| So you saw the movie "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift", | | | | are becoming popular here in Japan like the Toyota |
| and you got all excited about drifting and you want to | | | | Chaser or Mark II. Mazda's Rx7 - FC, FD are also very |
| buy a drift car. I can't blame you, being a drifter myself, | | | | popular as you'd know because you saw an orange |
| it's one heck of a fun ride to drift your car around | | | | and black FD Rx7 in "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift". |
| corners at dangerously high speeds. Here are some | | | | 3. You then need a few essential parts on your car to |
| tips to keep in mind when you want to buy a drift car. | | | | make it drift like in the movie "Fast and Furious: Tokyo |
| 1. Make sure your drift car is Rear Wheel Drive. All the | | | | Drift". Most important is an LSD (limited slip diff). This |
| cars you saw drifting in the movie "Fast and Furious: | | | | allows you to spin both rear tires at the same time, |
| Tokyo Drift", use a rear-wheel-drive car. I hope I you | | | | making it easier to drift. Other necessary parts include |
| know enough about cars to know what a rwd car is, if | | | | a bucket seat. Makers like Bride and Recaro have |
| you don't, then I'm not quite sure drift is the smartest or | | | | great one's pro drifters use. Coil over or lowered |
| safest move for you. A rwd car lets you slide the rear | | | | suspension is a must have to lower the center of |
| tires out, causing your car to drift. | | | | gravity and stiffen the suspension of your car. That's |
| 2. You need a good power to weight ratio in your drift | | | | about it for the main drift parts. If you want to make |
| car. Most popular drift cars are Japanese sports cars. | | | | your car look like it's straight from the movie "Fast and |
| A very popular drift car is the AE86 Trueno or | | | | Furious: Tokyo Drift", the you will need a body kit, big |
| Sprinter or "hachiroku" made by Toyota. Other popular | | | | chrome wheels, neon lights and a big exhaust etc. |
| drift cars are one's made by Nissan like the 240sx | | | | But remember folks and "wannabe" drifters, "Fast and |
| (180sx as it's know in Japan and Australia), Silvia - S13, | | | | Furious: Tokyo Drift" is just a movie and I don't |
| S14, S15, Skyline - R32, R33, R34 both coupes and 4 | | | | recommend you copy that driving style on the streets. |
| door sedans. Then there are the bigger drift cars that | | | | Have fun buying a drift car and be safe. |