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1993_EBII_XR6
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someone please help me out here. lately ive been seeing many cars which are rear wheelers. especially ford n holdens with stockies on front and there mags on the back
why is this?
i mean sureley i see why stockies on back. but why the other way around? |
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4dlvr
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because big, fat, 20 inch chromies weigh a s**t and have heaps of traction which causes heaps of friction between the tire and the road.
weight + friction means that there slowing the car down.
so they keep the back ones for more traction but get rid of the front ones to save weight. |
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1993_EBII_XR6
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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are you sure that's right? i mean not your physics sense. but so they can save weight coz of big chromies.
often they are just your average 17 18 and 19's.
i just thought it was for a fun new activity on the road or something. |
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4dlvr
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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im 100% sure im right. trust me any rims above 17' weigh heaps more the the standerd 15' stockies.
just remember not all cars are as torquiiiii as our fords.
i have a cuzin with a 01 libery gt eats my au in a regular drag, have 5 people in the car and its a diffrent story |
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1993_EBII_XR6
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| ah mad. thanks champ! |
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: STOCKIES ON FRONT WHEELS? |
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| 1993_EBII_XR6 wrote: |
i mean surely i see why stockies on back.... |
Why? Are you talking about a trip to a burnout pad or eveyrday style? |
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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I dunno about this
Doesnt seem right you would make your car look ugly and unbalanced for the sake of maybe 5-10kg per wheel on a 1.5t or so car...
Prolly just some new 'craze' |
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| nah it actually looks ugly, having stockies at the back with rims at the front looks good |
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| 4dlvr wrote: | | having stockies at the back with rims at the front looks good |
Why? |
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| FordFairmont wrote: | | 4dlvr wrote: | | having stockies at the back with rims at the front looks good |
Why? |
the same reason you had to ask that question |
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| 4dlvr wrote: | | nah it actually looks ugly, having stockies at the back with rims at the front looks good |
looks more like "cop bait" on the street... a definate waste of time on the street as it is not permissable to do burnouts on the street legally.. on the track on quater mile is usualy only where you will find it usefull.. - mags up front.. stockies on the rear.. |
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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How about this being the answer,
They have gotten big loans to buy their car, then they have gotten another loan for the big mag's and tyres,
a huge loan for the audio and visual system + they have maxed out their credit cards on brakes and suspension's upgrades.
Plus they have the cost of rego, insurance and fuel and also living expenses,
Add all these expenses together and you find that they can not afford to buy new tyre's for their car.
That is why you will be seeing more people using stockie's on their car's on the road. |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:21 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a very reasonable answer |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| i think the first repsonse seems the most logical however. it wouldnt save that much weight anyway. but i have seen many commy's and falcs with it done. |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| are you sure that there's stockies opn both sides of the front? maybe it's just the spare on one saide. |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| lol. nar i often check for that. its both front wheels steelies with their mags or wateva on back. |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| i see it all the time and i have many mates that do it for the very reason i stated. personally i rekon it looks gay but they think it works soo, in a sence i am still right regardless of of the money reason. |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Dude, that's way old, the ultimate weight saving tip is to go down to SuperCheap and grab a box of 5 stud wheel trims. Knock the little plastic "bolts" off, run your drill down, and bolt the hubcap right onto your f**k' hub! then if you want, get a whole heap of old megaphones and take the rubber ring off the outside and slide it on, and you can be rollin' on 13's brah! |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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What suburb is this in?
I'm betting east. |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| actually ive seen them all over, ive spotted a couple in sunshine, 2 near chadstone and 1 yesterday at broadmedows. so i dont think its a suburban thing |
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