GC/GD impreza rwd discussion

woods1

woods1

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After seeing the prices of gd/gc impreza's and a constant need to not have a generic bmw has anyone on here who has either owned one or uses one for drifting any input?

I've heard loads of talk about weak rear shafts but no actual posts from people who own these cars? Cant deny how cheap they are, with mountains of cheap tubing parts and turbo power.

I hate N/A and really fancy a cheap turbo rwd car that's different. Already owned S14/z33 so just want something different and it's not a big job to convert them from pulling front shafts and welding center diff.

Thanks in advance
 
I would guess that it is designed to run constant 4wd, SO trying to run it in 2wd and the use you intend to give it will result in drive train issues. maybe it would be ok on gravel/shale etc.. but hot summers day tarmac is pretty unforgiving stuff.

id guess the steering lock is not to good either as it would be designed to accommodate front drive shafts.

I doubt that waltons/japspeeds have much original stuff underneath. so it would be a fair bit of development.
 
Cheers for reply but hoping for input off people who have rwd impreza's and have used them for real world experience
 
i havnt done it but did research about it before.
It has been done and has worked.
Pulling the front driveshafts and using a spare center diff by taking most of the parts out looks the way to go.
People who do the 1/4 drags use RWD with slicks because it is better than AWD so have a look at drag cars too. clubwrx.net (i think thats the website, it was a while ago) had some useful information about this.
 
Yea read a load of threads about welding up bits of the center diff and pulling front shafts. Seen a fair few drift impreza's just wanted to see how people liked drifting theirs.

If lads like it for drag then I shouldn't have to worry to much about their strength. Nothing more abusive than a hard launch on moving parts
 
New Zealand is your friend.

Dialect Of Drift: Sideways, Southern NZ Style - Speedhunters

I've got the magazine containing the article of the red wrx hatch with all his specs. These are the ones that matter.

He runs a custom spool centre diff to disable the AWD (you could just weld it)

You can shorten the factory steering knuckles... by machining and redrilling a hole - there's enough meat there to do it safely apparently.

He plans to run a FWD steering rack for more lock and either raise or lower the steering rack to reduce bump steer (I don't know or care about how its actually done, I dislike Subarus)

He also runs a Version 8 STI engine, V7 STI 6 Speed, ORC Super single, with a [R180] V7 STI rear diff with a Type R 2 way LSD, raised 50mm.

A rear mount radiator with electric fuel pump setup.

And Apexi N1 coilovers... Magazine said it's lasted him 8 years of abuse.

He reckons it handles much like an AE series corolla; Light, snappy... "which allows it to do things that the bigger chassis cars simply can't do"
 
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Cheers for that article, definitely think this is my next project and start looking for a cheap candidate in January :) Just different take to all the usual suspects
 
Last Drift-inc drift day in Pembrey there were a couple of scoobies skidding. The seemed to be doing it fine no issues. I guess you start to get problems if you start upping the power.

Power split I think is normally 50/50, so I don't think its standard practice to upgrade the driveshafts if you up the power 100%, so you should be fine. Also remember that skidding is different to say racing RWD as a lot of the force is transmitted into tyre smoke, so let force is going through the drive shafts.
 
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