StanceNation people...

"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
10/07/2015 at 10:05 • Filed to: None

... Whait is good about that???

So much work went into this! But why?? Suspension travel is non existant, the whole thing is probably going to collapse at the first pothole and the exhaust comes straight from my Whirlpool dryer’s vent flex pipe...

What do you like about this??? What is sooooo cool about this???

And yes I’m drunk and when I’m drunk I ask questions with no answers.

DISCUSSION (51)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:06

cause show car

BeaterGT > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:10

Some people believe in function over form, while others think function should only exist in the smallest quantity possible. These people should be disemboweled with a wooden cooking spoon but I digress..

450X_FTW > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:11

Kinja'd!!!

Doesn’t this decrease your contact patch too? ie, less grip?

450X_FTW > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:11

And yes I’m drunk and when I’m drunk I ask questions with no answers.

Where are you that you’re drunk at 10am?

Flavien Vidal > 450X_FTW
10/07/2015 at 10:11

Of course!

Flavien Vidal > 450X_FTW
10/07/2015 at 10:12

On the other side of where you are :)

It’s 11pm here.. I’m in Japan (and I live in the future!!! How cool is that huh??)

450X_FTW > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:12

fair enough, drink on

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:13

I’ve seen much worse stance cars, at least the camber is reasonable on this one. That said it looks terrible, especially the exhaust.

TheHondaBro > 450X_FTW
10/07/2015 at 10:13

In a sense, not using your damn treads.

Flavien Vidal > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/07/2015 at 10:15

There’s always worse

Kinja'd!!!

EL_ULY > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:29

just a style man, they like it and as long as there are automotive cultures, i’m all for it

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:31

Pictures like that make me hate these people on a level I previously reserved for furries. How can anyone look at that and admire it?

Flavien Vidal > EL_ULY
10/07/2015 at 10:33

They like it, but... I like to drive... Ain’t it the first reason why we are all here?? I mean, I’d rather own a car that looks like a Corrola and drives fantastically, than a car that looks like a Lambo and drives like shit... no?

BeaterGT > EL_ULY
10/07/2015 at 10:34

This. It’s not like any manufacturer is going to look at the stance scene and be like “Oh hold on here, we need to get into this!”

RazoE > EL_ULY
10/07/2015 at 10:34

Come on, bro.

Kinja'd!!!

But in all seriousness I think they just do it to impress each other. That’s fine, but ever seen one of these try to maneuver on the streets? Downright dangerous/hilarious.

Flavien Vidal > The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
10/07/2015 at 10:34

Well, this is Japan... So everything is a bit different here :)

SantaRita > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:34

the good: it’s an FC with the mini mirrors, and neat taillights.

the bad: the rest of it.

Flavien Vidal > SantaRita
10/07/2015 at 10:36

Oh, it’s an FC?? haha, I had no idea what it was and I own a SA22C myself :)

djmt1 > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:36

They really love cats.

Kinja'd!!!

Flavien Vidal > djmt1
10/07/2015 at 10:37

Oh damn, yes.... they really love cats here!!! Like theY REALLLLLY love cats :)

EL_ULY > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:39

They are not out to carve canyons or go to track days. There is nothing wrong about just going out cruising and meeting up with your friends and talking cars. Same thing with the California lowriders of the 60’ and 70’s way back in the day. Stance is a unique style from Japan and there are a lot of fans. Yes there are fail moments but i’m positive there are just as much wanna be boy racer in a BMW fails. But s0 what. Drive free or Die.

EL_ULY > RazoE
10/07/2015 at 10:42

Just like the original cholos in SoCal back in the 60’s and 70’s in their Lowriders. Just cruising and gathering talking about the cars they like. Heck, just like the SLABs here in Houston. They are not out to win spec series track days or carve corners. Just a group of car fans hanging out with people that are into the same style

E30Joe drives a Subaru > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 10:47

Keeps me out of trouble.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > 450X_FTW
10/07/2015 at 10:48

But it looks soooooooo dooooooopppppeeeeeeeeeee.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > 450X_FTW
10/07/2015 at 10:49

Well minor camber is good for turns because the outside wheel will level out (I think), you can see it on F1 cars, but it’s only minimal.

and 100 more > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 11:09

For the same reason that other guys do this:

Kinja'd!!!

Its pointless, tasteless, dangerous, and a waste of money.

But it pushes the limits of engineering, it puts outdated and unfair traffic laws to task by seeking loopholes, and it makes people question their own perceptions of aesthetic quality.

