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Swaybars changed my life, I'd get them straight up.

Spacers to give you extra lock cost <$50 so deff get those, makes the steering quicker too.

Coilovers are good too if your budget will allow. (BC Coilovers are good for around $1200)

Shim your stock diff up nice and tight.

500ml extra oil is handy.

Get an alignment too, ever so slight toe in on the back to help keep it predictable and slight toe out on the front to sharpen up the steering.

Tune Agent castor rods are cheap too ~$250, helps the car self steer. But I think adjustable castor rods are illegal for street use? correct me if I'm wrong.

Try and drift with brand new tyres, then you can spend more time out there and less time in the pits changing them thumbsup.gif

My car felt like two bricks connected by some playing cards before I got the cage put in it. While you wont actually damage your chassis by drifting (lol FF) some extra bracing might help tighten it up a little.

Before you do any mods though, just get out there and try it! See if you really like it first! Just give it a go ;)

Tyres... just buy tyres and get some track time.

Don't buy tune agent anything! I watched 2 pairs of castor arms break/fatigue topoint of failure with in 6 laps of a track!!!

Tyres, tyres, tyres...

Tyres... just buy tyres and get some track time.

Don't buy tune agent anything! I watched 2 pairs of castor arms break/fatigue topoint of failure with in 6 laps of a track!!!

Tyres, tyres, tyres...

My tune agent castor rods have done a lot more than 6 laps and I've had many unfriendly encounters with the curbs and they still look shmick as. I'll admit the older ones for the Silvias look like dried spaghetti though.

And yes, tyres, lots and lots of them. I've had good results with admirals. Cheap and they wear evenly right down to the carcass and don't delaminate at high temps. the Federal 595-ss are also good.

Get ready to buy HEAPS of tyres. :D Buy brand new ones though, 2nd hand ones you'll just spend the whole day in the pits swapping them over.

+1 to track time too, any track time is fine, even if it's not drifting, you just need to learn how your car behaves on the track\at the limit.

steering rack spacers are win and cost next to nothing

Spacers to give you extra lock cost <$50 so deff get those, makes the steering quicker too.

What are these,where do you get them, where do they go and how do they work..? :D

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Where do you get those tierods that you posted simon?

You can get some Tien tierods from Cartel Aus - http://www.shop.cartel-aus.com/Tein-Tie-Rods-Tie-Rod-Ends-DWSS028.htm

I drift with just my stock 32, i just chucked in some tien coilovers and away i went, and it's handy to have good steer tyres. all the extra's just make drifting easier

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Diff... welded works a treat

choppies or coilovers if u can afford them... more drift less sailing on the high seas

Seat if your picky...

Fuel

Lots of tyres

A smile for the camera and the pretty ladies watching you

Seems people get so caught up on what is done to all the high end cars and forget to go out and give it a go.

I started in my first 32 years ago with a shimmed diff and a set of coilovers. best time of my life, spent plenty of money on fuel, entry fees and tyres then went and bought a seat and camber arms etc later on as I improved and found the need.

GO SKID

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Alright,

I'm curious to see how a stock R32 reacts to sliding so I'll gradually add mods as needed.

This is how I think my priority list should look. I don't plan on buying everything at once or back-to-back so I'll see what the car tells me and upgrade as when I need to.

1) LSD - I'll probably get a 2-way diff as I'll use the GTS-T on the street and welds aren't daily driver friendly.

2) Sways- Adjustable only. I think Whiteline is the only company that makes adjustable sways for the Skyline.

3) Tie Rods - I'll be driving a '89 GTS-T so I'll probably buy whole replacement rods as opposed to just the spacers.

4) Harness (with stock seats) - Cassbo's suggestion. I'll try that first.

5)Clutch- A durable clutch

6) E-Brake- A durability to the E-brake (or upgrade)

7) Tires/Wheels- Brand New sticky tires up front and decent brand new tires for the rear. Extra wheels (maybe).

8) HICAS/ABS- Remove HICAS and/or ABS. I have my eyes on these: http://www.splparts.com/chassis-Z32.html#SPLHCKZ32

9) Suspension- Coilovers and supporting suspension parts.

10)Engine- PS cooler and more HP.

that's a mighty fine list you've got there son :)

Rack spacers should be on there too at #3.

Drift button too if you don't already have one.

Maybe a deep dish steering wheel too so you're not always slapping the wiper\indicators when you're throwing the wheel around. (that's if you have this problem)

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id be removing hicas sooner rather than later... will make life a lot easier

second hand tyres are fine for the rear... dont ned to be decent to get u started.. 595 or similar up front are cheap and work well

id also throw coilovers a bit higher up the list.... unless ur getting the angle grinder out ;)

u really wont need tie rods and rod ends till much later on, skidded for years in mine with stock tie rods etc.

stock handbrake is great... just get it adjusted

order should be:

Diff

Remove Hicas

Coilovers

skids

the rest can really happen whenever u progress and arent necessities to get you started..... stop thinking and go drive

yeah I've got the 595-evo on the front of mine, they're pretty good :) you want a slight stretch too to sharpen up the steering response. I upped my camber to -4 degrees too, changed my life.

Again, I have let the car tell me what needs to be changed..

This is a very wise attitude and I approve thumbsup.gif

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