HOW TO ALIGN ANY DRIFT CAR! (FIXED!) 

All bow to the man trying to help everyone have more fun and be able to succeed. You truly are the MVP Denofa!!

Timestamps for quick reference: 0:38 Setting your ride hight first 2:12 Equal right and left arm lenght 3:11 Front caster 12:11 Front camber / 60 % rule 15:58 Front toe 18:33 Front Ackermann 22:10 Rear camber 25:53 Rear toe 31:33 Importance of chekcing toe after contact 31:55 Adjust on level ground and equal tire pressure 32:26 Quick overview 34:03 Outro

Bump! I shared this on Instagram, best video for drifting I have seen in awhile! Thanks!

Dude this broke everything that I needed to know down will be watching this a few more times as I get my setup going🤙👌

The GOAT has spoken! Thank you so much for sharing your extensive knowledge with some of us knuckle draggers. Hoping to dial mine in using this information.

As a person who is only planning on building a car later but is heavy into sim drifting, thank you SO much. This was basic, yet in-depth enough as to where it got me thinking further in to whatever setting can do. I appreciate so much.

This helped a ton. Finally someone that explains how each part of the alignment affects in real time drifting. Thanks 😎

This is why he's so good at drifting, he understand suspension dynamics and implements it in his driving style and adapts it to the track. It's not just all driver "skill" also mechanic know how. Chelsea this isn't complicated, people that are not the "masses" appreciate these in depth topics. I've been working, driving, and setting up my own cars for over 16 years now. And there is always more to learn from people dedicated to their sport and niche. For example that 0 camber at 60% angle tip is just what I needed to learn, and to confirm my thoughts on suspension angle and how the car reacts during drift. My alignment feels spot on but will check for 0 camber at 60%

Im a Honda kid and love how interesting this stuff is and how well you explain it yet simple enough for everyone to understand. Keep killin it🙌🏼

I keep coming back to this video every time my car gets any new parts or tires. I’ve passed it on a lot. It’s helpful even for a street car to understand what’s going on and how to have the alignment techs setup the car how I like it to drive. Thanks again for what you do.

Started watching this yesterday, when I came back it said private.... Was like hell no!!! Need this knowledge!!!!! Say howdy, get rowdy boys!!!

Cheers for the comprehensive vid man, I’m currently trying to get my skills and car handling down pat in my e36 sedan, its only got an m43B18 so literally the bare minimum to go get sideways so I’m hoping in doing that I can hone my skills and make the car handle as best it can before I put some party power into it. Good on you mate

I know this was basically for drifting, yet it was so helpful with just a normal street setup that has adjustable parts.

I can’t stop watching this in a loop. Thanks man

That was a lot but definitely nice to hear from a direct source. Thank you!

The one dislike was someone with -10° camber, less than an inch off the ground…

I’m very new to IRL drifting. Watching FDF’s suspension geometry series before this video set me up perfectly for Chelsea’s explanation! Highly recommend the series if you’re new to IRL drifting/suspension tuning.

Great video, thank you for the upload. I have a long term project 89 240sx and only recently just understood the benefits of drip knuckles with caster with an offset trail. Original used chopped knuckles with a coil over drop. Excited to watch more great info and shenanigans. I am half way through a video of yours explaining how drift judging are assessed. Really neat stuff. Cheers!

Never had anyone explain this as simple and clear as possible! Thanks man.. I’ll definitely look into the drift settings I have now and follow your rule of thumb settings.

This is probably one of the best videos and explanations I have watched about how alignmet effects how the car steer. I have been fighting where my car will want to snap to full lock when I am driving agressivly behind a car on faster tracks (like Texas Motor Speedway) and wanting to spin on fast transitions. Now I have a basic understanding on caster and akerman when before I was pretty much just guessing and driving around an issue.

Thank you so much for the info! I know quite a bit about alignment setups already and feel like I understand even more now! I definitely like and learned from this video!

Love that you're willing to share the knowledge! Also love all those carbon trophies behind you and the Fordfest shirt! Can't wait to see ya again this year!!!

"Don't get beat down by your poorly setup car" Thanks for the tips man. Well explained for on the fly explanation. The hands demonstrating angles helps a lot. I'll be using a purpose built string alignment kit since its my first time aligning the car after some changes. I will be looking for tow plates now as well.

I'm confused 😕 Thank you for your dedication 🙏 👏

This is rad, I’ve been struggling with my 350z flopping to lock like crazy, happy to learn a few things and looks like a great excuse to start from scratch with my alignment to get it where I’m comfortable with it.

