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Old 03-15-2011, 04:30 PM
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i find that guys that generally make the retarded comments are usually people who have never rode/hung out or jsut been around stanced cars before.
honestly about 4 of my friends were religiously against it until hangin/drivin with/around me for a month or two before they eventually did the same...IMO, bang for buck, its alot funner than spendng g's to shave off 2 seconds where you can only exploit them for 12 seconds at a time at legal venues.. where you spend that money and look alot nicer and still retain oem'ness just alot cleaner and more aggressive everyday everywhere...
my friends all caught on and abandoned the "track" scene to join the more daily driveable cleaner stance..
an srt/s2000/sti's to name a few.
Old 03-15-2011, 04:34 PM
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^i like that. +1 very true
Old 03-15-2011, 04:41 PM
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But I see you guys on the street most of then can't look my way...

It all fun and games until someone who looks the same is faster...

I like being low but if you can go, you last!

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Old 03-15-2011, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by lixam
i find that guys that generally make the retarded comments are usually people who have never rode/hung out or jsut been around stanced cars before.
honestly about 4 of my friends were religiously against it until hangin/drivin with/around me for a month or two before they eventually did the same...IMO, bang for buck, its alot funner than spendng g's to shave off 2 seconds where you can only exploit them for 12 seconds at a time at legal venues.. where you spend that money and look alot nicer and still retain oem'ness just alot cleaner and more aggressive everyday everywhere...
my friends all caught on and abandoned the "track" scene to join the more daily driveable cleaner stance..
an srt/s2000/sti's to name a few.
Looks are obviously subjective, I like the looks of some but others are way too overboard. I just find it funny that you think driving a car like the one below is drivable? You can't even drive a car like that to a majority of places. If you are scraping your lip and undercarriage wherever you go how is that drivable? I'm barely lowered and my front lip scrapes on moderately inclined entrances.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeCuhrOAKks
Old 03-15-2011, 05:16 PM
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is there anyway to have an airride suspension and achieve this same look.. but when u need to rise above speed bumps and what not u can ... and if ur into that seen wouldnt be "hella dope" to have the sound of the air release when u nearly lay frame after u park
Old 03-15-2011, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by lixam
i find that guys that generally make the retarded comments are usually people who have never rode/hung out or jsut been around stanced cars before.
honestly about 4 of my friends were religiously against it until hangin/drivin with/around me for a month or two before they eventually did the same...IMO, bang for buck, its alot funner than spendng g's to shave off 2 seconds where you can only exploit them for 12 seconds at a time at legal venues.. where you spend that money and look alot nicer and still retain oem'ness just alot cleaner and more aggressive everyday everywhere...
my friends all caught on and abandoned the "track" scene to join the more daily driveable cleaner stance..
an srt/s2000/sti's to name a few.
Ok that makes abosutely no sense what so ever. Your going to tell me that driving a car with the chassis .5 inches off the ground is "streetable". I've seen both cars in person... The TSX looks like it has a broken rear control armwhen it's driving. I understand some of your point about loosing your streetability b/c the car's performance and essentially making it a track duty racecar only. But your not going to convince me that -4 degree camber, major body pull, the limit of 1-2(maybe 2) people in the car(in the case of the TSX), not being able to pull into a shopping center b/c you'll get stuck, physically not being able to park in a parking garage as "Streetable". My car is low... And I have 19x9.5/10.5 +12 and 19x9.5/10.5 +15 wheels with 245/35/19-285/30/19 tires, the stance is at the limit of a true daily driveable car. What you guys have above though impressive... Is not a 100% street drivable car much less than a 500whp+, spherical/solid bushings, super stiff riding racecar.
Old 03-15-2011, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel350
Your tires only last 14k miles? Then you flip them over to experience annoying tire roar? Wow you must have money to burn to go through tires like that. I guess to each their own.
14k miles out of tires mean close to about 3 years of driving for me, not bad at all
Old 03-15-2011, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel350
Your tires only last 14k miles? Then you flip them over to experience annoying tire roar? Wow you must have money to burn to go through tires like that. I guess to each their own.
I have sets of tires that don't even last more than a 100-200 miles ....I must be rich .
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Originally Posted by erichsherrill
is there anyway to have an airride suspension and achieve this same look.. but when u need to rise above speed bumps and what not u can ... and if ur into that seen wouldnt be "hella dope" to have the sound of the air release when u nearly lay frame after u park
yea you can definitely get the same look. sheeeit you can even drop it to where the frame is resting on the pavement. not sure but i don't think you can activate the air while moving only while parked, but maybe it depends on the type of system u get. i don't know any 350z thats bagged tho. i would always prefer coilovers over bags for slamming purposes.
Old 03-15-2011, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BoomerZ33
yea you can definitely get the same look. sheeeit you can even drop it to where the frame is resting on the pavement. not sure but i don't think you can activate the air while moving only while parked, but maybe it depends on the type of system u get. i don't know any 350z thats bagged tho. i would always prefer coilovers over bags for slamming purposes.
I know someone makes bags for Z's... but for the life of me I can't remember who.
Old 03-15-2011, 07:13 PM
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my buddy has the D2 air ride for his gs300. he has the same D2 air ride sitting at home for his g35 as well waiting to be installed. It's basically a coilover with an airbag to go up and down for situations like speed bumps and dips. Pretty cool.

