Perfect drifting in GTA Online?

[JaeDan 101]

Can any of you give me tips on drifting cars in GTA Online?

 

I tried using the Futo with the Driftmeister Tuner tire. Once I tried drifting the car, I always fail. I even tried it on a Banshee. So any tips? Thanks

[Aquamaniac]

28 minutes ago, JaeDan 101 said:

Can any of you give me tips on drifting cars in GTA Online?

 

I tried using the Futo with the Driftmeister Tuner tire. Once I tried drifting the car, I always fail. I even tried it on a Banshee. So any tips? Thanks

 

Use handbrake and try a muscle car.

[JaeDan 101]

Just now, Aquamaniac said:

Use handbrake

Yep, I'm doing it

 

Just now, Aquamaniac said:

try a muscle car

Okay, sure. But what I want is street racers such as the Elegy RH8, Feltzer, Sultan RS etc.

[Jack_Bauer]

Futo can be a good one to practice, make sure you have turbo/engine/transmission upgrades on it though so it's easier to power out of the slide.

[JaeDan 101]

Just now, Jack_Bauer said:

Futo can be a good one to practice, make sure you have turbo/engine/transmission upgrades on it though so it's easier to power out of the slide.

Do I need to lower the suspensions?

[Jack_Bauer]

Just now, JaeDan 101 said:

Do I need to lower the suspensions?

Up to you really

[MechanicMammal]

I have always found the Warrener to be a good car to practice a bit of drifting,

And as strange as it sounds the Dubsta 6x6 is a Drift King, seriously.

But to be honest the drifting physics in gta are a bit naff.

Edited April 10, 2021 by MechanicMammal

[JaeDan 101]

3 hours ago, Jack_Bauer said:

Up to you really

I heard that suspention is important at drifting, idk if that's true

Edited April 10, 2021 by JaeDan 101

[MechanicMammal]

Here is a existing subject that has discussed this more in depth.

 

[OzakiLeona]

There are tons on videos on youtube. But don't expect much. Generally you can't drift in GTA without mods and it's pretty bad even with the mods.

[suicidal_banana]

Of the 'more recent' cars (last few dlc only) i would recommend "Sultan Classic" or "Penumbra FF", those are fun to drift. If you play with controller (or you are good with a keyboard) then sports classic cars might be good for drifting too, but in general i think those are 'too slippery', half the time you dont have control and they just spin out, that can look cool, but feels nothing like 'drifting' (controlled sliding) in other cars.

 

Shout-out to the Itali RSX, that thing is weird as hell, if u slam the handbrake while going in a straight line its like nothing happens, but if u slam the handbrake and turn you will slide for days

 

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I do agree with @MechanicMammal that you should actually just use that other thread, no offense etc, most of us just dont like seeing multiple threads about the same subject (because then when people with questions come, like you in this case, they will have to read multiple threads and/or people will have to repeat the same stuff over and over again. Ideally we would want all information to be in the same thread)

 

@Mach1bud if i may be so bold to ask, could you merge this topic onto the other one?  

 

 

 

[HamwithCheese]

33 minutes ago, suicidal_banana said:

Of the 'more recent' cars (last few dlc only) i would recommend "Sultan Classic" or "Penumbra FF", those are fun to drift.

Boyo is playing on ps3.

 

At best you can only power slide into corners at high speeds. And suspension, tires, wheels don't affect anything so idk where you heard that from.

[JaeDan 101]

21 hours ago, HamwithCheese said:

And suspension, tires, wheels don't affect anything so idk where you heard that from.

I got that from YouTube

 

GTA 5 tires affects your car's grip and traction. Wheel types aren't just for design, man.

[JaeDan 101]

deleted for double post

 

Edited April 11, 2021 by JaeDan 101

[HamwithCheese]

1 hour ago, JaeDan 101 said:

 

GTA 5 tires affects your car's grip and traction. Wheel types aren't just for design, man.

Only incredibly slightly, and if I remember correctly, the larger the tire sidewall, the more grip you have? Either way, it certainly doesn't affect the physics in this game too much.

