I don't understand 'slamming'

[mjf93]

Just a general post too see who is in the same boat as me. I know what slamming is, I just don't see the point. My car is on coilivers, but sits at near standard ride height. I don't see the point in winding them too the floor, ruining the handling, making it completely impractical and IMO look worse. I'm 19, so I'm not old, but I still don't understand the draw of it.

 

[DaveDreads]

It's to get bad-ass 'Stance' innit.

I'm not a fan either, a nicely lowered car yes,
scraping on the floor and crawling over speed bumps like an arthritic tortoise......no!!!

 

[MarcB]

Lows

 

[McGherkin]

I hate the phrase 'be patient, I'm lowered'. Should read, 'Be patient, I'm stupid and I've ruined my car'

 

[mjf93]

But it looks s**t when that low. As said a nicely lowered car looks good and is a nice mod. But sill scuffing is dire.

 

[pbufton]

I've seen a fair few cars at fcs and css which were pretty low and looked very nice imo, but too low and I think, nope no good. To me there's a fine line between looking good and too low

 

[Daze]

It's all about looks really. I think a 20 or 30mm drop looks best. Much better than stock and much better than 60, 80 etc

 

[DannyR]

Arch past top of tyre and it looks crap.

 

[Knuckles]

it makes the females damp. obv


i dont understand impractical lows either tbf.

that said, although id never slam anything myself, i do enjoy seeing stupidly impractical cars around

 

[KFRRS94]

Slammed:
[IMGO]http://www.ridelust.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/funny-car-photos-limbo-champion.jpg[/IMGO]

Anti-Slammed:
[IMGO]http://c.cslacker.com/3196l.jpg[/IMGO]

 

[Goodj]

I know what slamming is, I just don't see the point.

But it looks s**t when

The force is strong with this one!

it makes the females damp. obv

Fingerbangz

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

On a 1.2 / 1.4 it's about all there is to do!

Anyone who "slams" a performance car needs hanging!

 

[Adam23]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the slammed look but i'm not against lowering. i'd echo whats being said here and say that when the arches go past the tyre then it starts to look tacky.

 

[DannyR]

I'd say perfection

 

[gez 172]

This is the lowest IMO with being able to still stay practical for a Clio. Just.

 

[Jon.G]

Clios' don't tend to look right stanced anyway.

Slamming and stanced are two different things. Anybody can slam a car and make it look s**t. Whereas stancing it you need a combination of the right height, size wheel, offset wheel and tyre profile.

There is a great analogy that is going around, I'll try to find it.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Drop it, don't slam it.

 

[Eddie.]

Clios' don't tend to look right stanced anyway.

Slamming and stanced are two different things. Anybody can slam a car and make it look s**t. Whereas stancing it you need a combination of the right height, size wheel, offset wheel and tyre profile.

There is a great analogy that is going around, I'll try to find it.

That would probably be this;

A woman, strictly speaking, is designed to be able to move over ground at a reasonable rate. She can do this quickly in a pair of top spec running shoes, they won't look good, but they will be effective. A car is very much the same, with the correct height and other things, it will handle very well and move across ground quickly, but as with the woman, it won't look as good.

Now put the same woman in a pair of high heels, she can't move particularly quickly, but she looks sexy as hell. This is what a stance car is about. Looking sexy as hell, irrespective of how quickly it moves.

Stance, when done properly, looks amazing. A car with no dampers, sat on its chassis rails, does not.

 

[Spinksy]

I enjoy slamming..... My missus

 

[Eddie.]

I enjoy slamming..... My missus

That legal?

 

[leeds_182]

Some of the super low dubs and jdm cars look mint 'slammed'.

 

[Harpham]

I enjoy slamming..... My missus

That legal?

I'm chatting to the police now...

I think slamming cars in some sense does look good. Stupidly low, like some cars, is silly though. Depends what you class as 'slamming'. As Danny said, if the wheel is under the arch, it looks crap imo.

Subtle lows ftw anyway.

 

[Joe#]

Meh, I like most of the cars. Each to their own.

 

[plymcl172]

I hate the phrase 'be patient, I'm lowered'. Should read, 'Be patient, I'm stupid and I've ruined my car'

ha ha brilliant +1 on that

 

[MarkCup]

I love slammed/stanced cars...they really brighten up my day with the tears of actual laughter that inevitably ensue.

 

[iOllieSM]

My car used to be slammed, couldnt see the tyre on front or rear. Back then I thought it was the b****cks lol but have since raised it. The arch now sits just on the top of the tyre, pretty much the same as Danny's ride height. Looks, feels and goes much better IMO! Much more practical too.

 

[Advikaz]

Guy at work has a decked MX5. Don't honestly know how he lives with it, can't go over any speed bumps at all!!!!

 

[mgoode180566]

Slamming = downforce. Big diffuser on the back and a flat floor. Anyone tried this hahahaha

 

[Wick]

Some work some don't...very simple.

The only Clio I can think of that I really like that is "stanced" is Adam172's... hang on I'll grab a pic from my flickr...

m_AceCafe_01 by Sam_Wick, on Flickr

m_AceCafe_02 by Sam_Wick, on Flickr

Hope he doesn't mind me posting those to illustrate my point.

 

[Eddie.]

Yeah clios don't suit 'stance'. They almost never look right.

 

[Goodj]

ground clearance in single-digit mm is fine for racecar.

sealed undersides, venturis, diffusers, gurney flaps, spoilers. All that. Sorted when trying to muscle out a rival into turn 8.

Not much good if trying to get out of level 8 of multi-storey

 

[Eddie.]

That's not stance though.

That's adding nuff wing to a road car. Stance is about clean looks and the like.

 

[Goodj]

No it's not.

It's about making it look like your wheels are attached at 90-degrees to the chassis.

and trying to create ground effect by skimming the surface with the sills.

IMO

It would be more justifiable if it came with the body trimmings.

 

[Eddie.]

No it isn't! Stance is about clean, low lines.

http://www.stanceworks.com/

Find me a car on there that has bare aftermarket wing.

 

[Goodj]

My point is that Stance would look better / be mroe understandable WITH mo downforce.

again, just opinion

 

[Eddie.]

That's a competition drift car you ape!

Road going stanced cars should be as clean as possible, with nothing that confuses the lines of the car.

All imo anyway.

 

[Goodj]

Well, we're going to have to disagree in the best way possible on this.

If I was to pour money into a car to do all thast work, I'd have to finish the job properly.

For instance, if on my MX-5, I'd have to go and do something like....
...

but with more rear wing!

or

Again, more wing.

IN FACT!!!

Although the headlamp covers and fake bonnet catches are a step too far.

In any event, unless there's a seriously good reason under the hood for all this, it's just a chavvy failure.

 

[Eddie.]

First two are okay. Second one is nice, but I just personally like that.

3rd one is an abortion. Seriously!

Anyway, you can't stance yours, mint blue won't go low enough, common knowledge.

 

[Goodj]

Plastidip matte white?

3rd one looks like it should - a 1:1 scale RC car, needs a big aerial

 

[Eddie.]

Plastidip it into Mk1, tbh.