How to drift slower?

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Hi guys. I’m a pc player and joined an Xbox match with some ofld friends for tandems in the parking lot. When I joined then, some how my s14 was drifting way faster than they were. They got a little bit more angle but it almost seems like they were drifting in slow motion / no traction at all. So I tuned my car down to 300 hp from 700 hp and still I was sliding at full angle right pass them. Even went to stock tires and tire width. At this point they are all driving s1 and my car is low A class. Wondering if this has anything to do with them being on Xbox or the fact that I’m using a wheel. If I try to lead a tandem, no one can keep up on accel or even stay by my side mid drift.

My CPU is overclocked also, not sure if that means anything.

Thanks! Also add me for tandems!

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From my experience, the difference in frame rate doesn’t make your driving necessarily “faster” than a console players. What I would recommend is making sure that the line you run through the section is a bit more on the outside, especially if you are leading, so that you not only avoid forcing the follow car to cut corners in order to keep proximity but also have a slower and more even pace. I would also mention that if you are simply overtaking on the inside when following them in a tandem run, you are (to be honest) not being very courteous as a follow car.

Apologies if that sounds a little curt, but those are the only solutions that come to mind at the moment. I would be more than happy to help more with figuring out a solution if you add my GT, Cody Ghastface.

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No offense taken at all. I’ve managed to tune my car low enough with about 275 hp and seems to be tandem worthy now. Also played around with the suspension and alignment to get more angle. Before I was having yo e brake ever second to slow down. Now its almost perfect

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My drift team usually runs around 28-34mph so we’re definitely masters of drifting slow.

Tires
If you want to drift slowly, equip “super stock” tires. Super stock means that the stock tire compound is “stock.” Many cars like the Horizon edition vehicles have “race” tires as “stock”. This is much too grippy. You usually want to avoid newer sports cars and opt instead for older JDM and muscle cars. One way to check if the car has super stocks is to check the next available tire compound upgrade. If the next one is street tires, you’re all good. If it isn’t street tire, you should look for a different one. In Horizon 2, you could use the Rally tires to slow down the sports/supercars, but they don’t have the same effect in this game. For tire width, smaller is typically better, but the difference between the front and tire width is also important. I usually aim for a different of 10 between front and rear tire width, no more than 20. Rear is pretty much always bigger than front.

Engine
Now that you have a lot less grip, it helps to bump up your engine upgrades so that your torque is almost a strong as the friction available in your tires. 600-800hp is usually fine, though you can buff it up if you see fit. My favorite engine is the RB26 (the 2.6L I6 TT in the game). If you max it out you’ll be at 748hp if I’m not mistaken.

Suspension
If you don’t have rally suspension installed, you should. The increase in angle will also slow down your car (depending on your throttle control).

Tire Pressure
Increasing your tire pressure is also a big way to slow down. Real life dictates that the optimal rear tire pressure is 25-28psi, but slowing down in Horizon 3 means running rear pressure at much higher psi. Personally, my tire pressure is 44 front and 46.5 rear.

Alignment
For alignment, the more negative rear camber, the smaller the contact patch, the slower you go, so increase negative camber. -2.5 to -4.5 is best. Toe admittedly makes your car handle ridiculously if you’re driving in a straight line, but it’s a difference-maker when you’re drifting. The more positive toe you add on the front and rear, the slower you go and the more angle you’ll get. If you’re really pursuing wheel lock, +5 front and +3.5 to +4.5 rear is what you’re gonna want. The more caster you add, the slower your car goes and the more controllably it drifts. Always go +7 degrees caster, literally always.

Everything else
Roll bars, springs, damping, and brakes are personal preference. I suppose your differential could also be personal preference, but just about everyone I know runs between 90 to 100 acceleration and 90 to 100 deceleration.

So I guess there you have it. If you want to follow-up with me or you just feel like drifting, you can always shoot me a message. My GT is hipxhip. Also just to be selfish, you can find our team taking spots in Slap’s top 10 on most weeks and follow us on IG @exedy_drift_team Have fun :smiley:

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Thank you so much for the write up! Really appreciate it. Ive tuned most of the suspension to your specs before reading this, but havent touched tire psi or rear toe. I was also running race suspension which probably is why I am not getting as much angle as everyone else! Ill be adding you and checking out your team vids! Feel free to join a group I started called ADIDAD, meant to find other drifters through it.

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That’s funny, I actually got an invite from your group before I even saw this post. Small world I guess.

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OMG! Is that Hipidyhop from Exedy Drift Team!? Pinch me I’m dreaming. (Pinch).