Drifting in the fields

[Hachi]

To be honest you're worrying way to much about rolling the car in all fairness. That probably wouldn't happen unless maybe you hit big rock or solid other object while travelling sideways with a bit of speed.

[Walshey]

To be honest you're worrying way to much about rolling the car in all fairness. That probably wouldn't happen unless maybe you hit big rock or solid other object while travelling sideways with a bit of speed.

Its just that a few people mentioned it to me but they would have never drifted either. Thanks for all the advice though!

[podgedun]

Chances are its gonna take a while beofre you can actually get any momentum up so by then ya will no where the bumps and humps are, ya willl be fine just go have fun

[Paddy drifter]

sure any rear wheel drive weld the diff and drift on , drive a few laps around the field where you might drift to get used to the surface humps bumps where you can go flat out take your getting used to the car and the field and slowly progress to drifting

[fitzer]

agree with nikki tell um to shut up with his bitchin yoo! first drift i did was in a bumpy as fuck field in a ford ranger! loved it field didnt tho

[decobyrne106]

a welder will make it less likely to spin! your rear wheel bogs down when you throw it about with the diff open it'll flip or more likely to flip but welded and the fut planted all the time through the slide it won't. if you lift off it'll be the same principle as before, it'll bog and turn over.
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James deane drifting field - YouTube

[D.Daly]

In a field a 1.6 be grand.keep it pinned.

[DaveM-sport]

All reading way too much into this! Welded diff or open diff... if the car will roll, it'll go no matter what diff is in it.

Onl thing that'll make the car roll unless your a right idiot behind the wheel is go sideways over a bump and the outside wheels dig in upon landing or if your drifting with a decent bit of speed across ruts or deep tracks and hit them at a bad angle.


A 316 or any rwd car at all with a welded diff will be sweet in the field, lots of power will only frustrate you more than anything as you'll only be spinning the wheels non stop no matter what gear your in or whatever you do with your right foot unless you'd mud tyres fitted


An open diff will work no problem too once you keep your speed up and use the momentum to keep you going. As you go abit slower, the inside wheel will just spin away with you going nowhere or just spinning out though.

I'd say just get the cheapest sh!tbox you can find with just a good engine and clutch. Have abit or craic in it and then weld the diff and have even more fun in it.

Steel wheels are better too as a lot of cars, the alloys crack in a field if its rough. I have a Volvo 760 that was great craic in the summer when grass was cut off the fields but sh!tty soft alloys kept letting out air on it.

Would love to get a few 325 or 525tds shitters and run them on green for the fields

[Walshey]

Never thought of gettin a diesel actually! Might not be a bad idea, thanks for the advice

[Walshey]

All reading way too much into this! Welded diff or open diff... if the car will roll, it'll go no matter what diff is in it.

Onl thing that'll make the car roll unless your a right idiot behind the wheel is go sideways over a bump and the outside wheels dig in upon landing or if your drifting with a decent bit of speed across ruts or deep tracks and hit them at a bad angle.


A 316 or any rwd car at all with a welded diff will be sweet in the field, lots of power will only frustrate you more than anything as you'll only be spinning the wheels non stop no matter what gear your in or whatever you do with your right foot unless you'd mud tyres fitted


An open diff will work no problem too once you keep your speed up and use the momentum to keep you going. As you go abit slower, the inside wheel will just spin away with you going nowhere or just spinning out though.

I'd say just get the cheapest sh!tbox you can find with just a good engine and clutch. Have abit or craic in it and then weld the diff and have even more fun in it.

Steel wheels are better too as a lot of cars, the alloys crack in a field if its rough. I have a Volvo 760 that was great craic in the summer when grass was cut off the fields but sh!tty soft alloys kept letting out air on it.

Would love to get a few 325 or 525tds shitters and run them on green for the fields

What year Mercs were rwd?