Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,790
Club RR Member Number: 34
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May 26, 2007 17:20:13 GMT
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May 26, 2007 17:56:21 GMT
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Last Edit: May 26, 2007 17:57:12 GMT by Lewis
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May 26, 2007 18:38:32 GMT
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yup that bug has a narrowed beam.
to me, 'hard slam' means no juice and no bags.
dez - was it your bug that was being lambasted on vzi for being 'lethal'? I only lurk on there and I have a gash memory.
lewis - excess negative camber on vws just seems...right!
semi trailing arm rear aren't they?
*n
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,790
Club RR Member Number: 34
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May 26, 2007 19:37:57 GMT
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it was the above mentioned grenn/white bug that lewis says looks 'right' that was the cause of all the controversy- even though most if not all of the naysayers have never even driven a proper slammed bug, let alone built one this is cool and safe  lewis, there a few bagged ones and ones i wouldnt class as low in your selection, but good effort on the rest ;D |
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May 26, 2007 19:40:09 GMT
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I totally agree with you. The gap between the wheelarch and the wheel is totally unecessary ( and evil actually ) When I slammed my mk1 golf, even my Dad agreed that it looked better - HOWEVER he went v quiet when I chucked it round a few corners with him as a passenger. |
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street
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6.2 ft/lbs of talk
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May 26, 2007 21:24:38 GMT
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To me, 'hard slam' is the only way to go. I love lowriders, but I can't help but see the hydraulics as 'cheating' somehow! If a car is as low as any of those above and not a lowrider then it gets a big red tick next to it from me  |
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MR TIKI
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TIKI,style from a different angle!
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May 26, 2007 22:02:40 GMT
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rat rodders seem to refer to this practise as ''riding the scrub- line'' meaning that anything below rim height will hit the ground if you get a flat!
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Last Edit: May 26, 2007 22:03:43 GMT by MR TIKI
Boldly driving faster than a tin worm can wiggle.
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,790
Club RR Member Number: 34
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May 26, 2007 22:07:06 GMT
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rat rodders seem to refer to this practise as ''riding the scrub- line'' meaning that anything below rim height will hit the ground if you get a flat! been there, done that ;D i tend to keep the scrubline at 0 or just above now, all these newfangled super low profile tyres they keep coming up with are excellent for such matters |
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May 26, 2007 22:09:31 GMT
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mr dez, rest assured, you are not the only one of this mindset i too refer to hardslam in all my conversations on the topic,a nd think its a good bit more hardcore than bagZ etc. nothing wrong with soft-slam, i'll do that too someday, but IMO you should choose 1 ride height and stick with it |
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i like hard slam air bag and hydros all the same, well hydros win it for me
thats grey caddy is spot on
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stealthstylz
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May 27, 2007 11:24:17 GMT
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All my cars (even non retro) have had a 'hard slam' it just looks cooler, and especially in the case of modern hatches makes a lot of difference when theres a few around that look similar.
Matt
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Rob
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You know, for kids!
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I love the slammed look too but if I lowered my pickup - the first thing that would "SLAM" would be my sump... that's why I need to move that damn steering rack !!  |
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Club RR Member Number: 34
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May 28, 2007 11:53:00 GMT
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Rob
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You know, for kids!
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May 28, 2007 16:51:42 GMT
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! orsum !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
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May 28, 2007 17:34:45 GMT
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^^surely thats more "channeled to death" than "hard slam"?
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diff
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May 28, 2007 19:30:11 GMT
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My daily , sump only half inch of floor but its only steel and can be welded up.   |
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May 28, 2007 19:42:07 GMT
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The first time I came across the term "hard slammed" was on here (Hotwire I think). I like hydraulics and bags, but I can't afford them, so hard slammed is the only way to go for me! I take it "slammed" is basically on the deck or damn close to it (I don't like it when people stick a -40mm lowering kit and call it slammed... that's lowered ;D), using any suspension set-up (bags, hydros or springs), but "hard slammed" refers to a drastically lowered car on springs? All I know is, if you punch in hard slammed on Google image search with no safe search, you get all kinds of stuff come up... ;D  |
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diff
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May 28, 2007 19:45:42 GMT
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Yep - 40mm is not slammed van is about 120mm cortina being older is about 5 inches
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May 28, 2007 19:48:57 GMT
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That Combo is awesome!  And I reckon half an inch of ground clearance is pretty slammed! |
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Last Edit: May 28, 2007 19:49:50 GMT by BenzBoy
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May 28, 2007 20:14:02 GMT
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-130 FTW.
;D
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Last beetle looks 'right' as well - is that with a narrowed front beam? 
Wouldn't go much lower without breaking though! Need some airbagz....
