you're way too underated as a youtuber man. You have fire content , sick builds and very very informative videos. It's actually not that common to find a youtuber that does all that and actually knows how to properly explain how stuff works. Thanks for this video Taylor I learned a lot from it
ttttyt, i love this, im saving this video. Please make more ttttyt, make this a series, i dont care what you talk about, just teach me stuff, i could listen to you talk for literally hours
I just had a discussion with someone yesterday that insisted you didn't want grip in the rear for drifting. Thanks for the in depth breakdown! You were able to vocalize what I was not.
Man, I was just looking at the comments on a video of drift cars warming their tires on Hot Rod Magazine's IG. Even with Forsberg explaining what's going on they're still saying "But it's understeering. It should be set up to oversteer."
I don’t think there’s a better person to explain this then you, your experience, knowledge and explanations are so great! So glad we finally got this video that really showcases that and helps me and I’m sure many more people learn!
Great explanation. Being able to effectively communicate a technical topic with out coming off douchey and with out using a bunch of jargon shows you have a high level of experience and knowledge of the topic. Well done, I subscribed because of this video EDIT - and TTTTYT is funny and you should run with it Another EDIT - Props for also being able to do this while basically talking to yourself, its so easy to get lost on tangents and stray from the actual topic while explaining technical stuff you're passionate about.
Thank you! This was a really nice comment to read I’m glad you liked it. I’ve wanted to do videos like this for awhile because I know how little I knew when I started out and I’ve learned so much over 8-10 years of doing this from a lot of great people and if I can help someone jump the first few steps of trying to figure it out it gets them driving and progressing faster.
Super informative and not boring either! Which can be a hard task to accomplish; well done! I'd be interested to hear you talk about the other suspension settings like dampening and preload/rebound as well. I threw my coilovers in my Z three years ago and haven't touched them since other than ride height and dampening so I appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
Liking the nerd info, I already know what most of the terminology, but I like talking about specific setups and tech stuff. Great vid Taylor, keep up the good work
Great video man! Your videos are always super informative, definitely going to watch the coilover vid. Its crazy how tuning in video games has taught me, through trial and error, all of the things you've explained here. Its also interesting to explain to people not used to drift tuning that you essentially set it up for understeer characteristics, which is counter-intuitive initially. (hard front, soft rear springs, stiff front A.R.B., soft rear, etc). I also like to run toe out in the front, helps at full angle with those situations where you may over rotate, to get it back (backies etc) Cheers!
This is one of the best videos I've watched on youtube, thanks so much Taylor! Keep up the great work. Learned a ton from this, as someone genuinely interested in learning as much as possible about suspension and theory.
As in depth this is, I am surprised you never talked about steering acumen, and how it can affect handling. Great job explaining how it all works though, very helpful.
Brilliant video man, its something I've asked you about before so thanks for taking the time to make this! Specifically having the comments on what each adjustment actually does for the cars feel which is the main thing I wonder about! More in this series would be awesome if there's other stuff you could do, even doing welding? Main things being the things you learned that you found make huge improvements in your welding as you learned. For me it was an autodimming helmet and watching the weld pool to really gauge penetration which I figured out myself as no tutorials I watched had even mentioned this. Overall I'm loving the videos, please don't go too commercial like Adam :(
You ever been to autotest/gymkhana and so on?.... Nobody ever shares their technical knowledge and "secrets". Now compare to sports, say going to table tennis and you will have 10 people telling you how to improve, technique, muscle memory etc...
Great info Taylor, thank you! I don't know if you noticed this or not. The gold flake in your car causes all reflections to be yellow. It makes me think of the grassroots Japanese drift cars with yellow headlights. When I was young I wasn't a fan, but the have growing on me. I seen a video of guys drifting Dodge vans in Japan. One of the vans had yellow headlights. For some reason or another I feel in love with it. Maybe you should tint your headlights yellow. I think it would look good with your paint.
Get a Mechanical engineering degree bro, awesome info, will have to watch it a few more times to grasp the knowledge. Use a whiteboard in later videos to help explain.
