JDM Fad

[Nothingface5384]

Does this make any other guy shake his head and laugh
i just dont get the point in extreme camber kit cars.
rims the stick past the tires.
tires that sidewalls are soo stretched that they still fail to fit the rim
car soo low they get stuck on a departure of main road into parking lots..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7ShYYUQwY0

slammed Subaru gets stuck at H2O 2012: http://youtu.be/w4oAKOCRy9g

[ChevelleNV]

way too low....cars worthless like that.... and yes i do shake my head and laugh...

[Nothingface5384]

They call this a competition lol
Its JDM Yo x Royal Origin - Think You Can Stance Competition: http://youtu.be/dhq7McZKRqY

[ChevelleNV]

They call this a competition lol
Its JDM Yo x Royal Origin - Think You Can Stance Competition: http://youtu.be/dhq7McZKRqY

Really..

[Spork82]

I'm a former import guy and that always made me shake my head, completely useless and dangerous. I drove a friend's Integra and even in the dry it pushed like a sob in every corner and forget about braking!

[vintageracer]

These "ricer" cars are kinda like trying to build a PT car with too low a front cross member, long tube handing headers, 20 inch rubber band tires and more just like we talked about in another thread.

USELESS!

Low, cool and look good (Matter of opinion) or useful fantastic driving upgraded vintage car.

Tuner Import versus a drivable PT car!

I guess you could also throw "Low Rider's" in there too however there HUGE differences.

At least the go "Low and Slow"!

[Nothingface5384]

I guess you could also throw "Low Rider's" in there too however there HUGE differences. At least the go "Low and Slow"!

low riders typically have some form of air ride so atleast they can drive everywhere and not have to attempt to Depart at an angle in hopes to not get stuck in a lot like these idiots..
but yeah i do i agree

[Space Dynamics]

I don't like it, but then I think to myself "atleast they are into cars..."

[MrQuick]

To each their own, car guys are guys.

[Nothingface5384]

Can you also say that about lifted 4x4 conversions on classics,
Or donks?
Naw lol

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

[shmoov69]

Lmao!

[rickierockit92]

around my way near good ole Philadelphia it is big. Not my style but they definitely are into their cars. they know some stuff too (except good taste) that being said.. they have some of the finest babes following them. from SOWO to H20I. the girls are dope. if only the dimes knew how stupid it looks and how good our rides look

[Nothingface5384]

Yeah i wish my car was setup like this to have the babes follow j/k lolCrazy camber Kawashima Celica leaving the Nagoya Exciting Car Showdown: http://youtu.be/zhT3C9mHLZ4

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

I respect that dude for doing the extreme like that.. I wouldnt do it.. so I respect the fact that there is someone out there with the stones to do it KNOWING that people would absolutely hate it.

look at it like this.. Thats a CELICA... LOL!.. plus its front wheel drive.. who cares how stupid it looks.. Im glad it exists!


I for one have no problem with the stretched tire look and a little tuck and poke.. mainly cause I personally see its look potential.. especially if its done TASTEFUL.. And im originally from the VW scene before I got here.
Im mainly a FUNCTION guy.. I still do stuff just for the look here and there and dont care what people think.. I have fun with cars..

more than anything.. the young will always be there.. and sometimes seeing it from their side is fun now and then..Im just glad they like CARS!

[Justin@EntropyRad]

around my way near good ole Philadelphia it is big. Not my style but they definitely are into their cars. they know some stuff too (except good taste) that being said.. they have some of the finest babes following them. from SOWO to H20I. the girls are dope. if only the dimes knew how stupid it looks and how good our rides look

Philly is deep with real nice VIP cars as well...the Liberty guys have clean stuff. As far as the car models go, they are only "hot" when you put them next to cars,they are like a 10-footer build on a car...get up close and it's rough. Many of them have a body that could stop a truck, but a face that got hit by one

As a reformed Ricer myself..I cannot stand the "Stance, bro" setup..and would appreciate the effort, but these kids often buy the cheapest, most dangerous parts, then drop 3k on wheels(with way too small tires), then kill their fenders..and go for internet fame

It's spreading to diesel-douche trucks too..."stretched tires" on F250/F350..and they get "squatted' in the rear

End of sermon...sorry

[HPIcustoms]

Personally, as an import guy and one who's been in the import scene since he was 14 years old (now 13 years to this day).
There's a difference with the whole "groups/ communities" in the import world. Some cars are made to look ridiculous with loud pipes that are 3 feet fast the bumper, huge spoilers, aggressive aero kits, obnoxious bright paint, covered in decals and of course the ridiculous camber also.

