Yet another wheel swap.......

Yeah, I knolw......I'll never make my mind up. A local wheel place bent one of my wheels putting on a new set of tires, so I just decided it was time to order new rims. :grinyes: Sticking with these awhile though.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g286/Slowprocess/IMAG1569-2.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g286/Slowprocess/IMAG1566-1.jpg

They look nice. Any chance of a closer up look directly at them?

They look nice. Any chance of a closer up look directly at them?

Be back in a sec. :grinyes:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g286/Slowprocess/IMAG1574.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g286/Slowprocess/IMAG1575-1.jpg

You need bigger tires...or lower it...:)

Z06 Replicas.. not bad.


Always look good on Camaros. Almost bought some for mine back in the day...

You need bigger tires...or lower it...:)

That's next on the list.

Was the car hit??? Paint looks a little mis-matched on the passenger door.


Wheels look great on there. Like the Z06 wheels on the Camaros. Them and the ZR1's.

Looks nice. That black/silver look is a good look for a Camaro.

I want some Pro Stars.

I like those. One of the kids back up at my school had a set of Z06 replicas on his SS. Black SS, and the wheels had the center piece and the sides of the spokes painted back, but the front of the spokes he left unpainted. Looked pretty good.

i have serious question,

does domestic guys believe in wheel gap? kthx.

i have serious question,

does domestic guys believe in wheel gap? kthx.

About as much as import ricers believe in their gtech times

Was the car hit??? Paint looks a little mis-matched on the passenger door.


Wheels look great on there. Like the Z06 wheels on the Camaros. Them and the ZR1's.

It's never been hit. THat pic was thanks to my cheap ass $20 digital camera and crazy lighting. Here's a pic I took Tuesday in lower lighting(and rain:banghead: ).

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g286/Slowprocess/IMAG1568-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g286/Slowprocess/IMAG1570-1.jpg


When I loaded that other pic on my computer, I saw the door and had to go back outside and check my car out. :lol:

About as much as import ricers believe in their gtech times

Pwned.

ok, just wondering why your car is not dropped yet.

ok, just wondering why your car is not dropped yet.
Does it matter?? At least it isn't running 17's....

Does it matter?? At least it isn't running 17's....

Pwned^2.

ok, just wondering why your car is not dropped yet.
same reason your's isn't fast yet

Whats wrong with 17's?

...

What is the width on those?

Does it matter?? At least it isn't running 17's....

Like you are with the hybrid!

Damn straight.

Luos used to be fast with his stock Trans Am, then he decided that he needed to go to hybrid power.

Now he's kickin ass and takin names in the name of Capt. Planet.

Luos used to be fast with his stock Trans Am, then he decided that he needed to go to hybrid power.

Now he's kickin ass and takin names in the name of Capt. Planet.


All he needs now is a monkey riding shotgun

FWIW.....got some lowering springs from a buddy of mine that wants to go back with stock height. Gonna try them out for awhile and see if my COOL factor goes up any. I'll try to get them on this weekend. Wish me luck! :smokin:

Big Pimpin'

Those look good bro. Keep 'em clean!
:lol:

FWIW.....got some lowering springs from a buddy of mine that wants to go back with stock height. Gonna try them out for awhile and see if my COOL factor goes up any. I'll try to get them on this weekend. Wish me luck! :smokin:

okay, why didn't you say that in the first place?

I had a serious question, too. Because I've never seen a domestic "muscle" car lowered (mustang, camaro, viper, etc from new to old) around here and simply wanted to know if they think "lowered" are only for the imports or whatever they're reason for not being lowered. I just find HUGE wheel gap is not sexy on cars, at all. Also, it didn't seem like you didn't have the funds for lowering springs. Not to rain on your parade, but if you posted this in a sport compact forum, they would all tell you to lower that thing. So, thanks for answering my question.

Not to rain on your parade, but if you posted this in a sport compact forum, they would all tell you to lower that thing. So, thanks for answering my question.

I can only imagine the bullshit to become of this comment.

No offense to you rice(er).

and why would you point it out? i wasnt gonna tell no body about that, i swear.

but i like the new wheels. any weight difference from the stockers?

I just find HUGE wheel gap is not sexy on cars, at all. Also, it didn't seem like you didn't have the funds for lowering springs. Not to rain on your parade, but if you posted this in a sport compact forum, they would all tell you to lower that thing. So, thanks for answering my question.

1) Who cares about wheel gap if the car can scoot, boogy, dance, or move. I swear to god, you go and do something like sound smart over in the thread about the MRS with different Toyota motors, but then you come over here, and I swear, its like...some off the stupidest shit I've read.

2) That Camaro (and haf the cars on here with your hated wheel gap) would walk all over you and kill you. Hell, I'm for real. You mentioned a Viper not being lowered or having wheel gap or whatever? So? A Viper would come to house, kill you and your father, rape your mother, take your sister out for a nice lobster dinner and not call her back, and then grab your dog and cat and sew their asses together for good measure. Then, it would walk outside, look at your car, and urinate on it while laughing heartily, as your car cries.