Insanely informative! If you were looking to setup a car for (non competitive) drifting, but also drive to events, would you find the perfect drift suspension setup and soften it by a %? Or would something like the bc ds series be a happy medium? *I ask because I'm looking to pickup a drift car soon, but will have to drive it to events and have had back surgery. I can't really handle a 4 hr drive + drifting + another 4 hr drive on an insanely hard suspension anymore 🥲*
GREAT ! Was please for 35minutes even if I did the same tutorial video myself. Little things that make your experience even better! Just a kinda noob question, When you say a quarter inch of toe or else, where do you measure it physically?
10:55 does it make sense to shorten the upper front control arms, and relocate the inner mounting point outwards? Would that reduce roll? It’s probably mess up your grip when you do roll though
If any of you want to test what will happen if you change certain set ups, use a racing sim or forza even. Want to see what negative camber in the front will do to your car? Max it out on forza on a car that you've driven, take it on the track and see how it reacts. This will at least get you in the ball park of how things will react while under load and at different settings. Taylor, I wish I could pick your brain about suspension all day lol.
Absolutely loved it! I don’t drive a car that’s capable of drifting(ep3), but, I have a hand full of friends that love the sport. I continually watch your feed just to learn a new aspect of the car game. Thanks so much for the content. #letherriptaterchip
Thoughts on removing or disconnecting the front sway bar on a bone stock E90? Car feels like it has a lot of understeer.... I know I know, I need to upgrade everything, but as it currently sits for a free mod, would removing the front bar help me?
I thought the rule of thumb was if you’re under steering too much and can’t get the rear end out then remove front sway bar or stiffen rear springs? It works for bmw z axel multi link suspensions.
can you do advanced suspension? like when and how to adjust dampers? or what do i adjust when car nice and smooth but snaps into big angle easy and drives shitty when at big angle where is drives really good when at shallow angle
I have a 6 speed 350z and am looking for some good coilovers that I can take to to track for drifting but will give a somewhat smooth ride on the streets what would you recommend ?
Hey man i have some questions i cant find answers to if you have time: Do all coil overs lower the vehicle? How do you pick coil overs for a drift car? How many coil overs do you need to buy for 1 car? Looking to get a 350z and learn to drift. Dont fully understand coil overs yet. Thanks if anyone has answers!
3:58 I'm kinda confused here, because I can never figure out an answer to this question for my application... I'm drifting an e36 325i on stock power. Long story short, the rulebook for my class says NA cars up to 2.8L (only engines that came in the chassis), only engine mods allowed are int/exh and ecu, can't change suspension and steering geometry at all, we are only allowed to swap coils/springs (coilovers allowed obviously) Should I aim for a setup that is really easy to slide or should I still go for rear grip? This car makes 180 crank tops...
G'day mate. I have a question. Here in Australia.... Home of the metric system we still rate suspension springs and valve springs in lbs per inch of compression. How does that match up to what ever system you guys use?
Also I am editing together my first video right now and I seriously want to thank you for talking to me at formula drift Seattle last year. You were super cool to talk to and made me feel like you can still be a sociable human being while being a youtuber. Don't really know why I felt that way about the concept of being a youtuber but basically you inspired me to make videos so I can eventually make my hobby and what I love doing into a career. Thank you Taylor Ray for being as cool as you are and making such good honest content.
you're way too underated as a youtuber man. You have fire content , sick builds and very very informative videos. It's actually not that common to find a youtuber that does all that and actually knows how to properly explain how stuff works. Thanks for this video Taylor I learned a lot from it
Completely agree man. Thank you Taylor for always going the extra mile and keeping it real!!
FACTS
so truuu
Edirry4 I completely agree
"Tech talks w/Taylor" Should be a series.
ttttyt, i love this, im saving this video. Please make more ttttyt, make this a series, i dont care what you talk about, just teach me stuff, i could listen to you talk for literally hours
this is probably the best drift alignment video out there!
I just had a discussion with someone yesterday that insisted you didn't want grip in the rear for drifting. Thanks for the in depth breakdown! You were able to vocalize what I was not.
