Drift setup for AE86 but low cost

[Mux213]

Ryo,

You have to check out which bushings are really warn out, the best suspention wont perform on warn out bushings, so do check out your bushings. Most likely you'll be needing to replace those of the stabi bars atleast. They really make your car act weird if they are warn out.

If 500 E is your budget, I would say, just get some non adjustable shocks off of ebay or something, shouldn't set you back more then 200 euro, probably alot less if you look around good. You really don't need adjustables just to drift. They key is replacing your warn out stock ones with something better. If you don't mind going second hand you can try contacting TE71Corolla on this board, he hates sending stuff abroad but he's got koni yellow and red second hand (I believe red for back, yellow front) that didn't cost much.

Springs you will need aswell. A good stiff set new is probably out of the question on your budget. You'll need 300 - 400 euros ex shipping atleast for a set of springs (really no need to go adjustable coilovers). But you have to keep in mind that your current springs are old and probably don't work to good anymore. What you could do is go for a set of cheaper lowering springs. They won't stiffen up your car by much but they are way better then what you have now and won't brake the bank. Most likely in combo with some good shocks you already have a setup you can play around with nicely. I do think in the future you will want to go to a somewhat stiffer setup though, so you'll need to deside whether to save up for this, or to keep it cheap.

When you've done those 3 things you should already notice alot of improvement. After that its all about improving your own skill, nobody said hachi's where easy cars to drift

Note, this is the absolute minimum you'd need to look at. You can save alot of money by taking your time and looking around for 2nd hand parts. You will want more though Stiffer rollbars what irishtwincam said (or try the double rollbar solution zax loves in his rear), etc.