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Originally Posted by indesign
my impression of this extreme camber is like people sagging pants. people can wear their pants however they want, up high or down low, with or without a belt. some people even find the need to wear a belt when they're sagged to right above their knees. some people find it cool or fashionable, many more find it silly. does it impair them from walking? no. but running fast might be a challenge altogether.
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Ironic because yesterday I read an article about places in the US fining $50 for the first offense then $100 or $200 on subsequent offenses for sagging pants. The look doesn't bother me, personally, but I guess things can go beyond aesthetics to where they physically impede on the public. Like New York passed an ordinance against sagging pants for safety reasons. This vid ends saying to do what you want behind closed doors but to have respect for others when in public. So yeah, valid analogy.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB4JqNcP9qw"]Man pushing to fine people with sagging pants - WLOX-TV and WLOX.com - The News - YouTube[/ame]
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Originally Posted by Gixxersixxerman
...the impracticality come when driving down a 35mph+ road and slowing down to 5mph just to go over train tracks or small bumps.. Maybe is doesn't affect you, but I have seen accidents from it, near accidents from it and seen people take up two lanes just to barley creep across a set of tracks I barley felt when driving at normal speeds.. That to me is impractical..
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Another valid point. I had a car lowered just under 2". One time while driving through an unfamiliar area I came onto an unexpected dip where I suddenly hit the brakes to avoid scraping my front lip. That forced an old Civic behind me to brake hard screeching their tires (no ABS) then swerved around almost losing control to avoid hitting me. Angling over dips/speed bumps for the 5 years I owned it got old. That whole low and slow experience helped me decide to drop my BRZ only 0.6" this time.
When I was a kid I cared more about looks than practicality. Today, I still care about looks (I'm not that old lol) but also try to apply a bit more practical sense to my mods.
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