Where do you rate on the stance chart?

"offroadkarter" (04RauderDTR) 11/11/2013 at 16:44 • Filed to: None

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YSI-what can brown do for you > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:47

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I am at stock, but I guess my car is going to be dropped. . . but it shall be functional!

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:48

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Dropped. No more. Sometimes less for practical vehicles that have to negotiate rough roads daily.

Anything more than dropped gets into intentional mechanical malfunction, and thus has questionable rationale.

anonsagainstanonymous > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:48

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"dropped" is a good look

CAR_IS_MI > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:49

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off-road ???

Hoccy > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:49

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My car is lowered, so I think I'm here on the chart. Really depends on the car though

Nibbles > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:49

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Negative

E30Joe drives a Subaru > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:49

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I'd say flush right now. It's about as low as I can get it and still get in my driveway without boards.

Justino6969 > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:49

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I love the look of Flush, but with less camber. If the back was like the front it would be perfect.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > E30Joe drives a Subaru 11/11/2013 at 16:51

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Here's where she sits.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:51

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Stock

UserNotFound > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:53

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Dropped, with a hint of tuck in the rear.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:55

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I may go from stock to dropped on the SHO, but for now I'm stock.

DocWalt > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:57

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I've owned cars that range from stock to flush...

-'88 Supra - Stock

-'94 VR-4 - Stock height, but perfectly flush wheel fitment

-'10 Evo - Stock

-'92 GTI - Dropped ~1.5" over standard GTI height (which was lower than normal Golfs anyway) with really sunk wheel fitment

-'13 BRZ - Stock (and will remain so besides winter wheels/tires)

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 16:57

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I guess Stock?

Dusty Ventures > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 11/11/2013 at 17:00

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Is that in fact your Raptor?

Takuro Spirit > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:01

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Stock. Because DD.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:03

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Not on there, but tucked in the front, and mexiflush in the rear. The mexiflush will make way for dropped/tucked later this week, though.

liquid1036 > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:03

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Stock

BKRM3 > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:05

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Mine's stock but I could see doing coils (for track use, like JRZ triple adjustable or some such), so I think "dropped" maxes out my tolerance. All of the others pretty much make me cringe.

m2m, apex detective > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:06

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80 % on the dropped side of stock/dropped; I consider a big drop too much of a compromise already.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Dusty Ventures 11/11/2013 at 17:06

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That's a picture I found online.

Full disclosure : I don't have a Raptor, but I learned how to drive in one. My dad has a Raptor and I know just about everything there is to know about them. It's a scary thing to learn how to drive in.

HammerheadFistpunch > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:09

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anitflush?

Dusty Ventures > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 11/11/2013 at 17:11

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So it's your dad I need to suck up to, not you. Got it

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Dusty Ventures 11/11/2013 at 17:12

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Yeah but he doesn't post rally pictures on Oppo all the time. If you still want those, keep sucking.

Lemonhead > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:17

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Dropped. But it depends on the car. Some look fine stock.

Dusty Ventures > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 11/11/2013 at 17:21

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I can make my own rally pictures ;)

feather-throttle-not-hair > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:24

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Stock. Because car manufacturers spend millions of dollars and thousands of man hours trying to find a good ride/handling balance.

feather-throttle-not-hair > DocWalt 11/11/2013 at 17:25

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You have good taste in cars.

Nibbles > HammerheadFistpunch 11/11/2013 at 17:29

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Mine will be this tough some day. The wife has given the go-ahead to get a mild lift so we can fit some 33''s. Talked her into limited slip differentials this weekend as well. I tried for air lockers but she didn't understand them.

jlmounce > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 17:29

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My GTI is stock ride height. My '69 Firebird is lowered 3" over factory. No pics of it on the ground yet though.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Dusty Ventures 11/11/2013 at 17:32

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I shouldn't have said shit. You would have never known. But I have never lied to you or anyone on oppo.

maximillious > feather-throttle-not-hair 11/11/2013 at 17:33

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GOD DAMNIT THANK YOU! I almost barf every time a see a STI or FRS/BRZ or any performance car for that matter lowered or stanced. Sure go ahead and do it on your base model Golf or Civic, but if you stance an S2k or an M3 you deserve to be driven far out into the wilderness covered in Raw meat and tied to a tree

HammerheadFistpunch > Nibbles 11/11/2013 at 17:39

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You asked? Just kidding. But yeah, don't worry about the lift with 33"s, they fit just fine

No rubbing, even on the bumpstops and at full lock. Still getting a mild lift though (tjm 2 inch) since my coils are toast.