Man, I was just looking at the comments on a video of drift cars warming their tires on Hot Rod Magazine's IG. Even with Forsberg explaining what's going on they're still saying "But it's understeering. It should be set up to oversteer."
Psh. when you're getting sideways, who needs control?
I don’t think there’s a better person to explain this then you, your experience, knowledge and explanations are so great! So glad we finally got this video that really showcases that and helps me and I’m sure many more people learn!
this is gonna help me tune the pro cars in AC so much better
I am sure that everybody is on their garage at the moment trying to fix their suspension set up. Great video Taylor!! Greetings from Greece!
ttttyt series! do it!
TTT
Great explanation. Being able to effectively communicate a technical topic with out coming off douchey and with out using a bunch of jargon shows you have a high level of experience and knowledge of the topic. Well done, I subscribed because of this video
EDIT - and TTTTYT is funny and you should run with it
Another EDIT - Props for also being able to do this while basically talking to yourself, its so easy to get lost on tangents and stray from the actual topic while explaining technical stuff you're passionate about.
Thank you! This was a really nice comment to read I’m glad you liked it. I’ve wanted to do videos like this for awhile because I know how little I knew when I started out and I’ve learned so much over 8-10 years of doing this from a lot of great people and if I can help someone jump the first few steps of trying to figure it out it gets them driving and progressing faster.
Super informative and not boring either! Which can be a hard task to accomplish; well done! I'd be interested to hear you talk about the other suspension settings like dampening and preload/rebound as well. I threw my coilovers in my Z three years ago and haven't touched them since other than ride height and dampening so I appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
Liking the nerd info, I already know what most of the terminology, but I like talking about specific setups and tech stuff. Great vid Taylor, keep up the good work
sooooo underrated this man is so smart learned so much from this vid
Great video man! Your videos are always super informative, definitely going to watch the coilover vid. Its crazy how tuning in video games has taught me, through trial and error, all of the things you've explained here. Its also interesting to explain to people not used to drift tuning that you essentially set it up for understeer characteristics, which is counter-intuitive initially. (hard front, soft rear springs, stiff front A.R.B., soft rear, etc). I also like to run toe out in the front, helps at full angle with those situations where you may over rotate, to get it back (backies etc) Cheers!
This is one of the best videos I've watched on youtube, thanks so much Taylor! Keep up the great work. Learned a ton from this, as someone genuinely interested in learning as much as possible about suspension and theory.
Tutor Time With Taylor is my favorite time.
I cannot tell you How HAPPY I Am to Hear This!!!!!!!!
Everyone hit that like button and get Taylor all the traffic! This video is so informative and awesome!
As in depth this is, I am surprised you never talked about steering acumen, and how it can affect handling. Great job explaining how it all works though, very helpful.
I think you mean Ackermann! But yes, a mention of that would have been good.
Definitely more videos like this! Good job!
Taylor
Thank you for having videos over 10 minutes!
Smh. This should have more views. Nice work man!
This is intense! I am working on my first LS Miata. I have so much to learn. Thank you!
Brilliant video man, its something I've asked you about before so thanks for taking the time to make this! Specifically having the comments on what each adjustment actually does for the cars feel which is the main thing I wonder about! More in this series would be awesome if there's other stuff you could do, even doing welding? Main things being the things you learned that you found make huge improvements in your welding as you learned. For me it was an autodimming helmet and watching the weld pool to really gauge penetration which I figured out myself as no tutorials I watched had even mentioned this. Overall I'm loving the videos, please don't go too commercial like Adam :(
Great video. Way too much bolting on Parts and not enough making them work properly going on in amateur Motorsports. Great work explaining.
You ever been to autotest/gymkhana and so on?.... Nobody ever shares their technical knowledge and "secrets". Now compare to sports, say going to table tennis and you will have 10 people telling you how to improve, technique, muscle memory etc...
Good content bro. You made it easy for non tech background peeps to understand. Keep it up!
Loved this video on how you explained I definitely took notes watching to remember can’t wait for the coilover video 😮👀🚘💨
im just sitting here taking notes
superb content! subed right away
Best video yet! Watched and rewatched every second of it, if I could like it 100 times, I would.
