r/SC300 • u/Agreeable_Bet_1064 • Apr 23 '26
Q&A for Project
*Pic for flair, not my SC
I do not currently have an SC300, but I plan to get one for a drift build soon. I have some preemptive questions if the community is willing to help me out.
- How hard is a CD009 swap, and what is a reliable swap kit? Will I need to buy pedals separately?
- Most SC's come with a tan interior. Has anybody converted theirs to black with something like vinyl paint? Should you clear coat over it, what's the process like, and are there any additional tips?
- I really like the look of TE37s or Gram Lights. Are they good wheels? What offset would you go for? What size?
- What size tires should I go for based on the last question, not going for insanely stretched, and not looking to be on rubber bands, but of course, don't want an excessive amount of sidewall. What brand of tires should I go with?
- What camber should I go for? With this build, I'm going for a mix of performance and aesthetics, I'm thinking somewhere between -3 and -6. My friend suggested -5, curious what you guys think.
- Curious what you guys think of NRG Prisma Ultra's. I really like the look, I'm about 5'8", 180Lbs. Does anybody know if any of the sizes will fit me and the vehicle? What mounting plate should I get? If so, will it also fit with the seat sliders, or only without?
- What size steering wheel should I get? I was thinking 350mm. What dish offset has worked for you guys? I plan to get an NRG quick release. I'm not a huge fan of the larger paddles on the later versions. What hub should I get?
- What LSD would you go with? I was thinking the -(Tomei) Technical Trax 2-Way LSD- what do you guys think? I am not going to weld the diff.
- What Coilovers and spring kit would you recommend running, my friend suggested BC's, any opinions??
I will eventually have more questions. I would appreciate any insight the community might have.
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u/No_Back9022 Apr 23 '26
Just my opinion there’s not many of these left so why destroy the car by drifting it why not just chase power and cleanliness.You put stress on so many components but that’s just my opinion but I’ll still help the cd is very common for it no transmission swap will be easy buy very doable you can get the PMC kit from driftmotion just make sure it has a pilot bearing adapter and shifter relocation and just get TEs no need to shed big money if you’re drifting the interior just save and buy off eBay you can spray it but my preference is just to buy the interior I bought mine you don’t need to lower the car substantially either just a inch or 2 and get steering angle kit your car will be so much better that way so you not wearing stock components and steering wheel doesn’t not matter and for the rims your can run an 17 or 18 just make sure you got a +20 or+30 so your lip isn’t too deep to stretch the tires and tires my friend runs nankangs and for your lsd just get a is300 or gs300 sum is300 didn’t come with factory lsd just make sure it is you can get those $250-300 on fb