3) Just because some dip shit rice boy with a fart canned Civic and wheels that cost more than my damned car in a "sport compact" forum thinks that a car needs to be lowered doesn't mean we all do around here. Shit, the last thing I look at with a real fast car is wheel gap.

4) If it was the case he couldn't afford lowering srpings or such, who the fuck cares? At least he isn't taking all his money and throwing it at some cheap ass twenty year old econobox that even with I/H/E, Underdrive Pullies, a tune, Nitrous, on a 1/4 mile track below sea level with a down hill slant, a tail wind, perfect track prep, and slicks still can't run a 16 second quarter.

In conclusion:
Step 1: Remove head from ass
Step 2: Read post
Step 3: Think of something to post
Step 4: Disregard that something, and start banging your head into a brick wall.

Fuck.

seriously, what happened to all the nice guys around here?

slowprocess posted up his pics and i say whatever is on my mind. If I drove a camaro SS, hell, the first cosmetic mods i'd do would be rims and drop, and if i don't have the $$, why did i get a camaro SS in the first place, right? why not just a base model camaro, i'm just saying. He got the $$, he got the rims, the next thing would be a drop, I doubt he's going for the sleeper look, otherwise he would've left on the stock wheels. And if that's the case, then i wouldn't have said anything the wheel gap.

I see a lot of nice imports around where i live (rims, dropped, lip) and i'm not talking about civaks either, there's a lot of sti, evo, s2k, srt-4, supra, 3000gt vr-4, etc... but seriously all the domestics i've seen that are "suped" up have stock ride height. It seems like most of the domestic guys still think their cars are SUVs, maybe not around where you live, but around here, yes. And if you wanna know about my car, then yes, it has rims, and it's dropped.

rice(er), u just happened to catch them before work started again this week. everyone gets grumpy a tad, but its no biggie.

cassies, that post was really harsh. its an open forum, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. so just relax. i just hope you weren't drinking last night, because of how you posted that.

but maybe Wisconsin is jsut wierd. i see exactly what rice(er) sees on a normal basis. its actually starting to make me mad. too bad i cant find any of it on cardomain or google. people will buy the anniverary edition of the camaro and put 24'' rims on them, and raise them up like they want to go off roading. give them special paint jobs, and think they are the man. its pretty rediculous. no upgrades to the engine, just the huge rims, huge sound system, and they drive really slow at first, but when up to speed, it takes forever to slow down.

Slowprocess, sweet ride. Nice wheels.

Rice(er), lowering a car doesn't make it fast and usually if not done right just fucks up the suspension. Oh, but it looks mad tyte yo! LOL Jeez.

Every car is purpose built when the owner modifies it.

Maybe they don't care about ride height or appearance.

I certainly do not care about my cars appearance. The only appearance modifications I do is wash my car and whatever becomes of performance modifications.

Slowprocess, sweet ride. Nice wheels.

Rice(er), lowering a car doesn't make it fast and usually if not done right just fucks up the suspension. Oh, but it looks mad tyte yo! LOL Jeez.

+1.

Ricer(er), just because some rice boy in a Civic or whatever thinks a car should be lowered on rims doesn't mean it should. I personally think that 'Maro looks dead sexy like it is. So what if it isn't lowered. Oh, and no, you are wrong, there are plenty of fast ass imports that have little suspension modifications on it at all. Guy around here as an 800rwhp Poopra, sitting on aftermarket rims that are the same size as stockers, not lowered, or any of that. Just because you probably screwed up your ride by dropping your Corolla and putting it on most likely poorly sized/offset wheels, does not mean everyone else should.

And Chiquae, until the day Ace Snyper gets back, its up to me (and every now and then Mushi)to take up the slack found in the "forum asshole" department. If someones feelings got hurt...get the fuck over it.

reminds me, i miss ace snyper. his comebacks are what i miss most.

Ace will never return.

I talk to him on AIM quasi frequently, he's always fun to talk to.

Never really knew the guy, but from the reading some of his posts he seemed like a complete prick.

Just because you probably screwed up your ride by dropping your Corolla and putting it on most likely poorly sized/offset wheels, does not mean everyone else should.


Seriously, what happened to you? Was I gone that long? You used to be cool as heck.

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3274/caraa6.jpg

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/8967/capnt0.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7897/fartcannu9.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/1087/springgs4.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/3475/tokicoey4.jpg


I like how people assume things, once they're proven wrong, they shut up. I like how every time I come in here, someone always comment negatively on my car, I admit, I've made nasty comments, but I've learned better since then and was pretty much new to the scene. I've learned to appreciate every make and model. If it makes you feel any better, I will be getting an mr2 very soon. Having said that, as a starving college kid, I do what I can with what I have, not everyone is fortunate enough to have mommy and daddy plant them trees that grows money.

It's pointless to argue in here, what you see in Texas and what I see in Wis can never be comprehended, or perhaps our perspective on cars itself.

Rice rice baby.


Lowering a car will effect the track times. Softer, taller springs allow for better weight transfer.
That is why you see most fast F-Body's sitting as high as STOCK ride height.