Then you have the guys who do it properly like myself, with performance, functionality, a little bit of comfort and safety in mind with a touch of my own personal taste. My '89 Nissan 240sx and my '93 JDM Subaru WRX are examples of this. My Nissan has $12,000 into performance mods, mostly the engine and the suspension, along with some candy apple red paint and an aero kit. Then my Subaru is also my "sleeper" car, all money into the engine and suspension and a simple paint job with the only flashy thing being my engine bay paint and wheel paint. Both cars have proper amount of tread and built with high quality branded parts, not Ebay stuff.

Myself I love drift cars and the auto-cross cars, so I'm a Nissan and Subaru enthusiast. But I keep my cars clean looking to set myself apart from those new fads and trends that have made their way over here and all kids have adapted as their "style" because its a trend. It will soon be gone and make way for the new trend/ fad, and then soon that will be gone and onto the next one.

At least these kids are into cars, now what can be done to help them even more? Is educate them on actual performance because a lot of them don't know how or what to do. They just order off line and get their stuff installed by someone or a shop that's willing to do so.

Personally I hate the whole "Stance this" and "Stance that" movement, its ridiculous and dangerous. We can only hope it will be done with soon.
/ rant

[shmoov69]

I just something today that said "sweet, you put $4,000 rims on your civic, that's like your grandma getting a boob job!"

Thought that was fitting in this thread! LoL!

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Personally, as an import guy and one who's been in the import scene since he was 14 years old (now 13 years to this day).
There's a difference with the whole "groups/ communities" in the import world. Some cars are made to look ridiculous with loud pipes that are 3 feet fast the bumper, huge spoilers, aggressive aero kits, obnoxious bright paint, covered in decals and of course the ridiculous camber also.

Then you have the guys who do it properly like myself, with performance, functionality, a little bit of comfort and safety in mind with a touch of my own personal taste. My '89 Nissan 240sx and my '93 JDM Subaru WRX are examples of this. My Nissan has $12,000 into performance mods, mostly the engine and the suspension, along with some candy apple red paint and an aero kit. Then my Subaru is also my "sleeper" car, all money into the engine and suspension and a simple paint job with the only flashy thing being my engine bay paint and wheel paint. Both cars have proper amount of tread and built with high quality branded parts, not Ebay stuff.

Myself I love drift cars and the auto-cross cars, so I'm a Nissan and Subaru enthusiast. But I keep my cars clean looking to set myself apart from those new fads and trends that have made their way over here and all kids have adapted as their "style" because its a trend. It will soon be gone and make way for the new trend/ fad, and then soon that will be gone and onto the next one.

At least these kids are into cars, now what can be done to help them even more? Is educate them on actual performance because a lot of them don't know how or what to do. They just order off line and get their stuff installed by someone or a shop that's willing to do so.

Personally I hate the whole "Stance this" and "Stance that" movement, its ridiculous and dangerous. We can only hope it will be done with soon.
/ rant

Evan,

Sounds like we are in the same boat..trying to clutch to real JDM cars while the rest of the stuff around us changes. If you stumble across an R33 roller, or complete car...please let me know..my built S14 is just tiding me over for now.

[HPIcustoms]

Evan,

Sounds like we are in the same boat..trying to clutch to real JDM cars while the rest of the stuff around us changes. If you stumble across an R33 roller, or complete car...please let me know..my built S14 is just tiding me over for now.

Agreed on that Justin, the import scene in my province is totally flip flop. You have the dedicated tuner guys, and then you have the ricers, and of course the trend/ fad followers. Friend of mine has an R33 GTR V-Spec he's looking to sell. Solid twin turbo RB26 in it. Also have another friend in Calgary, Alberta looking to sell his R33 GTST, its clean and fast, driven it many times. He'd probably trade plus cash for your S14.

Canada is full of R33 selling for cheap, especially the RB20 through RB26 engines. Great for swaps into the S-Chassis.