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For those looking for stance inspiration, I present a couple of shots of a dumped and tucked Fiesta.


I agree the car looks good but not very streetable. I went thru my slammed phase back in the 80's with a Toyota Pickup sitting 1.5 inches off the ground. It would corner very well as long as the road was smooth but if there was a bump in the center of the corner you had better hang on.I don't know. Looks like the suspension is bottomed out. Pretty much ruins the cars ability to function as a car. How is that good?![]()
That's a good story. I would probably drag on the edge of my driveway (gravel to concrete) with only 1-1/2" clearance.I agree the car looks good but not very streetable. I went thru my slammed phase back in the 80's with a Toyota Pickup sitting 1.5 inches off the ground. It would corner very well as long as the road was smooth but if there was a bump in the center of the corner you had better hang on.
My scariest thing that happened while driving the truck was a 2X6 laying in the road lengthwise and I couldn't get in the other lane to avoid it. I was doing about 45 MPH and thoughts rushed through my head that I was fixing to do an endo. I just gritted my teeth, held my breath, pulled my seatbelt tight and I felt the truck raise a hair as it hit the board and skimmed over it. Then I took a breath and cleaned out my pants. And that is how I know that it was sitting an inch and a half off the ground.
Agreed. That's why I search high & low to find a car that looks the way I want it to pretty much "out of the box"... LOVE the Fiesta SEL, except for the butt-ugly wheels (what on EARTH were they thinking??). While I love a gorgeous piece of roadgoing machinery, I very much favor function over form...I think this style on cars looks ridiculous. I'm also not a fan of "fart cars," which are those with the loud exhausts. Waste your money, lower your clearance, it is your car to ruin anyway are my thoughts.
Agreed... The wheels look disproportionate to the arches, much like those Chinese knockoff Mercedes and such sporting 13" wheels... Tuning in moderation is cool, but when you go the ricer route, the rest of the world just laughs...I think this style on cars looks ridiculous. I'm also not a fan of "fart cars," which are those with the loud exhausts. Waste your money, lower your clearance, it is your car to ruin anyway are my thoughts.
Absurd amount of speakers aside... that URL is unintentionally hilarious!
No, not specifically, and on your pictures it's hardly noticeable. I was referring to lowered cars in general, and specifically to ones like that orange one earlier in this thread.I'm not sure if "centering in the arc..." refers to me, but the wheels are pretty much as centered in the arc as they were to begin with.