How to wreck your undercarriage

#21

"Jeff" ...

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Wickeddoll wrote:
"Jeff Strickland" ...
|
| "Robert Watson" ...
| > | >> |
http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg
| >> |
| >> | > That *can't* be good for his car.
| >> |
| >> | > Natalie
| >> |
| >> | I don't see a car. Just an SUV.
|
| >> Which is classified as a car by many sources, smart guy.
|
| > Big deal. GMC is a truck brand, not a car brand.
|
|
| You are losing sight of the bigger picture, the bottom of the damn
thing
is
| scraping the ground. It doesn't matter that Natalie called it a car
and
you
| want to call it a truck. Well, it seems to matter to you, but I'm sure
it
| doesn't matter to anybody else ...

I think he sees me as slamming GM, but that really isn't it. I'd say
the
same thing if it had been a Rav-4, or some other Toyota SUV. Apples and
pears, but some people like to sneer. I still say that's too damned low
for
a vehicle of that weight/shape.

I see you as slamming the person who lowered the truck in the first place.

I think the truck looks stupid, too. But I didn't waste my money on it.
I even saw a Rolls Royce (I think the from the 60s) turned into a 4x4
(jacked it up high and all). I thought that was pretty silly too.

All I wanted was opinions on the wisdom of doing this to a vehicle that
clearly wasn't built for that.

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It's someone else's money. They're free to do stupid stuff with it, if
they want.

Jeff

Well, duh.

Natalie

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|
| One problem you have here is that Natalie has been here a very long
time
and
| we like her, you are new and we don't like you already.

Awwww, thanks.

:-)

Natalie

#22

"Stewart DIBBS" ...

Quote:

"Wickeddoll" ...

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg

That *can't* be good for his car.

Its hard to tell exactly, but I'd say there's still about 6" of clearance.
I'd say that what the owner has done is put wide very low profile tires
that
in effect lower the vehicle. Of course this means the engine revs go up
for
a given speed compared to the original tires.

Oh I knew it was for speed, aerodynamics, and he probably thinks it looks
cool, which is his right, of course, but won't that damned thing spark at
times?! They're doing a lot of road work in this area right now, and some
of the bumps I've been hitting felt like they were going to wreck the bottom
of my Echo.

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Then there's how the tires stick outside the fenders and chuck all the
road
dirt at the side paint ...

I usually think that's cool. On a sports car. :-P It's like putting
spinners on a 3 cylinder car.

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Aren't there regulations that say tires have to be within the fender or
fender extension on road vehicles?

SD

Dunno about NC, but there *should* be

Natalie

#23

"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Wickeddoll wrote:
"Jeff Strickland" ...
|
| "Robert Watson" ...
| > Wickeddoll wrote:
| >> | > http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg
| >> |
| >> | > That *can't* be good for his car.
| >> |
| >> | > Natalie
| >> |
| >> | I don't see a car. Just an SUV.
|
| >> Which is classified as a car by many sources, smart guy.
|
| > Big deal. GMC is a truck brand, not a car brand.
|
|
| You are losing sight of the bigger picture, the bottom of the damn
thing is
| scraping the ground. It doesn't matter that Natalie called it a car and
you
| want to call it a truck. Well, it seems to matter to you, but I'm sure
it
| doesn't matter to anybody else ...

I think he sees me as slamming GM, but that really isn't it. I'd say the
same thing if it had been a Rav-4, or some other Toyota SUV. Apples and
pears, but some people like to sneer. I still say that's too damned low
for a vehicle of that weight/shape.

I see you as slamming the person who lowered the truck in the first place.

I think the truck looks stupid, too. But I didn't waste my money on it. I
even saw a Rolls Royce (I think the from the 60s) turned into a 4x4
(jacked it up high and all). I thought that was pretty silly too.

It's someone else's money. They're free to do stupid stuff with it, if
they want.

Jeff

Sure, and it's my judgement too. I will use it as I please.

Just because they do it does not mean I can't criticize it.

In the interest of fair and impartial criticism, I saw a brand new 4-door
Jeep that had a lift kit AND 22" rims. It looked completely stupid.

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