Raymond429

It doesn't let me turn off traction control all the way in my sl55 amg. It keeps interfering when I try to drift. If I get coilovers, sway bars, and lsd will it let me drift?

MB2timer

This has to be a joke.

cdk4219

Put it in dyno mode

smithwn55

I believe that action will mess up your drivetrain. Search on the forum topic, I think I recall some specifics on it.

Raymond429

I already tried that. It was worse than turning off the traction. Ik the abc suspension has to do with it aswell. I see a lot of e55 amg vids with them drifting more easily. I think it has to do with the different suspension.

Raymond429

I checked and couldn't find anything. I plan on changing suspension, differential, and possibly drive shaft.

superswiss

So, I first have to ask the obvious. Do you know how to drift? Since you seemingly seem to try to drift with an open differential, I'm not entirely sure you know what you are doing. One can certainly drift an SL55 as demonstrated in the video below, but for starters you want to use one with the Performance package to add the LSD. Otherwise, you'll just be doing one wheel spins.

Raymond429

I already bought one that doesn't have the package so I would have to add a aftermarket LSD. I wouldnt say im a advanced drifter but im intermediate. I would like to do it on a track since I never got to go all out. I've driven a 320i and 330i that had open diffs and got them to slide without interruption. I even had a m4 that I've drifted a little as well. The sl55 amg I got it to slide only for like 30 seconds or less without being interrupted. @superswiss

superswiss

Nobody in their right mind drifts cars with an open differential. It's totally unpredictable, because you have no control over what the rear wheels are doing. You might manage to get them both to break traction just for one to suddenly hook up and throw you in a ditch worst case. Get a properly equipped car if you wanna drift, and maybe sign up for the AMG Driving Academy DRIFT and DRIFT+ experience. Note that they are using modern AMGs which have electronic rear locking differentials.

https://www.amgexperienceus.com/ontrack/drift

Raymond429

maybe the 320i f30 and 330i g20 had electronic lsd idk but it got a pretty wide angle and I was able to control it going 30mph or so. I'm for sure going to get a LSD for the sl55 amg. The reason why I went away from more modern expensive sports cars was because I want a cheaper car that I can mod.

superswiss

The G20 330i was optionally available with the M Sport Differential, which is an LSD. Not the 320, though. W/o an LSD, many cars use a simulated form of a differential lock using the brakes. This is somewhat independent of the ESP. It applies the brakes to the spinning wheel in order to send torque to the opposite wheel. Doesn't really lend itself for drifting, either, but one implementation may be better than another. It's commonly known as EDL. This may explain why you had a worse experience in Dyno mode. Dyno mode disables ABS and ABS is required for proper functioning of EDL.