This was awesome! I learnt something with ideal values for Ackerman and caster and I'm keen to have a play with my 2 knuckle setups. Something you didn't touch on was setting up the rear for a live axle car, my Aussie Ford Falcon is a parallel 4 link with a watts, and I was hoping to learn about how where you want roll centres for drifting (front and rear) and the ideal amounts to roll the diff angle for grip. Thanks for the video 😊

I love this stuff. I wonder about front tire pressures a lot. I tend to like higher pressures but idk why.

Thank you for these videos they really help

Thank you for the lessons, The drift life seems so much like the bmx scene. Hopefully someday I can play a game of drift instead of bike! I am just starting to be able to link turns.so much fun.

I wish I would have known this to set my car up properly before I put my drift car into the wall the first, second, and final times.

This is what makes Chelsea one of this greatest influences in drifting. Helping people get past the learning curve makes drifting enjoyable instead of fighting the car constantly and being miserable and giving up.

Wicked video can’t wait for more of this

Loved the video man! And there are us who would love for you to go into full detail! Liked, and Subscribed, Keep making videos!

Learned so much this morning! bless you and your knowledge

Great video Chelsea! Thanks for helping all of us with this

Made it halfway through the first one and was super bummed when it was taken down… Quick clarification, when you’re talking about setting camber at 60% steering… I didn’t understand what you meant by lead tire. Would that be lead once you’ve transitioned and are back in drift? So drifting around a left turn, your turned back to the right, your passenger tire would be the “lead” and that’s what you set to zero camber? Either way, love the technical break down videos. Your technical understanding and willingness to share is one of the things that drew me to you as a fan.

5:31 lol that just reminded me of Nicole LZ "jazz hands" drifting that honestly scared the hell out of me every time I saw it.

I need a tire video when ever you can

Recently built a e36 and looking for a base track to start learning how to drift. Best tracks you would recommend on the west coast.

Hello, I just thought I’d share an opinion from an old grass Ridge drifter. Take a car like the 240 SX before you start putting money into power and everything else like that start with coil over sway bars. The suspension car has enough power to drift very very well on the stock KA motor, it just needs the proper differential which is a disco potato in my opinion about two to $3000 worth of suspension parts probably less. Anyway that’s my old fart knocker opinion. Rant over.

I've raced various motorsport platforms. Drifting is by far the best group of folks when it comes to sharing setups and giving advice on what goes fast and what doesnt. Kudos to the folks that share wisdom and help progress motorsports.

This is super helpful. This answers the question I asked you the other day about your toe lol.

Thank you ! Is there a trick to adjust E36/E46 toe easier? moving those trailing arm pockets is such a pain.

Super cool vid. Great job. Thanks

Apologies for the long message lol... Great video as always Chelsea 👌 Could you do a specific video on the ideal front and rear setup for an e36 to just make it a nice practice car? Not a compact... But a coupe/saloon setup. Like what ride height works best (without worrying much about looking good), toe for a nice linear not super aggressive lap, ackerman and castor that you feel has a nice balance between self steer and you still giving input. Could be an idea to do a video like this for a few different cars you drive often. I know every persons driving style is different, and every track is different, but i think it could help people try an already used setup and see if it's better or worse for them and they might learn something from it handling wise. I'm asking this as me and a few of my friends have e36/46 chassis and drive together often but we all have different ideas on setups and the cars all drive different. For example my car is very smooth and has a little more grip exiting corners but i can't throw my car into the corner as aggressively as the other cars. Would be nice to have them all reasonably even and have a baseline setup that we know works, then adjust it from there to suit our driving styles, our tandems might be a little more consistent then and we could enjoy that a little more instead of constantly over thinking about 'being slower here and more aggressive there' to make up for the different setups. Thanks.

The goat has spoken 🐐 🐐 🐐

excellent tips!

I don’t even have a real drift car yet lol but surprisingly this stuff helps a ton in sim drifting. Love these types of videos man! Been binge watching them lately lol 🤙🏼

I thought this was gonna say "Private" again😑😑

Great video for newbie drifters like myself! Thank you! Could you do a video about just shock dampening adjustments for drifting please? :)

Great walk thru ...

Great content , thanks for sharing.

This is great! I feel all we need now is someone to take this video and do a voice-over of all the different types of drifting "hand gestures"

I’m taking all this info to CarX .. it’s gonna be CRAZY 🤣🔥‼️ APPRECIATE YA BUD 💯‼️

Maybe you could do a DIY alignment at home video?

Videos like that is always appreciated man, I’ve watched your whole RU-vid channel before I set up my car haha this shit never gets old next video you could explain alignment stuff on the car reach different audience 🙌🏽 Thanks for teaching us 💪🏼

watched this video while playing BeamNG, it all checks out.

