I thought I'd start this thread for Chris Forsberg (Topics II on here) since he has the most experience setting up the 350Z for drifting. Post all your drifting related questions on here and hopefully he'll answer them for you. For those of you who don't know who Chris Forsberg is, here is a pic of him in action.

I'll start if off...
Chris, what are your suggestions on suspension setup? I currently have HKS Hipermax RS coilovers and waiting on SPL camber arms and SPC toe bolts for the rear. I'm trying to get more even tire wear and more forward bite. What alignment settings do you think I should go with?

 

does chris approve of this?

 

I don't think he'll mind. I just sent him a PM about it.

 

chris
wanna see how you drift with a rattle snake down by your feet? it could happen to you too.

 

chris.. the new formula D setup in the etown road race track is hard to watch.. we cant see anything after all the smoke from the first sweeper .. have them change it .. kthnx...

 

wouldnt his reply be biased for his sponsorships?

 

Hey guys...

For the rear, if you have your car lowered a lot... It will be harder to get the forward bite you are looking for, you can achieve even tire wear with the parts you are purchasing, but the geometry goes out the window once your active center (angle of force) points downward. I would suggest a softer rear shock setting, and maybe even a spring swap in the rear to help get the grip you want.

 

Yessir

 

Yeah we all kinda realized that after the first event. We have talked to Formula Drift about it and hope that they can move the grandstands towards the right more.

 

Not all advice, tuning, tips, and alignments are sponsored. Haha

 

subscribing.

 

Any new changes to the Z for the upcoming season? Are you planning to switch up for the 370Z soon?

 

Chris, what final drive are you running in each of your Z's?

Thanks

 

IIRC I think they change FD's depending on the track.

 

Interesting. Never the less, I'd like to hear it from him. I'm most curious if he runs a taller or shorter than stock F/D on his boosted cars...

 

Thought I'd take a stab at the question. I actually remember reading something about a few guys switching up they're FD's on a very tough course (don't remember which one right now) but I'd also like to hear from him what he prefers.

 

WHOAAAHHHH!!!! Chris Forsberg just spoke to me!!!! im famous!!!! hahahahaha

 

Hey Chris, when you guys dropped the VK56 in the Z at the beginning of the 2007 Formula D season how long did you run it in the car without doing anything major to it? I ask this because I was at the Road Atlanta stop, a stop that you ended up winning, and before going into the finals everyone pitted one last time and I asked one of your crew members about the setup. He proceeded to tell me that it wasn't even tuned or anything yet and he couldn't wait to see what it could do when it was.. Can you elaborate on this?

Btw.. keep up the good work! You never seem to disappoint.

 

What's up man. Been awhile since I chatted with you (JB from DC) when you gonna come and kick it in the Mid-A?

 

Awesome, can you suggest some specific numbers for camber, toe and caster I can start out with? I notice you guys run like no camber in the rear and max camber up front.