The "hellaflush" thing is a subjective matter. Most people do it because of the way it looks. Some people like it, some people don't. Most examples I see from the nay-sayers post extreme examples. 215s on 10.5j wheels with -8 camber and rolled/pulled to shit fenders with no suspension travel whatsoever.
There are cars out there, that achieve the same fitment without being so extreme.
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Originally Posted by ebphoto
18x9.5 +25 _ 225/40 federal ss595
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Yes the tires are stretched. Yes the car is low. Yes there is camber the fenders are modified accordingly to fit but this is a much better example than some of the ones I've seen posted.
People will sit there and say that we can't even drive our cars like this because it's not functional at all. I still see numerous cars everywhere this low and lower that function well enough to have fun on the street/track and look good while doing it. Would the car have more grip if it ran wider tires? Sure. Would the car be more functional if it were a bit higher? Possibly. Would it perform better with smaller wheels in general? Probably.
But the car was built to his taste. One of the biggest things people rave about the car is how easy it is to slide. Not a lot of grip on the rear tires. Some of us want to keep that aspect but still want to obtain a specific look, which is why we change the wheels/height accordingly. If we bumped up to a 255 on the rear on the larger wheels, a lot of that character would be gone. There would be so much more grip.
Some of us don't want to constantly change wheels either. I have 17x9 RPF1s coming in and am still staying with 215/45s for it. The car still only makes 160whp. Once the power has been increased from various changes, I'll be able to step up in tire size (probably a 235/40) and still be able to keep the same wheels.
My car is lower than some people might like, and my tire/wheel fitment and alignment may not be to everybody's liking, but when I'm on the track having fun enjoying my setup, for some reason, I seem to not give a flying fuck about anybody else's opinion.
It is what it is. People build cars for certain reasons. Some people want pure function. Some people are willing to compromise a bit of that for particular taste. It'll always be that way. Hellaflush isn't going anywhere though. It was around long before the internet bandwagon sensation took off.
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