Author Topic: Automotive Hotness 4.0h (Read 780964 times)

spakky · « **Reply #315 on:** January 21, 2009, 10:01:46 PM »

I request some PreRunners in action.

thisisastickup · « **Reply #316 on:** January 21, 2009, 10:15:13 PM »

prerunners seconded. i'll post some tomorrow, but they'll all be chevys.

in the meantime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhj4MUeGgyE

thecoalition · « **Reply #317 on:** January 21, 2009, 10:16:42 PM »

Enough action spakky?

Tall Pat · « **Reply #318 on:** January 21, 2009, 10:20:51 PM »

Quote from: 3-Piece Willie;2835738

^ lol, American car on fire.

..............

theres a lot of foreign cars i like, but
American muscle > any foreign shit

zippo · « **Reply #319 on:** January 21, 2009, 10:25:53 PM »

Quote from: NUTZO V2.0;2835759

More requests!

Challenge me

1994 - 1995 Accords (preferably sedans)

Georgexcostanza · « **Reply #320 on:** January 21, 2009, 11:55:34 PM »

Some Evo's and Subaru liberties please?

crowquill · « **Reply #321 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:17:29 AM »

DougDebonet · « **Reply #322 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:21:58 AM »

nutzo, you can tell me what this is and how it works.
the way the tire is i mean.
in a pm if you'd like.

zippo · « **Reply #323 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:29:02 AM »

Quote from: DougDebonet;2836170

nutzo, you can tell me what this is and how it works.
the way the tire is i mean.
in a pm if you'd like.

it's stretched. basically the tire that is on the rim is more narrow than normal.

edit: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ld5h2LifTz4

if you google "stretched tires", there is tonnes of information.

sub50hz · « **Reply #324 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:29:59 AM »

Quote from: DougDebonet;2836170

nutzo, you can tell me what this is and how it works.
the way the tire is i mean.

It's a tire that is far too narrow for the rim it was put on. And it works very poorly. Lots of guys do it because, apparently, this is some kind of modern automotive fashion statement.

I still think it's ridiculous, and have yet to hear one competent argument confirming there is some kind of advantage to running skinny tires on wide rims.

DougDebonet · « **Reply #325 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:33:59 AM »

lmao thanks.

i guess because it looks cool and it's trendy?

sub50hz · « **Reply #326 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:35:49 AM »

It looks retarded, but it is trendy. I guess. Not as much in Chicago, since there are potholes that would (gratefully) eat the wheel and tire alive.

zippo · « **Reply #327 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:36:59 AM »

Quote from: DougDebonet;2836187

lmao thanks.

i guess because it looks cool and it's trendy?

well i believe it started in Belgium (??i think) where there was and maybe still is a law, where the tread of a tire must be within the fender, so to fight the system, so to speak, this is what came of it. low offset rims were able to be used and it was still considered legal because the tread was not out from under the fender.

sub50hz · « **Reply #328 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:40:18 AM »

Quote from: zippo;2836192

well i believe it started in Belgium (??i think) where there was and maybe still is a law, where the tread of a tire must be within the fender, so to fight the system, so to speak, this is what came of it. low offset rims were able to be used and it was still considered legal because the tread was not out from under the fender.

Most states have a law that permits only a certain amount of tread to protrude from a fender. Jeep and truck guys (and some fancypants bodywork car guys) figured out a long time ago that fender flares were a much better solution.

zippo · « **Reply #329 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:43:37 AM »

Quote from: Fear.;2836194

fender flares were a much better solution.

that depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

it's also a matter of opinion; on some/many cars i'd much rather stretched tires than fender flares.

Bikeguide.org - Bike maintenance for BMX'ers · « **Reply #329 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:43:37 AM »

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