FD\'s with stance!

[DRAGON]

I have a stretched 205 on a 9J and had the tyre come off the rim after about 5 mins of drifting, had to pop it back on with lighter fluid and lynx can, then boom, good to go
So the stretch can be to extreme!

[batman]

well no it isnt sih ive been reading alot of sorry for this " hella flush"  posts and its a big topic discusion a guy asked how safe it was as he was expecting a kid with his wife . loved the look but didnt know if it was safe for the child . There were mixed responses and the last was a sensible guy that stated dude yes it looks cool but i cant say its that safe ive had three blows this year already .
 
thanks dragon ..
 
maybe not utter junk then sih !

[SiH]

Well if we\'re going by anecdotal evidence, I\'ve run those 60k plus on stretch, I drive my car pretty hard daily on the crappy roads around Warwickshire, running a 225 on a 10, and never had an issue, so I guess that puts both arguments on a level footing
I\'m not a tyre manufacturere who can categorically say they are fine, and I\'m not sure you can provide empirical test data to the contrary, so I guess we\'ll have to agree to disagree

I\'ve done track days, fast road, all sorts, with no issues - look at the sh!t the drift guys give cars with daft stretch, look at the dub scene, look at the JDM guys who spend their nights killing it on the touge.

Please don\'t let this thread turn into another stretch haters thread, it\'s already gone way off track, and it\'s a stuck record that got boring a long time ago. Neither side is ever going to change their opinion, and until I see evidence of someone actually having an accident caused by a root of all evil tyre fitment, I\'m certainly not even going to entertain the idea of changing my viewpoint.  I suspect I\'m not alone in this..

[batman]

sih really lol
anecdotal evidence,empirical test jesus man you love your keyboard way to much one for an argument who said  i hate stretch i just said in my opinion i thought it was unsafe !!!!!! MY opinon wasnt a red rag for an argument . yawn enough of this anyways i bet poor bens regreting starting this thread lol

[BenLewisMav]

....i bet poor bens regreting starting this thread lol

........ :rolleyes:



Stance is subjective, but of course it\'s definition would be questioned..
Some people aren\'t happy to just judge for themselves so need some affirmation from the collective, that\'s what the link from Hellaflush was for.

Every photo that\'s been posted so far I\'ve been glad to see, some are close to what I consider perfect (-important point that \'cause its subjective): a little bit of function, little bit of form. Yes it is a compromise going low, but I respect that and think it makes a good looking car amazing.

For the record I got rid of my 18\'s and raised it up a bit. It now sits on 17\'\' MS-01\'s (much much lighter that rotas) and I enjoy driving it down not-perfect B-roads so much more..

If any mods can clean the thread up that would be fantastic :guinness Ideally to just posts with pics

If you think it \'sits in a way that is aesthetically and proportionally pleasing\'.. post it up!

Here\'s some that flick my switch;
Low + Function:yes








(Sorry bout the speedhunters rape)

Are these cars \'Hellaflush\'? Probably not, no.
Do I think they have stance? Yes -the way they sit is awesome.
Am I worried if you think they have \'stance\'? No, not really
Should you post of pics that you think might have stance? Hell YES.

[batman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIo9tn-Gbc0
 
for those that havent seen it those that have will agree a quality vid some tasty stance s

[batman]

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll2/mat5ubishi/biffas.jpg and theres stance lol warning datsun sky bus and top middle and bottom lovelys pmfsl now wiping spat tea from monitor

[captainbizzaro]

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll2/mat5ubishi/biffas.jpg

WTF lol:2eek

[Nik da Greek]

Didn\'t even bother looking at http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...shi/biffas.jpg after this load of ol toot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIo9tn-Gbc0 but thanks for letting me in on the fact I was missing something quality Brett :Giggle

[j3d1]

lol at some of the post on here, IMO the whole "stance" thing has come from a mixture of drift, US lifestyle and "classic" Jap styling. To be fair its pretty hard to achieve stance on an FD for a couple of reasons:
1. Most FD owners wont make the necessary "sacrifices" in order to make their cars look awesome.
2. Stock Rx7\'s handle decent offest about as well as a catholic priest in an orphange
 
Examples of stance...
 

 

 

 

 
And an almost...
 

[BenLewisMav]

Furthermore, an FD as stock combines outstanding looks with one of the best dynamically balanced driver\'s cars ever to come out of Japan. If you want to turn it into an undriveable trailer queen simply to fulfill someone else\'s criteria for what a good looking car should sit like, you\'ve probably bought the wrong car in the first place.

just my 2p

Gotta say its weird how nearly every FD is modified though..
I agree with you about not fulfilling someone elses criteria, waste of time. A bit like giving opinions when not asked

I think really the problem is that everyone keeps putting there \'2p\' in, instead of putting up any pictures, and now we\'ve ended up with about 44p worth of f#ck all
:Hammer

-oh and datsun/mx5 photos (although I appreciate that they were actually photos)

p.s. Alex/Batman you\'re ill in the head. I love it.
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Back on topic...;

[BenLewisMav]

Absolutely love this, not silly low, perfect offset. Probably my fav so far..

[Nik da Greek]

I think really the problem is that everyone keeps putting there \'2p\' in, instead of putting up any pictures, and now we\'ve ended up with about 44p worth of f#ck all
:Hammer

;

Yeah, you get that with forums :rolleyes:

[BenLewisMav]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIo9tn-Gbc0
 for those that havent seen it those that have will agree a quality vid some tasty stance s

Here\'s an FD from that vid, about 2min in..

[BenLewisMav]

Yeah, you get that with forums :rolleyes:

I don\'t even need to say it.... you already picked up on it!...

FD\'S WITH STANCE! - PLEASE KEEP WORDS ON THIS THREAD MINIMAL!
 

I wasn\'t going to say owt due to this OP statement, but since everyone else has.... :Typing

Anyways you must have some pics of FD\'s you think \'sit in a way that is aesthetically and proportionally pleasing, with offset that does not leave one yearning for spacers and a ride height that is somewhat lower than average\' ??