does anyone know if the suspension on an 88 toyota pickup like the one in my signature and my avatar can handle drifting if not does anyone know what i can do to make it more drifter friendly

 

here... just get this one and you are set
http://www.toyotaminis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5038

 

x2 ^ I almost bought it.

 

I drift a stock truck. It's all I have right now. But getting lower and beefing up any suspension components is a good idea. Stiff shocks is a must. I like KYB gas-a-justs from a 69 Camaro. It takes a minor modification to the shock to fit them.

 

the reason i ask is that i have herd drifting with leaf springs is bad for them and can cause them to break and i dont want to sound dumb but what your saying is that get a sway bar for the rear i used to drift a 83 corolla that was basicly stock not lowered or anything and my suspension in my truck is fairly stiff as is

 

I have a 92 with de-arched leaf springs. And also running 3" blocks. I have done a lot of hard driving and drifting. I even took some jumps. And they look fine to me.

 

The only real upgrade will be a limited slip or welded diff... other than that if you run blocks make sure to get some upgraded ubolts (beefed taco) Leaf springs are incredibly durable.... and if you want anymore peace of mind you can move to a watts link which my captin runs on his fox body mustang.

 

hey thundering02 im in Illinois do you drift down at Gateway

 

Soon as that CA can get under the hood which will be after the move... But I haven't drifted myself in a few years now... keep turning main bearings on the 200K+ mile engines... the CA only has about 300 miles on it since rebuild... and Midnight Madness is the main attendance run primarily by the Driftstl.com crew.

2007 was my last "official" drifting year. and that was at gateway.

 

key factors....... stiffen up the suspension. replace all your worn out bushings with the energy suspension ones. replace your old shocks with a good quality gas shock. i also highly recomend a rear swaybar as this helped out immensely when i did mine...... the truck is so much more predictable when it slides and the rear dont try to come around all of a sudden.

i also recomend you go to a 1 ton front sway bar or the later generation sway bars as they are thicker and stronger than the stock ones from the half tons. one more thing you may want to consider is placing some weight over the rear of the truck....... this also stabilizes the truck some and gets some much needed ballast over the rear. makes it more controlable yet easier to swing it and slide.....

tires will also play a factor....... play with pressures both front and rear....... too soft or too hard at either end and its gonna get hard to stick the front or slide the rear.

over anything else....... go practice in a nice big open area or go find a nice big wide corner to try out in the middle of nowhere.

its taken me a year to get my current setup down but its still in need of tinkering to get it just the way i like it to handle..... keep playin with it. eventually you will get it right the way you want to control it

 

thank you sd yota that exactly what i was looking for you should send me some pics of your set up i would enjoy seeing it also maybe a good parts list what year yota do you have