 

You're better off playing Gran Turismo 6

[OzakiLeona]

6 hours ago, HamwithCheese said:

Only incredibly slightly, and if I remember correctly, the larger the tire sidewall, the more grip you have? Either way, it certainly doesn't affect the physics in this game too much.

 

You're better off playing Gran Turismo 6

 

Sidewall doesn't affect grip directly. It affects how the car reacts to bumps (and not even all cars). On perfectly flat road, it does exactly nothing. But hey, if you have fun swapping tires, sure, go ahead. It's not easy to get fun out of this game these days, so good for you.

 

[MechanicMammal]

8 hours ago, OzakiLeona said:

 

Sidewall doesn't affect grip directly. It affects how the car reacts to bumps (and not even all cars). On perfectly flat road, it does exactly nothing. But hey, if you have fun swapping tires, sure, go ahead. It's not easy to get fun out of this game these days, so good for you.

 

 

It has to have the "tyres can clip" flag.

But OzackiLeona is correct it only effects how the car handles bumps, if it has the flag!.

And the tyre with the largest sidewall will take bumps/kerbs better (normally offroad tyres).

15 hours ago, JaeDan 101 said:

I got that from YouTube

 

GTA 5 tires affects your car's grip and traction. Wheel types aren't just for design, man.

 

Yes they are for design most of the time,

If you want to get good facts from Youtube check out this guys channel.

https://broughy.com/gta5carupgrades

Here is a recent video of his which explains about flags.

 

Unfortunatly this bit wont help you because you are on PS3, but I bought the Weevil yesterday and that seems to slide ok. Performance upgrades (Engine/turbo/brakes/Trans) no spoiler.

Stock other than that except I lowered it by 1.

Edited April 12, 2021 by MechanicMammal

[Plocospermataceae]

On 4/10/2021 at 7:42 PM, HamwithCheese said:

At best you can only power slide into corners at high speeds. And suspension, tires, wheels don't affect anything so idk where you heard that from.

Suspension does have some effect on handling. If you're trying to drift, having the center of mass lower will make the car slide more. On some cars you can break the suspension by shooting the rims or just kicking the side of the wheels to lower it even more, such as the Futo. Here's a demo with the Banshee 900R with the normal suspension and after I kicked it in

 

https://streamable.com/3syt63

https://streamable.com/33n17n

 

Another one with the Nebula Turbo, first one is with the suspension lowered and the second one is with the higher stock suspension. You don't really get the same amount of wheelspin when it's higher up

 

https://streamable.com/nk5ajx

https://streamable.com/o2rud1

 

Oh yeah and also don't add a spoiler on the car, as it will add traction

 

Edited April 13, 2021 by Plocospermataceae

[Kiethblacklion]

On 4/10/2021 at 6:37 AM, JaeDan 101 said:

Can any of you give me tips on drifting cars in GTA Online?

 

I tried using the Futo with the Driftmeister Tuner tire. Once I tried drifting the car, I always fail. I even tried it on a Banshee. So any tips? Thanks

 

One trick that I've seen no one mention is using the handbrake along with the standard brake. I've noticed with a lot of cars that using just the handbrake can make the slide out of control or do a 180 spin. Whenever I need to so a power slide or drift through a curve, I start the slide with the handbrake then about 1-2 seconds later hit the standard brake to help maintain control.

[JaeDan 101]

7 hours ago, Kiethblacklion said:

Whenever I need to so a power slide or drift through a curve, I start the slide with the handbrake then about 1-2 seconds later hit the standard brake to help maintain control.

Hit the standard brake slightly? I use a console controller btw

[Kiethblacklion]

34 minutes ago, JaeDan 101 said:

Hit the standard brake slightly? I use a console controller btw

 

I'm on Xbox. I hit the hand brake (the A button for my settings) and then I hit LT (the standard brake in my settings). It works best on the fast vehicles.

Edited April 14, 2021 by Kiethblacklion

[OzakiLeona]

Again, check youtube for videos on gta drifting. It's not something which can be easily explained in words.

[éX-Driver]

Get a city bus and pop the rear tyres, and you can manji drift for as long as you want.

[Da Elite Ninjah]

ZR380 with boost.