JokerSmokerToker Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Lately ive been seeing a lot of ricers with the back wheels, in some cases all 4 wheels, angled inwards towards the car towards the top of the tire, and outwards at the bottom...why do they do that? Wouldnt it just wear out the inner part of the tire way quicker, also providing less traction? I figure its to reduce friction or something like that, but i dont see that kind of crap on professional race cars, where friction reduction would be needed more than a bumper to bumper car. Im not ragging on any of you who do that to your car, but to me it just looks ridiculous...i was so sad when i saw a 370z with wheels like that...such a beautiful car, but it looked like it was mechanically retarded lol What the point to it? What does it achieve? Is it just cosmetic, or is it grease monkey science that has yet to be proven on a pro racetrack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbid Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 It's called stance, and it's purely cosmetic. Also, I agreed with you that it looked ridiculous and serves no purpose besides trend and cosmetic purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLand Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I even hate this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottie Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) The technical term is camber. Negative camber helps handling by angling the tires to provide better grip on turns, but too much will hinder performance, lower traction, and lead to uneven tire wear. Positive camber is when the top of the wheels stick out further than the bottom and is hardly ever used (off roaders and tractors are probably the most common) No camber provides max traction on straights Uber camber like this bimmer is purely cosmetic Most passenger vehicles have 0-1° Negative camber and race cars will also have camber based on driver preference and the vehicle, but NOT the amount you see on those hella camber rides Edited May 28, 2015 by Winning001 sebcreed and epoxi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 As the others have said, it's cosmetic. Well, in performance terms it's actively harmful. Pretty dangerous too. And stupid. mr quick 1 AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MURDOC* Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) A certain amount of camber can be used to alter handling characteristics.But what you're talking about is just a bunch of sh*theads trying to stuff their wheels up into the wheel-well of their too low cars. I'm honestly surprised I haven't seen these dudes running round-profile motorcycle tires, lol. This is camber... This is hilarious... Edited May 28, 2015 by *MURDOC* JokerSmokerToker, Flachbau and JRC99 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlover325 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 There was a late '90s Honda Civic on the side of the freeway today with extreme camber, and it had a flat tire. I have no sympathy, he did it to himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonaut Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Some people also take to rolling their arches (giving more room between the tire and the arch lip) as well as a means of negating wheel rubbing from extensive negative camber to make their tires last longer, of which will be changed regularly at a increasing cost depending on how far you go with this look. I'm all for different strokes for different folks, as in my opinion I can decide to like the look on certain cars, but to be blind to the consequences would be just as stupid. Little note, some people also take to arch rolling to fit larger wheels too, but by that alone it may suggest they wouldn't suit the car anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRC99 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 A certain amount of camber can be used to alter handling characteristics. But what you're talking about is just a bunch of sh*theads trying to stuff their wheels up into the wheel-well of their too low cars. I'm honestly surprised I haven't seen these dudes running round-profile motorcycle tires, lol. This is hilarious... It looks like they aren't even installed! It just looks like they laid them against the car! You're right, this is hilarious. *MURDOC* and Flachbau 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MURDOC* Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Look up the video of it driving, it's awesomely frightening that this thing moves. JRC99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flachbau Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I don't mind the subtle camber, or the pretty clean looking rides with camber, but some people take it to the extreme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MURDOC* Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I don't mind the subtle camber, or the pretty clean looking rides with camber, but some people take it to the extreme... I'm okay with anything that doesn't actively look like it's going to break while driving and kill someone. Soooooo, not this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgIrDyUEBjY Flachbau and Argonaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flachbau Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I wonder how the car reacts when it hits a bump in the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MURDOC* Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I'd like to see how the driver reacts lol. Probably bounces his hear off the ceiling.His ass is probably numb as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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