur car should be m/t, rear wheel drive, have limited slip differential..and a lowered suspension __________________ Nagka-anak sina boy at nene, isang lalaki at isang babae. binata't dalaga na sila... Nene jr.: tay, peram naman ng kotse o... Boy Bastos: sige pero isang kondisyon. mag-ano muna tayo. Nene jr.: tay meron ako ngayon e. blowjob na lang kita. Boy bastos: o sige. pagkatapos ng blowjob... Nene jr.: tay, bat lasang tae yung etits nyo? Boy bastos: ah ganon ba? hiniram kasi ng kuya mo kanina yung kotse e!

10-25-2006, 11:55 PM	#5
07WYarisRS HardlyDangerous Drives: 09 Yaris LE, H/B, auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ridgeway Ontario Posts: 573	You can't even power slide Power slide is just like a drift, it means you are applying power to the wheels to start and control the slide. You need a rear wheel drive or AWD for that. With a FWD car about all you can do is lock up the rear with the parking brake/ebrake to break the ass end loose and whip it around a bit but you can't really control a drift with FWD cars __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

10-26-2006, 01:38 AM	#8
07WYarisRS HardlyDangerous Drives: 09 Yaris LE, H/B, auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ridgeway Ontario Posts: 573	I would gut the rear of the car and go with the rear wheel drive but use a GSXR-1 or 1100 engine. That would be fun ans sound sweet. I've seen a few smarties with this set up. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

10-26-2006, 07:22 AM	#11
firefly1_0 What the...? Drives: '06 Blazing Blue 3 door RS. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada Posts: 88	wait for it to snow. drive car through a corner. pull sideways stick right before apex of turn. smile for the camera. if done right, you can have fun with this, but ass dragging should never be called drifting. __________________ my other car is still faster... ...and the engine is way smaller. silly ricer, useless wings are for penguins...

10-25-2006, 09:29 PM	#3
StanIV Drives: Toyota Yaris (07,Black) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3	...so in other words...NO, you can not drift with a yaris.

10-25-2006, 09:41 PM	#4
jmew0ng Drives: Scion FRS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 179	get some lunch trays and put them on the rear wheels hahaha Then you can have some power sliding fun ^^ for like 30 seconds

10-26-2006, 01:09 AM	#6
EnduroMTS Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 63	HAHAH This has to be the most common sense question.. hate to laugh but just had to LOL . real drift cars are RWD, maybe AWD, but never a FWD... with a yaris good luck!

10-26-2006, 01:35 AM	#7
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	I do dream of making an ultimate crazy Yaris with a midship-mounted engine and rear wheel drive... maybe use the engine, transmission and suspension from an MR2... now that would be something amazing...

10-26-2006, 01:51 AM	#9
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Hmm yeah that could be done too, I used to be quite a nut about classic mini coopers (and still have a special place in my heart for them), and seen quite a few of those done up... But woudn't the yaris frame, even if stripped down, still weigh a substantial weight, that a motorcycle engine would struggle against?

10-26-2006, 03:18 AM	#10
hhcchen stop staring my star perv Drives: 97 tercel Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: seattle Posts: 335	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kOuZp6MflE

10-26-2006, 10:56 AM	#13
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	hmmmm true... another very tempting possibility... but the drivetrain, suspension and pretty much everything else would need to be custom fabricated, that would be quite a challenge! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

10-26-2006, 11:03 AM	#14
firefly1_0 What the...? Drives: '06 Blazing Blue 3 door RS. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada Posts: 88	i have seen guys take the 1.3L DOHC engine from a Suzuki Swift GT and run that in the old Mini Coopers... that engine with quad carbs or ITB's and it barks like a dog. __________________ my other car is still faster... ...and the engine is way smaller. silly ricer, useless wings are for penguins...

10-26-2006, 11:15 AM	#15
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	honda 1.6 VTEC engines can be fitted in those too, in the front... now that's some pretty crazy stuff... But MR is where the fun's at __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

10-26-2006, 01:16 PM	#16
Katana Drives: Yaris LB 1.3lt 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under the hood! Posts: 1,124	FWD=Wrong Wheel Drive... __________________ It's not the ride, it's the rider!

10-26-2006, 02:52 PM	#17
eflb55 its EF LB 55 View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris 2007 Sedan (US) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: MI, US Posts: 110	ok so is my yaris, american sedan, a front or rear wheel drive? and regardless of whether i can "ass drag" or not, can i drift and how, detailed please.

10-26-2006, 04:18 PM	#18
firefly1_0 What the...? Drives: '06 Blazing Blue 3 door RS. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada Posts: 88	its front wheel drive. and as stated before... for a FWD wait for it to snow. drive car through a corner. pull sideways stick right before apex of turn. for RWD (the very abreviated way...) drifting is making the rear wheels brake loose which will then cause oversteer (like fish tailing, but only to one side) perform corrective steering by turning the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the fish tail. controlling it all with throttle, brakes and steering adjustments to keep the car sideways. __________________ my other car is still faster... ...and the engine is way smaller. silly ricer, useless wings are for penguins...