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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby pezchops » Wed May 28, 2014 10:25 pm

taminga16 wrote:What sort of undue stresses might that camber create?
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something like this
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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby Lokiel » Wed May 28, 2014 10:41 pm

pezchops wrote:
taminga16 wrote:What sort of undue stresses might that camber create?
Greg.

something like this
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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby M1474 » Wed May 28, 2014 11:26 pm

I've never understood all the negativity about someone's misguided passion on the internerdz. These people have no idea what they're doing. They should just stay home and write nasty things in Word so they don't hurt my feelings, much safer for all internerdz users.
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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby cookie » Thu May 29, 2014 12:24 am

Jeo wrote:
Personally I have never understood why people spend heaps of time on ‘spirited drives’... They should just go to a track as they have no idea what they’re doing with all that spirited driving. Way safer for all road users...


Not sure if you're being serious. It's a totally different driving experience. There's not much more exciting/scary as going through the mountains at the top of 3rd gear. It's all about pushing the limits and chasing faster corner speeds while the rush of possible things that could go wrong flow through the brain. Track racing is higher speed and more aggressive on brakes, but different and ess likely for something to go wrong.

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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby KevGoat » Thu May 29, 2014 12:37 am

fastfreddygassit wrote:Then again, I like 17's......
:mrgreen: :mrgreen:


Thought I'd cured you of that ailment earlier tonight :mrgreen:

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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby SlugRacer » Thu May 29, 2014 12:54 am

Have a read of this article, it's a good insight into the stance scene and may help you understand it

http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/05/ope ... s-the-east

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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby Jeo » Thu May 29, 2014 3:19 pm

cookie wrote:Not sure if you're being serious. It's a totally different driving experience. There's not much more exciting/scary as going through the mountains at the top of 3rd gear. It's all about pushing the limits and chasing faster corner speeds while the rush of possible things that could go wrong flow through the brain. Track racing is higher speed and more aggressive on brakes, but different and ess likely for something to go wrong.


Half serious.

I wouldn't openly call out someone for "within reason" spirited driving on public roads, but I'm not interested in doing it myself anymore and would encourage others to do it on the track as well. Not having to worry about that tree if you stuff up slightly, or the person coming the other way who slightly veers into your lane, means that you can actually focus on the driving, which I imagine is what you're going for.

However if you are actually 'pushing the limits' on the public road - no, politely flower off and practice somewhere where you can't kill innocent people (you know, like a track).

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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby track_addict » Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:25 pm

When they aren't driving and making a fool of themselves, they look great from most angles. The angles which show the amount of camber they run, makes them look crap IMO. But so freaking dumb, like, if the car scrapes/smashes the ground more than you change gears, you're doing it wrong.

While some of us think its stupid and completely ruins the car, people on the "helladopesickhektikflushbro" side sit there and say, "omg why isn't that car on its rails?! It looks so stupid!" We're basically the same just with opposite tastes.
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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby adidistyle » Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:21 pm

Maybe not the extreme camber or stretch, and maybe not knowingly, but lots of these guys will be going full circle back to the original design sketches for these cars. You can bet those first sketches showed impossibly low rides with huge wheels and tyres that completely fill the guards. You've all seen them in magazines/motorshows etc, where manufacturers are competing for your attention. Start with an exciting concept that catches the eye. Worry about the practicalities later.
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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby tescoking » Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:04 am

This actually make me think the roads in U.S. are nice and smooth, but absolutely not when my GF told me how bad it is when she was in there.
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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby bruce » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:54 pm

Admittedly I do like airbag suspension, but it is for posing while parked. A lot of money and work for something you'd lose interest in quickly.

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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby Tumbles » Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:57 am

plohl wrote:I have never understood why people spend heaps of time and money getting way more power out of their cars... and yet drive it at 2/10ths.
They should just leave it stock, as they have no idea what to do with that power anyway. Way safer for all road users...

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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby plohl » Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:51 am

^ So what rustles you? People wasting all their money on power they'll never use? Or me pointing out that people waste all their money on power they'll never use?
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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby CM sport » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:42 pm

Stance is it's own form of modifying, I mean I love it. Think it looks great although some examples may go a little to far for my liking. It's exactly the same thing on v8 forums laughing at us for driving little girlie cars . They haven't experienced it so don't understand it. For some going fast means nothing. So before judging it I'd say go to a meet and actually see what goes down before making up your mind. Most cars aren't that low all the time they just do it for the shows that they go to. I've tried to be involved in as many car scenes as I could be to see from both sides of the fence and I must say one thing dedication is dedication whether your into extreme knitting or cars....
It's all good just run with it. lol


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Re: We be slammin'...

Postby Trackphotos » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:47 pm

I lol'd so hard at this one. I could see the first issue, but was not expecting the second one. 10/10, would lol again.

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