My Mom Just Txted Me...

"CounterTorqueSteer" (countertorquesteer) 12/10/2015 at 16:55 • Filed to: Stance

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...to ask me, “Why do the wheels on this Nissan slant outward on the bottom.” Lol mom...

jkm7680 > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 16:59

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Because the owner is stupid.

BringBackTheCommodore > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 17:01

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“It’s called stance, Mom. You wouldn’t understand. Come to think of it, I don’t understand, either.”

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > jkm7680 12/10/2015 at 17:02

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Owner’s stupidity can have a huge effect on alignment specs. I hear every degree of camber beyond 4 signals an IQ drop of 15.

camaroboy68ss > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 17:02

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You just reply with, #hellaflush

scoob > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 17:03

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Because the owner is obese.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 17:04

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STANCENASHUUUUUNNNNNN!!!!!

I dig it though.

Jonathan Harper > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 17:09

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Great question mom!

“Because they touch themselves at night”

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 17:14

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The thing I don’t get is, isn’t stance most closely associated with Japanese cars and doesn’t it derive originally from strut suspensions producing Totalgefuckt camber when lowered? Why, then, did it manage to seize Hondas as securely as all others - Hondas, many of the favorite models of which (at least, back when this was starting) set the standard for UEL suspensions?

I get that some camber change for racing is a thing, but I don’t think that’s why it took off - rather, lowering on the cheap leading to that as part of a “look”.

Maybe Hondas being easier to do wrong on purpose helped out - but that’s like saying someone with better resistance to heat is better to fake being a burn victim because it’s trendy.

TahoeSTi > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 17:25

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I hear it’s cause by a ID 10 T error from the drivers seat.

Rico > jkm7680 12/10/2015 at 18:04

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Lol I said the same thing in my head after reading the post but before scrolling!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 18:39

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‘Because the owner is a compulsive masturbator who has also gone blind’.

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > CounterTorqueSteer 12/10/2015 at 18:50

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Have a non-molested 350Z as an apology.

#Canadians #AlwaysSorry

samssun > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 12/10/2015 at 19:51

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Every degree of camber beyond 4? How about beyond 1?

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > jkm7680 12/10/2015 at 20:18

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Eh, I don’t knock another guy’s car or them, but I like it.

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun 12/10/2015 at 20:19

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TOO much wheel gap. It needs to be dropped like an inch.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > samssun 12/10/2015 at 20:27

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In some racing applications, camber as high as 4 can be seen. It’s really dependent on the tire, camber sensitivity (changes in grip due to camber angle) of tires is not fully understood but can have a significant effect on cornering force.

samssun > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 12/10/2015 at 20:48

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I can understand if you spend half your time cornering at 1G, but anything more than a degree on a street car makes me cringe. I’d like to ride flat on the tread, not my tires’ corners.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > samssun 12/10/2015 at 21:01

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Very true. I was referring to the extreme cases in racing, as I am the ‘tire guy’ for my schools formula team. But I wholeheartedly agree, any significant camber in a street car is silly.

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 12/10/2015 at 22:22

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I agree with you, but aside from a double-DIN head unit and a K&N panel air filter, she’s 100% stock and going to stay that way. It’s already got a very firm ride!

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun 12/10/2015 at 22:33

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No worries, your ride looks great overall, and I can’t talk, my mustang is 4x4 status right now.

Nick Has an Exocet > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 12/10/2015 at 23:48

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My lancer has gaps wider than the highways it drives on. But every day I back out of my driveway and still scrape....

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > Nick Has an Exocet 12/11/2015 at 00:23

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Wow, same here, New edge ‘stangs scrape after going lower than 2 inches if you dont have meaty tires.

pip bip - choose Corrour > CounterTorqueSteer 12/11/2015 at 05:56

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looks fine to me.