thats my big time muscle IROC, i think it looks cool, but i know its not really realistic, lol just i think you could get alot of respect still with it lowered and the wheels and tires looking like that lol

and yes i know it is seriously unlikely for anybody to fit wheels and tires that big on a thirdgen and still keep it a street car, Drag car on the other hand lol, i just always liked the way this looked for some reason lol

 

CaveCock, where can I find one of those and how much are they?

 

i got it about 2 years ago at Target, unfortunately i have not seen any since then, i was told by a friend they had a black one with silver gfx and a blue one with silver gfx, but i could only find this red one, they were about 12-15 dollars, cant really remember

but i have a bunch of thirdgen's little hotwheels up to this size

Jada toys website should have them listed

direct link page 3 there are a bunch of them, just dont know where to buy

http://jadaclub.com/index.php?cPath=...7990d072a1724e

 

Yes, I know, but I try to be a budget conscious person. You can save more than $200 by slotting the camber adjustment holes, and I doubt solid strut mounts would be welcome on a car that's already going to have such a rough ride. But, they are a bolt-on option.

 

In my daily driver GTA, I have rear LCAs & PHB with rod-ends on both ends & honestly? I don't really notice a stiffer ride, despite the stiffer than stock springs & shorter sidewalls of my 17" tires (vs the stock 16" wheels).

I'm not really thinking solid strut mounts would be much worse, ezxcept for maybe some vibration through the steering wheel.

 

Even when my Camaro was my DD I had solid strut mounts, manual steering, poly bushings, etc., but I don't mind that kind of stuff. But, I did notice a big improvement/difference with the installation of solid strut mounts, and I don't know if it would be tolerated by everyone.

 

The biggest improvement I noticed with my solid strut mounts was the lack of deflection. The upper strut bearing is surrounded in rubber on the stock camber plates. I was losing like 2* of camber autocrossing with slicks on. Now the car keeps a LOT more of it's camber as it is pushed around a corner. Otherwise I noticed no other differences.

 

Original? Different? Imagination? You throw those out there like stretched tires and tucked rims are that...different original and imaginative. Maybe they were the first few times that people did them but i see them ALL the time in the dub communities. There is nothing original or creative about doing it anymore. As others have said its a fad and a really dumb one at that. You ruin the handling of your car and it looks downright stupid.

Where oh where did you read that every third gen has to be the same? You think just cause there are not members running stretched tires and tucked wheels that we are all the same? There are members who have done big block swaps or LS1 swaps, c4 corvette independent suspensions, T56 swaps....4th gen dash swaps. There are those that like the stock look. There are also those that try to get the most out of their car while keeping it looking sorta stock. There are members who go for all handling and braking and then members who care only about straight line performance. Then there are those that care about car shows and making a show car only. All of these have a place in Third gens. Stretched tires...dont. There is nothing to be gained from it other than goofy looks.

Ill support what others do to their cars only when it makes sense. To downgrade a cars handling just for a fad is dumb. And it WILL downgrade your handling. These cars were some of the best handling american cars of the 80s. If you want the stretched tire and tucked rim look sell your camaro and buy a VW. You would fit in with those mindsets. Im sure you'll give me some kind of response like im being narrow-minded and not allowing you to express yourself. How about this instead...since you cant come up with something original and must copy what all the dubbers are doing then i say that you are being unoriginal.

Oh and most of us are not "old" There is such a vast range of age on this board. Anyone from your age to 70s. Dont assume cause the car is older that the owners are too.

 

Also, if you dont already own a flat brim hat, now would be a time to invest in one

 

 

foose and barris build/built cars that may have been wild, but were still based on sound engineering principles. thats drastically and negatively altering the suspension design. it even looks dangerous. those cars on that site look damaged. i don't understand the attraction behind it at all.

compromising a vehicle's basic handling characteristics in the name of cosmetics is foolish.

 

it would be original because of the fact that i would be the only thirdgen to be hellaflush. can your mind just not comprehend this? stop being a ****, guy.
and before you say some stupid **** about how it hurts handling again. i DO comprehend that. i believe my handling will not be hurt. im not going as crazy as you think. read the rest of this ****ing thread. im not even going camber at all. im gonna put 17" rims on it. and lower it. but i hate the tucked look. so theyll be kindaflush.

 

That's it. This thread is over. Deal with it on your own.