Confession Time: Stanced Cars

"therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)" (therevengeofthesaab)
04/12/2014 at 17:49 • Filed to: None

Look before you automatically hate me and take away my jalop badge, I like tastefully stanced cars. What is tasteful, you ask me??

Well first it can't be too low it can't go over a speed bump or a pothole

No stupid chrome wheels or spinners ...ever

DO NOT STANCE A CLASSIC CAR

Do not tilt the wheels some much it looks like the axle snapped

These I hate:

These I like:

And to those of you that say that stanced cars ruin its practicality and performance, drifters stance their cars so it's lower to the ground and will have a lower center of gravity.

Does this mean I will stance my car, No. Does this mean I like stanced cars over non-stanced cars, No. I just find some cars look quite good stanced.

DISCUSSION (25)

E30Joe drives a Subaru > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 17:54

Because Bags

E30Joe drives a Subaru > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 17:54

Because bags

Milky > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 17:54

I think that Merc is shopped. But I agree with you sir.

Blondude > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 18:02

I second this!

scoob > Milky
04/12/2014 at 18:07

It better be shopped. Or someone's going to get hurt.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 18:07

As long as camber is under 1.5 degrees, there is room for at least 2" of wheel travel total (1" up, 1" down, with steering at full lock), and ground clearance is at least 4", I'm ok with it. With specs like that, you can actually use your car on the street while still getting performance and looks.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 18:08

drifters stance their cars so it's lower to the ground and will have a lower center of gravity.

Drifters also use rear-wheel drive cars with crazy amounts of power and don't drive them on the street.

Forgetful > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 18:11

I don't like any of those. They look like a dude with really skinny ankles.

I just don't get why having the top of the tire tucked under the fender is so amazing.

Tareim - V8 powered > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 18:13

can I also add to the list?

Stretched Tyres are a NO NO they look stupid and completely defeats the purpose of them

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Milky
04/12/2014 at 18:23

Probably....Or Riot Police is involved

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
04/12/2014 at 18:24

Some do drive them on the street.....The Non-Rich-As-Hell ones

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Blondude
04/12/2014 at 18:26

And I second your post!!!!

Blondude > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 18:27

And I second your second of my second of your post!

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Blondude
04/12/2014 at 18:28

I am completely lost....

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 18:29

I like low on certain cars, but it's the camber that I dislike. Just makes the car seem broken unless it's maybe a drift style build with a few degrees of camber on the front.

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/12/2014 at 18:32

Some cars do seem to look better than others when stanced, say a 80's GM vs MK2 GTI

Blondude > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 18:34

I second this!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Forgetful
04/12/2014 at 20:01

I don't get it either. Want to lower your center of gravity that much? Get a different car. Really, anything with camber that adversely affects handling is a no-go in my books.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 21:22

heres the think I'm 100% ok with stanced cars but I'm 0% ok with camber. anything more than 2 degrees of camber is simply stupid. Fit the widest wheels you can with out a whole bunch of camber and it's perfect.

here is my idea of a perfectly stanced car:

Kinja'd!!!

SPNKiX > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 22:00

merc is shopped, gti is not stanced. but yeah, stance non-performance cars if you like, but there is a crew around where I live that has a bunch of cars which do not warrant stancing. s2k, m5… srsly, why do this? you want to make a modern lowrider, be my guest, just don't do it to a car that was meant to kick a$$.

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > SPNKiX
04/12/2014 at 22:18

I hope the merc is shopped......

JACU - I've got bonifides. > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/12/2014 at 23:49

"tastefully stanced"

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/13/2014 at 05:17

I like most of it.

I like the camber and I like stanced classics.

Oh yeah the car in the third picture started as a joke, and he liked it because he got attention. The Celica is not finished in that picture. He later had a whole custom bodykit made .

Mike_Smith > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
04/16/2014 at 12:50

Nope, there is no such thing as a tastefully stanced car. Also, that GTI doesn't look stanced. Lowered is not the same thing as stanced.

Walt I. > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
10/14/2019 at 10:53

I know I’m replying to an article that’s about 5-6 years old now but I just wanted say that I personally like stance cars and I own a couple of cars that I’ve stanced. I have a couple of amounts of camber on my cars because I’m a fan of it, but there are times whenever I’m at a meet or watching a 4K video of stance cars that people will put excessive amounts of camber on a car that I will say, it doesn’t look all that great and I’m not supposed to be hating on the guys that have crazy camber. If a lot of camber is what you like, go for it! It’s your passion. You really don’t need someone else telling you how to style your car. And that gets on to my next point; A lot of people act like a stance car is like a daily driver. It really isn’t supposed to be a daily. We bring them to meets a lot and we will drive them around sometimes but my slammed car isn’t supposed to be the car to get me to work or to pick up groceries. It’s really my “fun car” for the meets and shows. And onto my last point; a lot of people can say “that stanced car looks stupid and useless! my 69 Camaro SS is a lot better than that!” when they really have a little Chevy Cobalt sitting outside for them (no offense to die-hard muscle car guys) but all-in-all, they’re right. Stance cars are useless. But our generation of car guys think they do look super cool and our beliefs are our beliefs and we really do like our beliefs so we’ll keep on stancing our cars for fun