So i've always thought that pulling the e brake in a suby was bad. my friends are all telling me to drift it by pulling the e brake and they say it won't hurt it but im still not really convinced. what do you guys think?

 

not a bright idea unless you have spare trans/center diffs, or you drive an STI. Since (i presume) your car is all wheel drive, locking the rear wheels with the handbrake does more than just lock the rear wheels. Since there is a difference in speeds between the front and rear diffs, the center differential is the only part that can absorb this difference. Thus, it heats up and frys itself, making your car either FWD or permanently locked 4wd, which is not good. You want your center diff to last as long as possible.

Your best bet is to...

pick the direction you want to drift, then turn semi-sharp the OPPOSITE direction, while stabbing the brakes or heavily lifting off the throttle. Then, when the car starts coming around, or unbalancing, turn the other way, and presto, you're sideways. may take some getting used to, and some people may not think its a real drift, but if you can do that and get some nice slides going, then it probably wont take you too long to get used to it in a RWD car. ... In RWD, the opposite lock is similar, but you control the angle of the car by bursting the throttle.

After you are pointed the direction you want to go, press the gas and unwind the steering wheel. Loose surfaces are good for practicing this. Also, it doenst matter what subaru you have, almost all of them can do this.

this knowledge is like holding a loaded gun. Please do not practice on streets, unless you're comfortable with possibly manslaughtering people.

 

so what makes an sti so special?
also ... we have center diffs? the front one is inturnal to the trans, and the rear is in the rear axle housing.... where is the center one? I have been under my car a couple of times and i dont see any sorda center housing?? is the center diff inturnal to the trans as well?

 

the center diff is what separates 4wd from awd. and the sti has a special one where you pull the ebrake and the diff disengages doing 0 harm to the driveline components. going dorifto in subies is bad
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Like svek said, the STI has electronically controlled clutches that can alter the torque split front to rear, and turn into an open diff when you hit the e-brake. Your center differential is an enclosed unit on the tailshaft of your transmission, where the driveshaft connects.

 

I know most people have been posting that the STi center diff goes open when you ebrake (like rally cars) since it landed on US shores, but has this been definitively confirmed?

 

its all about weight transfer, the right suspension setup and good hand/eye/foot work.

 

i use to so them all the time. I wouldn't keep it up though for more then a second. I would just jam it hella hard and turb the wheels. Make sure your clutch is in though.