The wok, floda, jj and anybody else that likes homo cars I need advise

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Jul 5, 2006 | 05:52 PM

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Re: The wok, floda, jj and anybody else that likes homo cars I need advise

Ever since that red toy bimmer, every picture of an old bimmer looks like a toy car and I don't trust it!!

Jul 5, 2006 | 06:01 PM

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Jul 6, 2006 | 04:53 PM

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Re: The wok, floda, jj and anybody else that likes homo cars I need advise

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Originally Posted by Chris4130

Why?

If the tires are directly under the fender and are 1/2" from touching there is no suspension travel. That is not practical...

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He won't need anywhere near a 2" pull to fit those wheels. I'm pretty confident I know the look terry's going for as far as fitment goes. He'll be able to pull it off on stock fenders.

I've seen plenty of Miata's and the ones I posted had +0 offsets (7" wide) and they are poking over one inch. It'll take nearly 2" to put his wheels under the fenders. If they aren't under (fit in the wheel well with the suspension compressed) I dont' think it's very practical for daily driving.

Jul 6, 2006 | 05:10 PM

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Re: The wok, floda, jj and anybody else that likes homo cars I need advise

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(fit in the wheel well with the suspension compressed)

Camber fixes everything.

Jul 6, 2006 | 05:16 PM

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Re: The wok, floda, jj and anybody else that likes homo cars I need advise

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Camber fixes everything.

If he gets 70 series tires that will last 100k miles then he will be golden.

Jul 6, 2006 | 06:03 PM

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Re: The wok, floda, jj and anybody else that likes homo cars I need advise

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Originally Posted by ThroatyStang

O, I had no idea, its like my Cobra w/ IRS.

Yeah, except the miata shit actually works in a turn.

Jul 6, 2006 | 06:09 PM

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Yeah, except the miata shit actually works in a turn.

OH SHIT.....OH SHIT....SPEAK THE TRUTH BROTHA!

Fuck a Cobra IRS. That ill designed, heavy-as-fuck, binding clusterfuck that it is.

Stick axle all...day...long.

Jul 6, 2006 | 07:04 PM

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Solidddddd......

Jul 6, 2006 | 09:41 PM

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Re: The wok, floda, jj and anybody else that likes homo cars I need advise

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Originally Posted by Corey

If the tires are directly under the fender and are 1/2" from touching there is no suspension travel. That is not practical....

hahahaha that's funny, I duuno if you've ever seen my ride height.... however, my tires are plenty tucked under the fender, and umm I have FULL suspension travel. It's called having decent coilovers, you know they make coilovers these days where ride height is adjusted INDEPENDENT of spring preload? It's amazing, it's like you can totally have your car low as shit and still have full suspension travel... OMG so impractical!

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Originally Posted by Corey

I've seen .

Yes, I'm sure you've loooked at pictures all over the internet, and read all the miata forums.... awesome. However, you don't have any experience fitting wheels like that on a miata or processing fenders to fit wheels period, on any car. So, you must be right! I mean that whats all the popular guys on the forum say!

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Originally Posted by Corey

I dont' think it's very practical for daily driving.

Then again, you've never daily driven a car like that, and ummm I do...

Not to mention practicallity is VERY subjective. I thought -8 degree's of camber on the rear and -4.5 up front on my Q45 was perfectly practical, necessary? maybe, maybe not. Practical? yes.