Drifting a S550

[MrAjsTech]

Hey guys - I just wanted to start a discussion on drifting an S550 and see if anyone has done it. We at Mustang Lifestyle for one love to kill tires but also drift. Scott went out to a drift event back in June with his EcoBoost and has also drifted his 15 GT.

So my question is would you drift your car?
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[MSMStannyl]

Only at Cars & Coffee events.

 

[wildcatgoal]

Nope. Drifting is the most soul crushing autosport to watch or be bombarded with constantly. IMHO...

 

[TexasRebel]

They make a form of "drifting" that doesn't eat tires...

On dirt. Real "drifting".

...or oversteer as most people know it.

Edit to add:

I did experience drift once in a early 90's F150. The bearings were shot in the steering box and you had to turn the wheel a full revolution before the wheels would react. If you tried to go straight that pickup would drift all over the pavement. The only way to get anywhere was to induce a right lane change and then constantly correct back into the lane.

 

[wireeater]

I wouldn't call that drifting really. More like just spinning out wildly in a large parking lot.

 

[Gigantor]

Go to Mustang Week 2017 and learn from the Pros

 

[Guard5.0]

I would probably attempt to improve the rear cradle (suspension) a bit first. Sloppy IRS not conducive with controlled slides.

 

[2morrow]

Eh, Kinda over it. One of my friends from college was Dan Pina, driver of the original Drift Patrol Mustang. It was cool for a time and don't mind seeing it in small doses but it just doesn't do it for me anymore.

Full disclosure; I don't mind drifting my car on the skidpad but a lot of the track days that I do are geared to not drift. Doing this on the street is just idiotic too.

 

[jasonstang]

Maybe when it's wet. Tires are expensive.
If you are talking about track day drifting, I would get a beater RWD car like a S14 or something because you are gonna end up in the dirt a lot and maybe hit something.

 

[Competition Orange]

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[brandonsmash]

Eh, Kinda over it. One of my friends from college was Dan Pina, driver of the original Drift Patrol Mustang.

Dan Piña?

Dan. . . Pineapple?

 

[2morrow]

Dan Piña?

Dan. . . Pineapple?

Yup, pineapple.

 

[klineka]

Hey guys - I just wanted to start a discussion on drifting an S550 and see if anyone has done it. We at Mustang Lifestyle for one love to kill tires but also drift. Scott went out to a drift event back in June with his EcoBoost and has also drifted his 15 GT.

Nice clips of Adam LZ with the yellow 240! I love watching that guy on youtube!

 

[NoVaGT]

As soon as someone is taking care of the tire bills I'm in.

I have drifted my car once, un-intentionally, around a curving ramp, around another car, big concrete barriers a few feet away. Did it about 3 years ago in my 2012 BPP GT.

I'm sure my butthole will relax one day.

 

[AR306]

Anytime it rains I do donuts, pretzels and long slides.. heh.. The P Zero Nero's are awful for performance driving but great for sliding..

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