Make more
literally everything I been spitting knowledge to my little brother that wants to get into this life
Good shit dude to have on the webs
This makes me so wxcited for the next drift day.
Great info Taylor, thank you! I don't know if you noticed this or not. The gold flake in your car causes all reflections to be yellow. It makes me think of the grassroots Japanese drift cars with yellow headlights. When I was young I wasn't a fan, but the have growing on me. I seen a video of guys drifting Dodge vans in Japan. One of the vans had yellow headlights. For some reason or another I feel in love with it. Maybe you should tint your headlights yellow. I think it would look good with your paint.
Great info here! Also the bind in the steering shaft makes a lot of sense cause that restriction is multiplied by the hydraulic advantage.
I'm happy you found the source of friction in your steering. I'm setting up by BC's on my IS300, this is great help, thanks.
ikr, that would have driven me crazy
Gonna need an off seasons type edit from you with the Miata
can you show how you would align it on the track with "basic" alignment tools? great video!
Get a Mechanical engineering degree bro, awesome info, will have to watch it a few more times to grasp the knowledge. Use a whiteboard in later videos to help explain.
Insanely informative!
If you were looking to setup a car for (non competitive) drifting, but also drive to events, would you find the perfect drift suspension setup and soften it by a %?
Or would something like the bc ds series be a happy medium?
*I ask because I'm looking to pickup a drift car soon, but will have to drive it to events and have had back surgery. I can't really handle a 4 hr drive + drifting + another 4 hr drive on an insanely hard suspension anymore 🥲*
Congrats for the awesome content! 👏👏Drift driver from Brazil
Please do more of these videos it's so helpful and I learned alot
So happy you fixed it man. Time to rip it.
Great video Taylor extremely informative! I vote for more of these particularly your Z specs.
Please TTTTYT series!
Good video man. Chasing grip in my S15 at this moment and this helped . Cheers !
Thanks for this info!!! Im going crazy getting my 350z how i want it...i love you long time for this one man!!!!
I like this kind of videos thank you!
TONS OF GREAT INFO MAN! VERY WELL DONE!
I smell a TTTTYT merch incoming
What are you thoughts on air suspension for drifting
I just switched to 14k rears on my M3, it has a horrible ratio of like .42 so my 14k rears turned into ~6k. balanced well with the 8k fronts at .9ish!
Great info!!! Do you think you can give some info on setting up damping on coil overs?
GREAT ! Was please for 35minutes even if I did the same tutorial video myself. Little things that make your experience even better!
Just a kinda noob question, When you say a quarter inch of toe or else, where do you measure it physically?
Great video man, thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep it up.
Excellent video mate - super informative, do more of these knowledge blasts!
Great vid bud! Will be watching it again for sure, probably while lying under my car working out what the hell i’m doing 🤦♂️
Excellent video. More of this please.
Did you make a video on that front sway bar mount spacer?
Loved the video. Very knowledgeable and informative! 10/10 would watch more like it
the opening was def funny bud i got a giggle out of it
TTTTYTYT: Taylor Tries To Teach You Things on UA-cam.
Good info, learned a lot bout drift setup
For the old subs...
IM TAYLOR RAY AND THIS IS CLUB BRAINDEAD!!❤❤❤
I always like toe out in the front, I feel like the car turns in quicker.
Wow, great explanation Taylor. Thanks for that!
Awesome man. Glad you found the issue.
Tons and tons of great info. Thanks for sharing.
10:55 does it make sense to shorten the upper front control arms, and relocate the inner mounting point outwards? Would that reduce roll? It’s probably mess up your grip when you do roll though
If any of you want to test what will happen if you change certain set ups, use a racing sim or forza even.
Want to see what negative camber in the front will do to your car? Max it out on forza on a car that you've driven, take it on the track and see how it reacts.
This will at least get you in the ball park of how things will react while under load and at different settings.
Taylor, I wish I could pick your brain about suspension all day lol.
All the gripz!!!
