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12 June 2006, 07:33 PM
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And it wont look right outside Maccy D's carpark.
Then there's the attention you'll gain from the plod etc
Although school girls might be fooled into thinking you have money and style
Then there's the attention you'll gain from the plod etc
Although school girls might be fooled into thinking you have money and style
12 June 2006, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ben44
And it wont look right outside Maccy D's carpark.
Then there's the attention you'll gain from the plod etc
Although school girls might be fooled into thinking you have money and style
Then there's the attention you'll gain from the plod etc
Although school girls might be fooled into thinking you have money and style
12 June 2006, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ben44
And it wont look right outside Maccy D's carpark.
Then there's the attention you'll gain from the plod etc
Although school girls might be fooled into thinking you have money and style
Then there's the attention you'll gain from the plod etc
Although school girls might be fooled into thinking you have money and style
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12 June 2006, 08:02 PM
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Ive got a import wrx with standard shocks+springs on 17s and the handling is awsome, I got 13th on the handling course at the scooby shootout so standard cant be that bad 
12 June 2006, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by powerwrx
seems to me that, you sit on maccy ds carpark yourself seen as you know what looks right and what doesnt on there, also scoolgirls must have come onto you then seen as we both have subarus and you say this is what they think, take it the police have moved you on a few times then,
I have never 'lowered' or fooked about with any car, no point. Save your money and buy a better car. If your not happy with yours, why buy it
12 June 2006, 08:10 PM
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IMHO I think it would be a bit of a hard ride if lowerd on 18s unless you had a full setup including shocks and springs not just lowering springs
12 June 2006, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ben44
Unfortunatly, when working and am hungry, I do visit Maccy D's for some sh!te food to keep going. Hence I see you lot giving it large.
I have never 'lowered' or fooked about with any car, no point. Save your money and buy a better car. If your not happy with yours, why buy it
I have never 'lowered' or fooked about with any car, no point. Save your money and buy a better car. If your not happy with yours, why buy it
12 June 2006, 08:23 PM
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How can the handling be improved by fitting larger wheels? All that bigger wheels do is increase the unsprung wight f*cking the handling on an already averagely handling car (a surfeit of grip makes up for ****-poor handling). Inreasing the rolling radius effectively reduces your braking performance too.......... The McDonalds car park car-prep experts will all know better of course.
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12 June 2006, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
How can the handling be improved by fitting larger wheels? All that bigger wheels do is increase the unsprung wight f*cking the handling on an already averagely handling car (a surfeit of grip makes up for ****-poor handling). Inreasing the rolling radius effectively reduces your braking performance too.......... The McDonalds car park car-prep experts will all know better of course.
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12 June 2006, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ben44
Unfortunatly, when working and am hungry, I do visit Maccy D's for some sh!te food to keep going. Hence I see you lot giving it large.
I have never 'lowered' or fooked about with any car, no point. Save your money and buy a better car. If your not happy with yours, why buy it
I have never 'lowered' or fooked about with any car, no point. Save your money and buy a better car. If your not happy with yours, why buy it
ive also not fooked about with my car,ive simply done a few modifications to it as the majority of the subaru owners have on here.
12 June 2006, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dougwrx
Of course it can! I had 15 inch wheels with a 60 profile as standard and I can promise you the car handles a lot better with 17s on than it did before.
12 June 2006, 08:47 PM
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You have got me stumped on the f1 thing, but going by the point your trying make why do WRC teams use such a low profile tyre and not big ones like f1?
12 June 2006, 08:54 PM
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I have a UK Turbo MY99. Its lowered on eibach springs and has standard shocks. I am also using some 18' P1 Alloys wrapped in Goodyear F1's.
Car handles better and softer than my old sti 4 running standard springs/shocks and 17's.
MY99 UK Turbo: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Photo-0304.jpg
MY98 STI 4: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Photo-0027.jpg
Car handles better and softer than my old sti 4 running standard springs/shocks and 17's.
MY99 UK Turbo: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Photo-0304.jpg
MY98 STI 4: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Photo-0027.jpg
12 June 2006, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
It grips more Doug; before you argue you need to understand.
12 June 2006, 09:18 PM
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f1 cars have small rims and large tyres because the rules say they can only use a 13 inch rim.
Also the tyre has a high side wall so it can "give" as the suspension is so hard, also its for the same reason as drag cars have large sidewalls, it increase the contact area under acceleration, thats also why they run low pressure. And a low sidewall tyre would burst due to the extremes of temp and changes in pressure.
According to Bridgestone.....
Also the tyre has a high side wall so it can "give" as the suspension is so hard, also its for the same reason as drag cars have large sidewalls, it increase the contact area under acceleration, thats also why they run low pressure. And a low sidewall tyre would burst due to the extremes of temp and changes in pressure.
According to Bridgestone.....