Official "STANCED" Evo Thread
Jan 12, 2014, 05:46 AM
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Back to my car, it's my daily so it has to to stay tip top condition. Fluid fkushes, services, and maintenence all stay tip top. The car has ccw wheels going on it. Broadway static coil overs. Built by fortune auto. Very high dollar. Nothing is going to be hacked. It will be 100% reversible. This isn't being done with mommy and daddy's money. This is not being done to fit in. If that were the case I would have ran a 275 and kept my lowering springs on and tracked the car. I just enjoy the evo chassis and even more the evo ix. This is something I want to do. Many people on here think it's stupid. Ugly. Unsafe. And a fad. Or just honestly don't understand it. But when the car is finished it will be something any REAL car enthusiast should respect because of the work and not cutting corners. The car will eventually get more HP parts. But wanted it visually finished before that. I know barely anyone on here will like the car. But maybe some people can see that low offset and stretched tires can be done safe.
Best of luck to you.
Jan 12, 2014, 09:57 AM
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Maybe I should've been clearer.
When I say what I said I speak to the percentage of car owner that isn't brand loyal, generally will cut corners to achieve a desired look or performance regardless of the negative affects and normally doesn't have the money to fix the stuff they did wrong.
They would just as soon sell the vehicle and move on to another platform. They don't modify to make a car better or even for their own aesthetic tastes, they modify because of the "new hotness".
I did say Honda but you can easily lump people who jumped on the 240 platform and cut/hacked their way into the drift scene. Yes I know there are pristine examples of Hondas and Nissans (240's in particular) but they are generally outnumbered by the amount of car owners willing to stance their car out at the detriment to the safety of the public (no offense to anyone in this thread) or cut their springs or do whatever thats cheaper then actually doing stuff the right way.
All this being said let me say this. I love Honda's. Its where I started but I had a clean example of one when I was into them (I'm still debating doing a Civic with a K series motor as a daily driver). I don't think that the Evo going the way of the DSM is a bad thing. Eventually the locusts will move on to another car platform after devouring all the bad examples leaving those of us that still care about the car to continue showing what evo ownership that isn't based solely on a videogame or whats new automotive trend coming out of Japan is all about.
Sorry to generalize but vast majority of children bastardizing Evo's seem to come from Honda Civics or Nissan 240's.
I've said it repeatedly in this thread but I'll say it again. Some of these cars are nice but the last few with the tires severely stretched over the rim are def not my cup of tea. I straddle the line in this thread. Some of these cars look awesome but some are just plain, bad. Mine is an opinion just like anyone else's. Like it, hate it.......Its one of many opinions.
Maybe I should've said Evo's are the new DSM. There is a direct correlation between how cheap the platform is getting and becoming more accessible to people who wouldn't have otherwise been able to afford them (and usually not having the money to fix them properly).
Hell I am in this demographic. I'm waiting for the GTR to get to a price point that I'm willing to pay to get into one.
When I say what I said I speak to the percentage of car owner that isn't brand loyal, generally will cut corners to achieve a desired look or performance regardless of the negative affects and normally doesn't have the money to fix the stuff they did wrong.
They would just as soon sell the vehicle and move on to another platform. They don't modify to make a car better or even for their own aesthetic tastes, they modify because of the "new hotness".
I did say Honda but you can easily lump people who jumped on the 240 platform and cut/hacked their way into the drift scene. Yes I know there are pristine examples of Hondas and Nissans (240's in particular) but they are generally outnumbered by the amount of car owners willing to stance their car out at the detriment to the safety of the public (no offense to anyone in this thread) or cut their springs or do whatever thats cheaper then actually doing stuff the right way.
All this being said let me say this. I love Honda's. Its where I started but I had a clean example of one when I was into them (I'm still debating doing a Civic with a K series motor as a daily driver). I don't think that the Evo going the way of the DSM is a bad thing. Eventually the locusts will move on to another car platform after devouring all the bad examples leaving those of us that still care about the car to continue showing what evo ownership that isn't based solely on a videogame or whats new automotive trend coming out of Japan is all about.
Sorry to generalize but vast majority of children bastardizing Evo's seem to come from Honda Civics or Nissan 240's.
I've said it repeatedly in this thread but I'll say it again. Some of these cars are nice but the last few with the tires severely stretched over the rim are def not my cup of tea. I straddle the line in this thread. Some of these cars look awesome but some are just plain, bad. Mine is an opinion just like anyone else's. Like it, hate it.......Its one of many opinions.
Maybe I should've said Evo's are the new DSM. There is a direct correlation between how cheap the platform is getting and becoming more accessible to people who wouldn't have otherwise been able to afford them (and usually not having the money to fix them properly).
Hell I am in this demographic. I'm waiting for the GTR to get to a price point that I'm willing to pay to get into one.
Jan 17, 2014, 06:21 AM
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you dont need 40+psi to keep the tire on the rim. ive had old mini trucks with some stretch and ran them around 35 tops. never had a problem (205/50's on 10inch rim). everyone thinks you need crazy psi to keep tires seated. thats what beads are for. im not sticking up for what hes doing just dropping a little knowledge on ya
Jan 17, 2014, 07:03 AM
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I don't know who could even look at that and think WOW that looks good. Looks like you were either too cheap to buy tires that fit or were too dumb to know any better.
Looks like ****. Makes for a good laugh though. My friends and I thank you for your continued comedy routine
Looks like ****. Makes for a good laugh though. My friends and I thank you for your continued comedy routine
Jan 17, 2014, 08:32 AM
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I don't know who could even look at that and think WOW that looks good. Looks like you were either too cheap to buy tires that fit or were too dumb to know any better.
Looks like ****. Makes for a good laugh though. My friends and I thank you for your continued comedy routine
Looks like ****. Makes for a good laugh though. My friends and I thank you for your continued comedy routine
Can I ask why you bother coming to the stance thread? I know everyone is entitled to opinions, but what he posted is pretty much exactly what the thread is intended for lol
Jan 17, 2014, 08:44 AM
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overdoing the stance is stupid, because at some point itl just strt looking like a chassis touching the ground with no wheels. I do appreciate a tastefully lowered evo still able to function with a nice quality set of wheels, can you call that stanced? I think so, That being said this thread has both amazing, and ridiculous looking evos.