Nibbles > HammerheadFistpunch 11/11/2013 at 17:43

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Should've clarified. Mine (my Dakota) will blah blah blah etc.

I'll need a 2'' to get the 33''s to clear without any fear of The Rub.

Nibbles > HammerheadFistpunch 11/11/2013 at 17:46

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This is what we're going for:

Except dark green and a steel bumper / winch combo so I can pull my friend's Tacoma out of the mud

feather-throttle-not-hair > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 11/11/2013 at 17:58

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heh. I can imagine that being kinda difficult, especially when it's time to parallel park.

I'm 31 years old and i still get kind of uncomfortable when I have to drive something big.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > feather-throttle-not-hair 11/11/2013 at 17:59

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I don't disagree with stock, but sometimes governmental bumper-height regulations, and other issues, and bean-counter warranty mentality and other things factor in, in addition to engineering.

A little bit of drop doesn't always hurt, but if it is done badly, it can. Well closer to stock than flush, stanced, or hella-nuts-whatever.

feather-throttle-not-hair > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 11/11/2013 at 18:17

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For sure, stock is the very definition of compromised. Though I'd argue that most of the compromises are the ones you'd want to make anyway.

I'm not against making a car more the way you want it, I just think that a large percentage of cars with suspension work are actually worse off in most situations when all is said and done. But there are certainly exceptions. If, for instance, you use a car mainly on the track, a good adjustable setup totally makes sense, because fuck the ride quality, that's not what the car is for.

Ferrero1911 > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 18:51

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Dropped. The stock ride height on my car looks like someone put the wrong springs on it. I really don't need 4" of gap.

gmctavish needs more space > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 18:52

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Stock

On my Dad's Taurus and my Volvo

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > feather-throttle-not-hair 11/11/2013 at 19:02

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It's big, hard to see out of, hard to see where the thing begins and ends, wider than a H1 and very expensive. On the street, I don't really like it. I wished it was a clapped out beater. Did I mention how expensive they are?

Guess what the second thing I drove on the street was? A RV towing a trailer full of dirbikes down a country road. First time with a cop directly behind me. He is crazy for trusting me with these things. On the upside, I now know some very creative death threats.

feather-throttle-not-hair > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 11/11/2013 at 19:18

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Your dad sounds cool and not just because he has a Raptor.

Most of my early driving struggles stemmed from my first car being turbocharged. But not like modern "I can't even feel any turbo log" turbocharging. No, it was 80's big lag turbocharging at it's best. When i first got the car (88' Celica all-trac) I'd push down the gas and accelerate out into traffic. Then a second and a half later, the turbo would wake up. Without moving my foot, the car would suddenly act like i just floored it. Exciting, but scary. Especially if you weren't paying attention while backing up.

bimmerismyname > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 19:25

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I'd be dropped. I have no plans of going any lower any time soon. IMO, Springs/coilovers > bags

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > feather-throttle-not-hair 11/11/2013 at 19:38

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He is.

That sounds like fun. The Raptor has a touchy throttle when you first hit it and nothing up top. So you tap the gas and it surges forward, and you punch it and nothing happens (5.4L). It will suck gas as fast as you can fill the tank though.

N/A POWAAAHH > offroadkarter 11/11/2013 at 21:42

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I'm mexiflush on stock ride height

littlegriggzy > offroadkarter 11/16/2013 at 10:13

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Stock until I can put some money aside to buy lowering springs and blocks :)

My step-dads MINI is also stock :)