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3274/caraa6.jpg
Meh, its marginally netter than most rice I see. At least it doesn't have exposed primer. The muffler is way too big for the car though. I've seen smaller ones on the Poopras and FDs at Kan's shop, and they got some big ass mufflers.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7897/fartcannu9.jpg
I seriously can't be the only one who thinks the pre blued exhaust tip and carbon fiber canister looks dumb, can I? I mean, c'mon, that pre blued shit is like buying pre stressed jeans.

... and in reality they don't turn blue on their own on the car. If your car is shooting flames hot enough to turn the metal blue, you've got something wrong.

It takes a very hot flame, like one off a butane torch (blue flame) to heat the metal up enough to turn it blue. If your car can shoot flames, it'll be yellowish/orange a low temp flame with maybe a hint of blue.

Basically, the exhaust creates a lot of sutty residue and turns the back of the car black. My SR20DET did that, on a white car it made the exhaust side brown. A bitch to keep clean.

if he painted the tip to a straight silver or flat black, it would be fine. thats the only thing i dont like about his car. the fake carbon fibre canister as well i dont like. yet again, i dont like carbon fibre exhausts in the first place, so its just not my taste. otherwise, its clean.

Haha, I love how everytime Rice(er) brings out something that might JUST have a point, and actually MIGHT be accepted by the fellow AF'ers, someone finds something wrong with whatever he does, or doesn't do
I'm loving this! :grinyes:

Rice(er) is one of us, what are you talking about?

He's our comic relief... he keeps it real.


Way to go Rice(er)!

The megan racing fart cannon I have is made of real carbon. And carbon with a burnt tip is ricey even HKS made one and uses it on their cars. http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1392/uhohsn1.gif

I like it how no one said anything to an rx-7 when it came in here with a carbon exhaust with burnt tip.

What Rx-7?

^^what he said. i dont remember any rx-7... musta been a loing time ago. btw rice(er), which part of the state are you on again? might want to do a litte race or somethin. hit me with a pm.

The megan racing fart cannon I have is made of real carbon. And carbon with a burnt tip is ricey even HKS made one and uses it on their cars. http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1392/uhohsn1.gif

I like it how no one said anything to an rx-7 when it came in here with a carbon exhaust with burnt tip.

The actual canister itself is still metal, it's just wrapped in a layer of carbon to give it the look. And of course HKS makes one, people like the look of the carbon exhaust so of course they'll cater to that market...and of course they'll use it on their cars. What do you expect? HKS car to use a Greddy exhaust?

The megan racing fart cannon I have is made of real carbon. And carbon with a burnt tip is ricey even HKS made one and uses it on their cars. http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1392/uhohsn1.gif

I like it how no one said anything to an rx-7 when it came in here with a carbon exhaust with burnt tip.

That becuase HKS is what we like to call a company. And what is any company's main goal? To sell shit and make money. HKS realizes rice boys and rice girls across the world think that a carbon fiber wrapped fart can looks cool, and therefore, they sell them. Shit, BMW makes an SUV and Mercedes Benz makes something like a minivan. Why? Cuz people want them. It brings them money. Just because a reputable company makes a product doesn't mean its a good product.

And what RX-7 was that?

Rice rice baby.


Lowering a car will effect the track times. Softer, taller springs allow for better weight transfer.
That is why you see most fast F-Body's sitting as high as STOCK ride height.

That would depend on which track you are talking about.

I would prefer to sacrifice a few tenths of a second off of 1/4 times to be able to drive my car on the street and maintain good handling in the turns.

Plenty of supras are pulling the front wheels with suspension that is used for autox. If you are pulling the front wheels, I don't think weight transfer can get much better, until you start looking into the optimal position for control arms to apply force to the chassis and having the theoretical lines drawn from each arm extend to cross around the center of mass of the car, much like that shown in 4 link suspension calculation software. But as far as I can see, we are all driving street vehicles.

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And Rice(er), looks aren't going to impress anybody without the performance modifications to support their existence.. If you really want to be able to support your arguments, you have to establish your car, be it a high trap speed, good autox results, races won, ect. I have sympathy for you because you are primarily getting shit for driving an import, although you did pick the fight here, which was not the most intelligent thing to do. You did simply provide your opinion, but you have to pick your battles. An F body thread is not the place to pick a battle if you drive a civic that isn't faster than the cars mentioned.

That would depend on which track you are talking about.

I would prefer to sacrifice a few tenths of a second off of 1/4 times to be able to drive my car on the street and maintain good handling in the turns.
Very true. I should have mentioned that I was talking mostly about straight line racing and F-Body's since we were discussing the Camaro.
But there are always different combos that work well.
My car is dropped fairly aggressively but still gets out of the hole pretty good. Bogged to 1.67 short times.

Click me (http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/07March15.JPG) to see the stance of my car on the street wheels.
Click me (http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Pro03.JPG) to see the stance when on the drag wheels.

Cool, cool..

You damn F body guys don't negative camber under squat to worry about.. That is another primary reason for us IRS guys to run high spring rates.. If you had a sticky tire on my car with stock springs, it would throw a lot of camber in under a powerful launch.. Most of the quicker 240sx's run a couple degrees of positive camber.