I know this is old but now that you have a Corolla you think you can do a low horsepower alignment video?? Some tips on keeping a low hp car like that in drift would be awesome for us with stock motors lol

Thanks man, your videos do help a lot, specially to the ones still learning how to drive

This dude gettin’ down with the RU-vid game

Amazing content dude! Maybe in the future you could touch on the importance of sway bars, thickness, etc :)

Só informação valiosa!!! Presente professor!!!

Amazing information. Back when I was drifting, no-one considered Ackermann. We had to control wash out with what we had. I've recently sat with a current local pro driver and at times I thought he would wash out, he drove right out of the corner with angle and I was blown away. Drifting has really come a long way.

Thanks again for another awesome video Chelsea. I’ve bought/built my e36 because of you and all the knowledge you share. Couldn’t have done it without you dude👊🏼

Thanks for making this and sharing your knowledge, super helpful to us trying to figure this all out and have fun!

Do a more in depth, all around updated suspension video.

Thank you for the very thorough explanation!!! This is SUPER helpful!!!

Intro right before a Sesh?

This was super informative and very easy to understand. Thanks for sharing Chelsea!

you’re the man Chelsea. I appreciate what you’re doing for the sport of drifting and helping others learn rather than trying to gatekeep like some douchebags

best alignment video iv seen, appreciate it chelsea and look forward to more of your vids!

Welp, gotta reset my settings again lol or throw the whole ass car away. Dose anyone know if all this info is in a book or something?

Awesome video, very helpful. Only thing I was hoping you would explain would be the adjustments made on track like say I'm coming into a hair pin and I always wash out, would I look at adding more grip with more toe in or just slow down? You try watch competition and what they do but there all very hush hush 😄.

I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I love no nonsense posts like you always do. I just wish I had a car now to apply this to 🤦🏼‍♂️

I really like the video they help a lot thank you

Invaluable knowledge shout out the best to ever do it

Excellent bro thanks for sharing really appreciate it so much 👍🏽 Now to go back to basics on my E36 again after 10 years of drifting it, gonna start with a clean slate & get it dialled 🙂

I thought maybe Vaughn called you up and said wtf man, giving away all our secrets? lol

You are really helping so many ppl with this info. also checked ur other video about suspension and i think i know so much more what is happening and why 😄 internet is a funny thing nowdays because u can learn everything here (in theory)

Chelsea telling me everything i did wrong last weekend including the effects on my driving… Thank you for this video. It will help us alot because my alignment guy is only experienced in time attack.

Thanks Chelsea this heaps alot just new to drifting and really want to know all this stuff appreciations is a understatement ,

No you don’t have time to do this but could you show this in a scale model, maybe rc car or something , thanks Chelsea!!!!!

Wish you would make another video like this but with a visual car with loveable wheels. Your hands representing tires keeps confusing me 😢

This was by far easier to understand than even FDF's videos and they have a visual diorama to explain stuff but they don't explain it like this.

When talk about an 1/8" of tow is it total between both sides or 1/8" each side?

Great information. Watching the amount of speed you carry through the banks at most tracks I was trying to understand how the left foot braking would hold you up further up the bank. When I would do this in my car it would shoot me closer to the apex. Now I finally understand the importance of the toe out as I run 3degree tow in on the front of my FD RX7. Looking forward to trying this at our next even.

Chelsea is the dude! These videos are so helpful. Hopefully I can get my mustang setup better using this info. Thank you!

Finally a real pro guy makes this video . GJ

Já estou pegando o meu caderninho pra anotar!!!

All these alignment videos are insanely helpful both for irl and on the sim, it's because of these videos I learned how to tune my ac cars tysm

Great high level theory. Perfectly explained from someone who understand his craft. Thanks!

Thanks homie. It's pretty simple you post we watch. 👍let's get it done this year!

Can you cover wheel spacers and how they affect grip front to back?

Love the explanations helps alot

I run sprint cars on dirt and most of what your saying is correct for sprint cars. Great job trying to help the motorsport! Props..

Great explanation. 🤙🏼

Awsome video!!! Great way to start having fun and develop from there!!!

I am setting up a 350z right now and I had/have no clue how much I had to learn until I got the parts to put on the car. I have bc br series coil overs and gk tech angle, welded diff and so far that’s it

Amazing video Chelsea. I'd hope someone would be doing something like this for road / circuit racing as well.

Needed this video so much thank you sir lots of knowledge out there but not as clear and easy as you speak!