Hey bro just a thought of mine. If you upgrade the rear sway bar (you know what that'll do,) couldn't you keep the 4k springs?
shoulda watched 5 minutes further lol nvm
Absolutely loved it! I don’t drive a car that’s capable of drifting(ep3), but, I have a hand full of friends that love the sport. I continually watch your feed just to learn a new aspect of the car game.
Thanks so much for the content. #letherriptaterchip
Thoughts on removing or disconnecting the front sway bar on a bone stock E90? Car feels like it has a lot of understeer.... I know I know, I need to upgrade everything, but as it currently sits for a free mod, would removing the front bar help me?
Awesome vid!! 🔥 im starting drifting and i don’t know where i can go to practice. where do you go??
Awesome video man!
Waiting for coilover video now :D very very very interested in valving !
what if the na8 is stock engine, will u still go for most grip set up at rear?
Ben looks so funny in your ride along. Reminds me of Mr bean on the roller coaster haha
I thought the rule of thumb was if you’re under steering too much and can’t get the rear end out then remove front sway bar or stiffen rear springs? It works for bmw z axel multi link suspensions.
can you do advanced suspension? like when and how to adjust dampers? or what do i adjust when car nice and smooth but snaps into big angle easy and drives shitty when at big angle where is drives really good when at shallow angle
Super useful info. Thanks
Snappy snappiness 😂 love it
Closest drift track? You boys ever been ta MEXECOOOOE?!?
Now I can have sick set ups on my cars on Car X drift racing lol
Taylor you forgot to explain the dampening adjuster on the top of the coilover or do miatas not have that, idk I don’t own a one.
I have a 6 speed 350z and am looking for some good coilovers that I can take to to track for drifting but will give a somewhat smooth ride on the streets what would you recommend ?
Great content as always
Awesome video thank you I love this sort of stuff
Here in my garage. Knowledge.
Toe in also helps with going straight..
Sweet thanks I was going to ask for a vid on this on the Miata... I didn't and you delivered anyway🤔
Would increasing the compression dampening (if externally adjustable) assist in the intial front drive?
I love the detailed stuff
So an e46 would have a 1:1 ratio in front for spring rates but in the rear the wheel would have more leverage making the spring rate lower?
Yeah rear is near .5
Hey man i have some questions i cant find answers to if you have time:
Do all coil overs lower the vehicle?
How do you pick coil overs for a drift car?
How many coil overs do you need to buy for 1 car?
Looking to get a 350z and learn to drift. Dont fully understand coil overs yet. Thanks if anyone has answers!
Coilovers come as a set of 4! I would run stock suspension till you get nore seat time.
3:58 I'm kinda confused here, because I can never figure out an answer to this question for my application...
I'm drifting an e36 325i on stock power. Long story short, the rulebook for my class says NA cars up to 2.8L (only engines that came in the chassis), only engine mods allowed are int/exh and ecu, can't change suspension and steering geometry at all, we are only allowed to swap coils/springs (coilovers allowed obviously)
Should I aim for a setup that is really easy to slide or should I still go for rear grip? This car makes 180 crank tops...
Also I should clarify that I mostly won't be drifting with r-comps and I run around 205-225 tires
Watch out for that snap steer Taylor! I still think it’s an awesome car! Yeah buddy! Caster is your friend!
G'day mate. I have a question. Here in Australia.... Home of the metric system we still rate suspension springs and valve springs in lbs per inch of compression. How does that match up to what ever system you guys use?
what to do when ur car got a lot of understeer while drifting ?
Seriously want more ttttyt. That was a lot of info
I feel genuinely appreciated as a viewer.
Also I am editing together my first video right now and I seriously want to thank you for talking to me at formula drift Seattle last year. You were super cool to talk to and made me feel like you can still be a sociable human being while being a youtuber. Don't really know why I felt that way about the concept of being a youtuber but basically you inspired me to make videos so I can eventually make my hobby and what I love doing into a career. Thank you Taylor Ray for being as cool as you are and making such good honest content.
what about damper settings front rear struts?
So If you need to add spacers to the front wheels to clear stuff does that change motion ratio by a lot or is it still pretty close to .7?