Why the BIG DEAL about wheel gap?

[Figo]

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You know what, it's winter now.

Some animals might hide around your car to warm themselves.

Some might hide in your wheel gap.

When you drive the car and the wheel rotate, you might hurt them.




Dr. JK. Bullsh, a researcher from American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), suggest american citizens to either change a louder exhaust to scare these small animals away or lower the car to kill the fender gap in order to not accidentally injure them.





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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Figo

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You know what, it's winter now.

Some animals might hide around your car to warm themselves.

Some might hide in your wheel gap.

When you drive the car and the wheel rotate, you might hurt them.




Dr. JK. Bullsh, a researcher from American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), suggest american citizens to either change a louder exhaust to scare these small animals away or lower the car to kill the fender gap in order to not accidentally injure them.





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POST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by FX86

it's like measuring how wide a girl's punanny is...the less gap the tighter it is

If there's a permanent "gap" there she has other issues. Perhaps she needs to stop using it to warm her coffee travel mug. LOL

[wbradley]

I think the reason boy racers care about the wheel gap is that the look implies "racecar". Unfortunately in may cases the feel implies "back ache".

A real race car wants less lean and a lowered CoG, but the majority of wheel gap Nazis don't race so that's irrelevant to them.

Same line of thought as the line of performance manufacturer's stickers down the back window.

I think that at a certain age, *most* people are less likely to go for that stuff. That is unless it is really a track optimized car or the stickers are actually paying sponsors.

[FX86]

Originally Posted by wbradley

If there's a permanent "gap" there she has other issues. Perhaps she needs to stop using it to warm her coffee travel mug. LOL

nothing surgery can't fix to get it right get it tight

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Meh, you get used to it. I angled my wife's SUV over some railway track last week. She was all "what are you doing?".

.......and did she believe you ....... ?? ......


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

.......and did she believe you ....... ?? ......


humfrz

I never answered. Just chuckled.

[Riftur]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Meh, you get used to it. I angled my wife's SUV over some railway track last week. She was all "what are you doing?".

LOL, I drove a lowered car for about 8 years and it took me a while to change the way I drove over obstacles. I am much happier not having to worry about it anymore.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Riftur

LOL, I drove a lowered car for about 8 years and it took me a while to change the way I drove over obstacles. I am much happier not having to worry about it anymore.

I have about 16 years worth and have no intention of changing back. None were exactly slammed or anything but 3 to 3.5 inches clearance is pretty much what I have become accustomed to.

[Yardjass]

Originally Posted by wbradley

I think the reason boy racers care about the wheel gap is that the look implies "racecar". Unfortunately in may cases the feel implies "back ache".

A real race car wants less lean and a lowered CoG, but the majority of wheel gap Nazis don't race so that's irrelevant to them.

In that case, its a gimmick 99% of the time. A real racecar doesn't have a lot of suspension articulation but their suspensions are designed/optimized for this from the get go. They also have other things helping them that road cars lack like serious aero packages pushing them down and very wide tires. A street going sports car needs to have a certain amount of suspension flex and there is a point that is reached where you have lowered it too much and you've actually made its handling less capable even though you've lowered the COG. Not to mention you took that wonderfully engineered suspension geometry and moved it out of its optimal area of operation when you lowered it and put those adjustable arms on. That is, if you put adjustable arms on to begin with rather than going without and ruining it even more.

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by Yardjass

In that case, its a gimmick 99% of the time. A real racecar doesn't have a lot of suspension articulation but their suspensions are designed/optimized for this from the get go. They also have other things helping them that road cars lack like serious aero packages pushing them down and very wide tires. A street going sports car needs to have a certain amount of suspension flex and there is a point that is reached where you have lowered it too much and you've actually made its handling less capable even though you've lowered the COG. Not to mention you took that wonderfully engineered suspension geometry and moved it out of its optimal area of operation when you lowered it put those adjustable arms on. That is, if you put adjustable arms on to begin with rather than going without and ruining it even more.

Might as well just drive around in a shopping cart. LOL

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Yardjass

In that case, its a gimmick 99% of the time. A real racecar doesn't have a lot of suspension articulation but their suspensions are designed/optimized for this from the get go. They also have other things helping them that road cars lack like serious aero packages pushing them down and very wide tires. A street going sports car needs to have a certain amount of suspension flex and there is a point that is reached where you have lowered it too much and you've actually made its handling less capable even though you've lowered the COG. Not to mention you took that wonderfully engineered suspension geometry and moved it out of its optimal area of operation when you lowered it and put those adjustable arms on. That is, if you put adjustable arms on to begin with rather than going without and ruining it even more.

Originally Posted by wbradley

Might as well just drive around in a shopping cart. LOL

Yep! But I like the look of my shopping cart better. I am under zero impression that I have fixed anything and I lower just for appearance.
I am Ricer!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I have about 16 years worth and have no intention of changing back. None were exactly slammed or anything but 3 to 3.5 inches clearance is pretty much what I have become accustomed to.

Fess up there, Tcoat, you drove "lowered" cars for many of those years because their suspensions were just sagging because of old, busted or wore out springs ......


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Fess up there, Tcoat, you drove "lowered" cars for many of those years because their suspensions were just sagging because of old, busted or wore out springs ......


humfrz

That is true as well but I didn't count those.
The old 76 Pacer blew both rear shocks so we drove it around on just the springs. When both springs broke I jacked it up and clamped a chunk of 4X4 pine in between the axle and the body. Was good for 6 more months until the driveshaft fell out and we just took the plates off on the side of the road and rode a bus home.