tires and wheels "The Stance Thread"

[heist]

stanced

[oz_tom]

my opinion, via R3v...

t

My opinion, via me

[Guest gliding_serpent]

Could someone teach this old-timer (I'm 31) what "stanced" means?

I was googling it and using urban dictionary, but the only definition I could come up with was...

"Stanced: A street term for the sound you get when your obnoxiously low custom car suspension causes tire rubbing (usually wide, low profile oversized tires) against your custom stretched wheel wells and custom wide fenders because you have a clearance between the two that is measured in fractions of a fraction of an inch. This term is also synonymous with the sound that your car makes when the above said wheel/suspension/fenders combo rubs a cars bodywork every time you turn your steering wheel more than 5 degrees or take a turn above 15mph. Finally, some use the term stanced to describe the sound of teeth fillings popping out and hitting the roof of your mouth secondary to a combination of low right height, firm suspension, and oversized low profile wheels that combine to make every pock mark in the road into a concussion inducing bump, and every speed bump into a trip to the body shop for a new front spoiler and undercarriage. In this case, "stanced" is also used to describe the sound the cash register makes when you get new bodywork, new suspension, and smaller wheels because you realize that although it looks good in pictures, in real life it is just silly that you can't get out of your own driveway without scraping."

http://www.vidiload.com/video/106342/What_To_Do_When_Youre_Car_Is_Too_Low/

http://www.vidoevo.com/yvideo.php?i=d0ZuODd4cWuRpeG5Panc&lambo-speed-bump

http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=lWeYVyQv4LY&feature

http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=1atLQqSbh4c&feature

http://www.streetfire.net/video/too-low_149852.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKe0vospKL0

Sorry, could not resist.

[TobyB]

Stanced seems to mean that we stuck such wide rims under there

that the suspension geometry's a complete mess, the contact patch

is useless

and there's no travel left, so the rubber bounces off the road.

I just liked the graphic, really.

t

[heist]

Could someone teach this old-timer (I'm 31) what "stanced" means?

I was googling it and using urban dictionary, but the only definition I could come up with was...

"Stanced: A street term for the sound you get when your obnoxiously low custom car suspension causes tire rubbing (usually wide, low profile oversized tires) against your custom stretched wheel wells and custom wide fenders because you have a clearance between the two that is measured in fractions of a fraction of an inch. This term is also synonymous with the sound that your car makes when the above said wheel/suspension/fenders combo rubs a cars bodywork every time you turn your steering wheel more than 5 degrees or take a turn above 15mph. Finally, some use the term stanced to describe the sound of teeth fillings popping out and hitting the roof of your mouth secondary to a combination of low right height, firm suspension, and oversized low profile wheels that combine to make every pock mark in the road into a concussion inducing bump, and every speed bump into a trip to the body shop for a new front spoiler and undercarriage. In this case, "stanced" is also used to describe the sound the cash register makes when you get new bodywork, new suspension, and smaller wheels because you realize that although it looks good in pictures, in real life it is just silly that you can't get out of your own driveway without scraping."

http://www.vidiload.com/video/106342/What_To_Do_When_Youre_Car_Is_Too_Low/

http://www.vidoevo.com/yvideo.php?i=d0ZuODd4cWuRpeG5Panc&lambo-speed-bump

http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=lWeYVyQv4LY&feature

http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=1atLQqSbh4c&feature

http://www.streetfire.net/video/too-low_149852.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKe0vospKL0

Sorry, could not resist.

Really enjoyed this.

[visionaut]

this might be worth a read...

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/04/early-edition-2012-life-is-full-of-choices/

[Guest gliding_serpent]

this might be worth a read...

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/04/early-edition-2012-life-is-full-of-choices/

Your linked article is far to rational and accepting, and makes me uneasy. I wonder if it is some form of anomaly? Such civil logic makes me worry that I might be in public, and not hiding behind the shielding anonymity of the internet. The internet was originally invented so that people from across the world, from many diverse and rich cultural backgrounds, could anonymously flame each other and argue about everything under the sun. I hope it never changes.

‘One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes … and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.’

Agreed. As such I take full responsibility for investing in a sports car instead of funneling that money into savings, or investments with less initial deprecation, or more home renovations that might make my wife happier, and thus get me laid more often. I accept getting only 4 mpg driving my lifted Hummer to pick up the groceries on Earth Day . I am responsible for the rust I got on my one of a kind collector vintage car because I drove it in the winter and salt and rain and liked it. I take full responsibility for my slammed suspension that causes me to scrape every time I leave the driveway; It was my choice, and the benefits of appearance trump my friends videotaping me when I get stuck, laughing at me, and posting it on the internet. I also take full responsibility for any poop that may be produced in a hand bag secondary to me placing a small dog in it.

Everyone does silly things because they find enjoyment from it. Car guys are just a special kind of extra silly... to the point that many forget how silly the things they do are. Some are so incredibly silly that they can even laugh about it.

[bruno615]

Just got the Alpina Reps (15' Rotas), rockin' 195-50r-15 RE-11's. Unknown springs

[cj]

"All of this before I even mention how those involved with the scene are some of the most friendly and welcoming in the industry. You always get the sense that the only reason these guys build cars is for themselves and no one else."

I think the above quote from the SpeedHunters site says it best. I've never told anyone that my way is the best way or one individual should do as I do. Personally, I build my cars to please my taste. I couldn't care less what others think!

[Guest gliding_serpent]

I dig the look as much as anyone else (well not excessive low), but the roads are rough where I come from, and for nostalgia purposes I keep with the original spec Michelin XAS. That is my irrational choice, to stick with original spec even though tire tech has much improved.

I dig original, others dig originality. We all live happily ever after.

p.s. love the blue cj

[jrkoupe]

how do phrases get so screwed up thru the years?...

like when cj says " I can care less....".......I love ya cj, and its a mistake so many make but if u COULD care less its no biggie..!!!!..lol

its I COULDN'T care less......

done...

and oh,

like cj I build my cars for me.....but cj does build some beauts......

ray..those wheels are heaven man.

[oz_tom]

Just for the record.

http://www.stanceworks.com/2012/04/the-path-we-tread-patrick-brunss-72-bmw-2002/

I like this car for many reasons. Well done to the owner! Are they on here?

[MKINNA]

Just for the record.

http://www.stanceworks.com/2012/04/the-path-we-tread-patrick-brunss-72-bmw-2002/

I like this car for many reasons. Well done to the owner! Are they on here?

This is Patricks, aka pwagon717, he posted on last page.

[oz_tom]

Just for the record.

http://www.stanceworks.com/2012/04/the-path-we-tread-patrick-brunss-72-bmw-2002/

I like this car for many reasons. Well done to the owner! Are they on here?

This is Patricks, aka pwagon717, he posted on last page.

Whoops! Missed it - but great stuff!

[Samplemaven]

(nt)