How to Drift with an Electronic Parking Brake Car?

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Nathaniel
07/28/25 10:47pm
Electronic parking brake, also known as the Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) system, integrates the temporary braking function during driving with the long-term braking function after parking, and achieves parking braking through electronic control technology. Generally, drifting with an electronic parking brake is not possible. For an electronic parking brake, if you press and hold the button to engage the handbrake while the car is moving (for about two to three seconds), the vehicle's computer will control the four wheels for emergency braking until the car comes to a complete stop. The emergency braking function of the electronic parking brake is designed as a safety feature for situations where the brake pedal is unresponsive, and it was never intended for drifting. The principle of a mechanical handbrake is manually locking the rear wheels, which is the foundation for handbrake drifting. The principles and purposes of the two are entirely different. To modify the car for drifting, you would need to connect the front wheel brake lines from the ABS pump to a high-pressure ball valve (90-degree switch) installed inside the car to control the front wheel brakes. Disconnect the ABS control plug and the wheel speed sensor. With the ball valve closed, only the rear brakes are engaged while the front brakes remain free. The foot brake then only controls the rear brakes, allowing for tail slides and drifting to fully enjoy the thrill of hydraulic handbrake drifting. If the car is rear-wheel drive and has sufficient torque, you can perform power slides, gear drifts, inertia drifts, or feint drifts by turning off the electronic assists and forcefully performing heel-and-toe techniques. If the power is sufficient, simply stomp on the accelerator.
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