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Originally Posted by SuperBlack350z
my buddy has the D2 air ride for his gs300. he has the same D2 air ride sitting at home for his g35 as well waiting to be installed. It's basically a coilover with an airbag to go up and down for situations like speed bumps and dips. Pretty cool.

NICE... its not my thing but its nice.
Old 03-15-2011, 07:48 PM
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all style no substance.
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hella flush...more like hella gayyyy

just messing around haha..different strokes for different folks..

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Old 03-15-2011, 08:36 PM
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Old 03-15-2011, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BoomerZ33
yea you can definitely get the same look. sheeeit you can even drop it to where the frame is resting on the pavement. not sure but i don't think you can activate the air while moving only while parked, but maybe it depends on the type of system u get. i don't know any 350z thats bagged tho. i would always prefer coilovers over bags for slamming purposes.
if ur goin for looks and not performance i feel like this would be ultimate way to get it done.. keep ur front bumper lookin fresh.. and u can move into that apartment u wanted to so bad cause now u can get to ur parking spot
Old 03-15-2011, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by lixam
i find that guys that generally make the retarded comments are usually people who have never rode/hung out or jsut been around stanced cars before.
honestly about 4 of my friends were religiously against it until hangin/drivin with/around me for a month or two before they eventually did the same...IMO, bang for buck, its alot funner than spendng g's to shave off 2 seconds where you can only exploit them for 12 seconds at a time at legal venues.. where you spend that money and look alot nicer and still retain oem'ness just alot cleaner and more aggressive everyday everywhere...
my friends all caught on and abandoned the "track" scene to join the more daily driveable cleaner stance..
an srt/s2000/sti's to name a few.
12 seconds, boring. Normally we run for 30 minutes at a time. I also get to daily drive my car, catches plenty of looks. It sits aggressive and clean, but not show pretty.
Old 03-16-2011, 05:43 AM
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I guess people don't realize that you can actually ADJUST your suspension, and you can actually CHANGE your wheels and tires..... Shrug...

Low and aggressive for SEXY daily driving... (slammed, wide negative offset wheels, 235s front 255s rear)
A bit higher and wider rubber for FAST track driving..... (low but not too low, positive offset, light track wheels, 255s front, 285s rear)

You can have the best of both worlds you know, only takes me an hour to switch from slammed, dragging, destroying my car to a wicked handling track setup.....
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^^ +1. I can go from 1 inch or less of the ground to 3" in couple minutes to an hour. Perfect drift set up for my taste. I can run any camber I want on my front or rear being at 18x12-5 with 265/35 now rolling at -1.8 camber.


Not everyone its on this style and has no go.

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Old 03-16-2011, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by litoflow
^^ +1. I can go from 1 inch or less of the ground to 3" in couple minutes to an hour. Perfect drift set up for my taste. I can run any camber I want on my front or rear being at 18x12-5 with 265/35 now rolling at -1.8 camber.


Not everyone its on this style and has no go.
u sir are in a very small minority when it comes to this... majority are just a cut above the honda crowd who cut their springs.



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