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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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You can only go so low before there is literally no space for the tire to go before bottoming on the actual fender or body of the car. Unless you've done significant modification and/or running very very high spring rates you can't be slammed and functional.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Lil Dre
^ his fenders are pulled.
Im pretty sure thar the stock s2k had no problems. And even if it did, it still handled great. Bottom line is, if you know what your doing, you can slam your s2k and have good handling
What are you basing this handling on? How it does on the street or the race track and/or autocross?
If you know what you're doing, you won't slam your s2k and expect good handling.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 09:43 AM
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I just wasted 10min of my life reading this thread.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by //steve\\
You can only go so low before there is literally no space for the tire to go before bottoming on the actual fender or body of the car. Unless you've done significant modification and/or running very very high spring rates you can't be slammed and functional.
It does have a high spring rate, I thought I said it already, my fault.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by patinum
Originally Posted by Lil Dre' timestamp='1354211945' post='22179635
^ his fenders are pulled.
Im pretty sure thar the stock s2k had no problems. And even if it did, it still handled great. Bottom line is, if you know what your doing, you can slam your s2k and have good handling
What are you basing this handling on? How it does on the street or the race track and/or autocross?
If you know what you're doing, you won't slam your s2k and expect good handling.
This is based on street use.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 11:14 AM
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Imagine tire contact to pavement with -6 degrees of rear camber. There's a reason why F1 cars have more camber in the front than the rear lol.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 01:05 PM
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An example of one would be JKL's s2k. yeah its not -6 camber, but it is slammed
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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and how do you know it's functional? just because he's put it on the track a few times and driven it an an amateur pace? Nothing against him at all but to really argue the point we need some national level auto-x or NASA/SCCA guy running their car like that to prove to me you really can be slammed and functional.

You really can't make this argument based upon street driving.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 01:36 PM
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I can't believe some people are actually insisting a slammed s2k with stretched hellaflush tires/wheels will actually handle well.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by //steve\\
and how do you know it's functional? just because he's put it on the track a few times and driven it an an amateur pace? Nothing against him at all but to really argue the point we need some national level auto-x or NASA/SCCA guy running their car like that to prove to me you really can be slammed and functional.

You really can't make this argument based upon street driving.
Yeah, your right. I probably should've stated that i meant for street use.
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