Slamming and Extreme Camber and Offsets
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Originally Posted by alexisthemovie,May 2 2009, 03:00 PM
I bought it because I liked the way it looked, liked that it was a convertible, and liked that it felt good to drive. To me, it is a cruiser, because that is what I use it for. It gets me from point A to point B.
Do you drive your s2000 in traffic? Is that was it was "designed" for?
Do you drive your s2000 in traffic? Is that was it was "designed" for?
In one of my marketing classes I learned that the s2000 was aimed at the middle-upper age male who was on the verge of retiring or had enough capital to afford a fun and sporty second car for the weekends. Well, in California (as well as across the country) we know that was nowhere close to what actually happened and many of the actual buyers were not in this original target market.
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Originally Posted by Bloodred,May 2 2009, 12:25 PM
If handling isn't a priority, then why are people even driving S2000s? If any of you bought this car solely because it looks cool, please sell it immediately to someone who will actually appreciate it for what it is.
IMO, function>form. That's how the car was designed, that's how my car will stay. If I can add some external mods to make my car look better without seriously hindering my ability to use the car as it was designed, then I'll do it. However, I'm not just going to slam my car because it looks cool without considering the performance aspect of it.
As far as the whole "it's OK to be slammed because they used quality coilovers" argument, no suspension travel is still no suspension travel.
Oh, and IBTL.
IMO, function>form. That's how the car was designed, that's how my car will stay. If I can add some external mods to make my car look better without seriously hindering my ability to use the car as it was designed, then I'll do it. However, I'm not just going to slam my car because it looks cool without considering the performance aspect of it.
As far as the whole "it's OK to be slammed because they used quality coilovers" argument, no suspension travel is still no suspension travel.
Oh, and IBTL.
Oh, and that quality coilover thing is often confused. I agree with you on that, and would add: just because you spent $$$ on a set of coilovers from Japan doesn't mean they were designed and manufactured properly. However, if you're okay with having very little suspension travel, then it's whatever. Also, people often used raised top-hats and shorter shock bodies to maintain a good amount of travel; not everyone that slams a car is throwing ride quality out the window.
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Originally Posted by Euroflavor,May 2 2009, 03:52 PM
just a heads up but this sh!t was being done in the VW/Audi community way way wayy before it came to s2k or "cali"
euro then the "drift" guys and now s2ks
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Originally Posted by s2k dre,May 2 2009, 11:15 AM
I guess they dont want to be copied! In cali its hard to be the best, theres alot of modded cars and alot of competition, and u need alot of money to stay ahead of the game! If i lived in cali i would not be happy with an s2000 because theres alot more s2ks than florida. Down here in orlando u will never see widebodies or mugen tops and all official parts like cali, and if u do then they hide in the garage! In florida u can rock the same wheels for 2 or more years and still be hot! In cali u need new wheel every 6 months to stay ahead.
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Originally Posted by alexisthemovie,May 2 2009, 01:24 PM
it's like going on fchat and telling them that they are all posers for keeping their cars in their garage 24/7 and only bring it out on nice days and never take it to the track (90%+ of ferrari owners)
Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
My neighbor has an exotic and drives it once a month, sometime twice. He says it helps him appreciate it and of course keeps resale value high. Just look at most lambos and their mileage is incredibly low.
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Originally Posted by THESPY,May 2 2009, 05:06 PM
Like I said before I put things together for myself and not to be "hot". Bought LMs for my car because they will always be "hot", had the barrels fully polished and the faces painted white because thats what I wanted. If I buy another set of wheels they will be track wheels and not to stay ahead. I daily drive my car and live in cali. Granted the whole agressive offset thing is fairly new to s2ks, I have noticed that a lot of the guys are fellow nissan owners and have carried that over.
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Originally Posted by ALFYonso,May 2 2009, 12:55 AM
Why is there a thread for this? Were you just trying to generate a mob of people that don't like seeing S2000's slammed? If you have to ask why people slam cars and run crazy offsets, then you obviously don't understand it. People are going to do what they want and what they think looks good. You have every right not to dig it, but no need to hate on it. You might think it's ridiculous, but a lot of people, myself included, think it looks dope. It's just another thing about cars that people can get excited over, so why not let them? Everyone has a different agenda for their car. I wish I could dump mine, but that would kick me out of "stock class" for Auto-X. This is my "performance/function" car, so I have to be pretty particular about how I'm lowering it if I were to do so. However, I really see no problem with someone slapping a decent set of coilovers on an S2K or any car for that matter because they want to have a slammed car. If handling isn't a priority, then what's the issue?
The only problem I have - and this goes for anyone modifying any car in any way - is when people think they are improving handling/performance without understanding what exactly it is they are doing to the car. So many people on this site throw something on their car and think it's going to "ride like it's on rails" when really they just messed up the car's balance.
The only problem I have - and this goes for anyone modifying any car in any way - is when people think they are improving handling/performance without understanding what exactly it is they are doing to the car. So many people on this site throw something on their car and think it's going to "ride like it's on rails" when really they just messed up the car's balance.
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Originally Posted by s2k dre,May 2 2009, 11:04 AM
This was a waste of a thread!!! Thats like posting on a ferrari forum and shitting on guys that drive their cars past the limits!