Someone explain silly looking camber to me

dmhenderson · 12-03-2012, 02:31 PM

Ok I get that you need to adjust camber on dropped cars to make the wheels flush again but then there's this:

Serious question: Why do people do this? Does it actually serve some sort of purpose outside of ripping your tires to pieces very quickly?

More importantly, are they aware how silly it looks? Seriously, it looks like a matchbox car that some fat kid sat on.

Cmike2780 · 12-03-2012, 02:33 PM

hellaflush yo!

Not something you can explain logically.....like spinners, monsterous car audio systems or why God invented herpes.

speedfreek · 12-03-2012, 02:44 PM

I call it the Back to the Future look.

Now where the hell is Marty!!!

DEpointfive0 · 12-03-2012, 02:48 PM

HONESTLY, I have NO god damn idea, I know it is part of a STUPID thing called hellaflush, and these morons, (yes, even if you have a 370Z and you do this, you're a moron) do this to be part of a "crew" or something...... The goal is to see how much camber you can put in your ride...

Cristobal09 · 12-03-2012, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

HONESTLY, I have NO god damn idea, I know it is part of a STUPID thing called hellaflush, and these morons, (yes, even if you have a 370Z and you do this, you're a moron) do this to be part of a "crew" or something...... The goal is to see how much camber you can put in your ride...

If you want to see something funny as well, google "hellaflush" images. Pretty humorous.

This is even sillier...

DEpointfive0 · 12-03-2012, 03:09 PM

^^^ I agree, I have seen a lot of these pictures...

I also don't understand the concept of "YEAHHH, I got 13" wide wheels on this bitch!", yet my tire width is 265 stretched with 7 degrees camber

DEpointfive0 · 12-03-2012, 03:10 PM

The damn tail lights Cristobal09 posted don't match!!!

dmhenderson · 12-03-2012, 03:12 PM

We call that a "special snowflake" car.

b1adesofcha0s · 12-03-2012, 03:13 PM

It's all for looks. I don't know what is wrong with these peoples minds to make them think that looks good.

dmhenderson · 12-03-2012, 03:14 PM

Also doesn't "flush" imply that the wheels should be perpendicular/aligned with the body and not BENT AT A CRAZY 45 DEGREE ANGLE

b1adesofcha0s · 12-03-2012, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

The damn tail lights Cristobal09 posted don't match!!!

I didn't even notice that

Cristobal09 · 12-03-2012, 03:14 PM

Yeah that whole "poke" thing was, and perhaps still is, a big thing in the VW scene. Or even better, putting on 265 tires in the back, and 225's in the front, on a FWD car.

dmhenderson · 12-03-2012, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

It's all for looks. I don't know what is wrong with these peoples minds to make them think that looks good.

The High Maintenance guys all do this (or a lot of them do) and you would have to beat me to death with a socket wrench before I let you do that to my car.

b1adesofcha0s · 12-03-2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Also doesn't "flush" imply that the wheels sohuld be perpendicular/aligned with the body and not BENT AT A CRAZY 45 DEGREE ANGLE

That's what differentiates flush from hellaflush

b1adesofcha0s · 12-03-2012, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristobal09

Yeah that whole "poke" thing was, and perhaps still is, a big thing in the VW scene. Or even better, putting on 265 tires in the back, and 225's in the front, on a FWD car.

Or staggered wheels/tires on an awd car.

12-03-2012, 02:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Someone explain silly looking camber to me Ok I get that you need to adjust camber on dropped cars to make the wheels flush again but then there's this: Serious question: Why do people do this? Does it actually serve some sort of purpose outside of ripping your tires to pieces very quickly? More importantly, are they aware how silly it looks? Seriously, it looks like a matchbox car that some fat kid sat on. __________________

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Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	hellaflush yo! Not something you can explain logically.....like spinners, monsterous car audio systems or why God invented herpes. Dzel and VDC_OFF like this. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography] Last edited by Cmike2780; 12-03-2012 at 02:37 PM.

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speedfreek A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 1,724 Drives: '12 370Z PW 6sp Rep Power: 18	I call it the Back to the Future look. Now where the hell is Marty!!! DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ Tomei\|Berk\|Takeda\|ZSpeed\|Fortune Auto\|Swift\|Eibach\|SPL\|Carbotech\|Motul\|Powertrix\|Stillen\|Aerojacket\|Z1\|Forgestar\|Enkei\|Project Kics\|Nismo Ti\|Llumar speedfreek's journal

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DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	HONESTLY, I have NO god damn idea, I know it is part of a STUPID thing called hellaflush, and these morons, (yes, even if you have a 370Z and you do this, you're a moron) do this to be part of a "crew" or something...... The goal is to see how much camber you can put in your ride... eastwest2300, kensnismo and Initial Z like this.

12-03-2012, 03:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	We call that a "special snowflake" car. __________________

12-03-2012, 03:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	^^^ I agree, I have seen a lot of these pictures... I also don't understand the concept of "YEAHHH, I got 13" wide wheels on this bitch!", yet my tire width is 265 stretched with 7 degrees camber

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DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	The damn tail lights Cristobal09 posted don't match!!!

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dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Also doesn't "flush" imply that the wheels should be perpendicular/aligned with the body and not BENT AT A CRAZY 45 DEGREE ANGLE DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ Last edited by dmhenderson; 12-03-2012 at 03:19 PM.

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