Also, you know there are people who will look and ask “Why???” and its just fun to piss those guys off.

and 100 more > The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
10/07/2015 at 11:13

Easy. From an engineering perspective, i’m absolutely fascinated at how they can make this work. From an practical perspective, I’m jealous of the disposable income they must have, because they have so much money for tires and traffic tickets.

Shift24 > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 11:15

....Does it even turn? if so it looks like it would take a football field to turn around.

DoYouEvenShift > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 12:15

They should switch to motorcycle tires.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 12:42

They should just make the wheels totally horizontal and then install little wheels inside the wheels. And for propulsion and braking, having the biggest electric motor you can fit within the space on the back part of a wheel... while maintaining 1/4 of an inch of ground clearance.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
10/07/2015 at 12:43

Can you imagine furries who are also into stance?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > 450X_FTW
10/07/2015 at 12:47

She needed a few drinks after having her Full English Breakfast

Kinja'd!!!

911e46z06 > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 12:50

Live and let live, bud

Rico > EL_ULY
10/07/2015 at 12:50

What about when they are going super slow (like 10 mph on a 30 MPH street) or abruptly braking because their car can’t handle the variations (read shitty asphalt) of an average NYC street and you are stuck behind them? Are we allowed to be annoyed then? Because that’s what happens to me.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
10/07/2015 at 12:58

I’m sure they’re out there, but my I don’t need that kind of insanity in my life right now.

Dsscats > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 12:59

Some stance looks good, some stance looks bad. Some built cars look good, some look bad.

EL_ULY > Rico
10/07/2015 at 13:55

and me behind supercars, lowered truck (most common), and SLAB/DONK cars on these shitty roads. The stance people seem to be very aware of where the bad raods are and tend to avoid them. At least I did when I used to build them for those kids back in the day and had to test drive some. Not fun but once I got good route figured out, it wasn’t too bad. good thing for air Suspension

Rico > EL_ULY
10/07/2015 at 14:05

Believe me I wouldn’t complain if I was behind a supercar lol

Rico > RazoE
10/07/2015 at 14:06

Deadass, they drive super slow or abruptly brake because of uneven ground which is pretty much every road here in NYC.

EL_ULY > Rico
10/07/2015 at 14:07

well.... yeah. I’ve learn to adapt to all those type of modified cars whether they be stance, lowriders, naturally low cars, or lowered trucks

wiffleballtony > Flavien Vidal
10/07/2015 at 15:06

Weirdly the camber is the most okay part of this.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Flavien Vidal
10/08/2015 at 05:16

Kinja'd!!!

needs more stance.

Tohru > Flavien Vidal
10/10/2015 at 08:46

It’s true, in Japan is 2025. And in Cuba it’s 1959.

PS9 > Flavien Vidal
10/10/2015 at 10:59

Diesel stack’d RX. Because you wanted a brodozer and your parents said hell naw.

Maxaxle > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/10/2015 at 13:23

“How much is too much stance?”
“’Too much’ is when the axles scrape the ground.”

Dunnik > Flavien Vidal
10/10/2015 at 14:05

I’m going to purchase high-end performance tries with excellent grip then off-set the camber so that they grip less. Because reasons.

Per_SWade > 450X_FTW
10/10/2015 at 15:41

I mean, is it really that bad to be drunk at 10:00am? When I was on vacation in Colombia, my wife and bestfriend razzed me when I DIDN’T have a beer open at 10:00am. Because vacation.

Per_SWade > and 100 more
10/10/2015 at 15:42

Really disappointed none of the brodozers had a massive pair of truck nutz on them.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Flavien Vidal
10/12/2015 at 07:16

What I dont understand is why people don’t get it .

This is not my cup of tea either, but I can see and understand what people like about it, even if I do not share those feelings. They like a car to be as low as possible, to have camber and to scrape. They like how a stiff suspension feels, they like when a wheel is up in the air when the car is on a curb, they think it is cool and they enjoy sharing it with their friends. All of these elements combined create a culture, which then in turn creates its own rules about the preferred aesthetic, branding and status. I can understand why someone would love a fucking brodozer and rolling coal, a useless stanced car, a kitschy shiny hot rod or a ratty, slow and unreliable old vw baja bug. It really isn’t that difficult.

The fact that so many of you guys don’t seem to understand that people like different things makes me wonder about your social intelligence.

Skamanda > Flavien Vidal
10/12/2015 at 13:29

Kinja'd!!!

C’mon, you gotta admit...the fact that he seems to have chromed some actual stove pipe or heat duct is pretty hilarious.

Skamanda > Flavien Vidal
10/12/2015 at 13:30

You’re from the future?! Dude! If you can get me Wednesday’s lottery numbers, I’ll split the jackpot with you!