Tilted wheels. Why?

[deuces wild]

Whatever happened to the good old dayz when we used to use longer rear leaf spring shackles and then install L-60 tires mounted on slotted mags on the back of our cars?????......?

[peteski]

13 hours ago, deuces wild said:

Whatever happened to the good old dayz when we used to use longer rear leaf spring shackles and then install L-60 tires mounted on slotted mags on the back of our cars?????......?

Now that was silly too, wasn't it? 

Edited February 28, 2024 by peteski

[Ace-Garageguy]

On 2/28/2024 at 2:28 PM, peteski said:

Now that was silly too, wasn't it? 

Stupid would be the word, and just as detrimental to vehicle handling.

For what it's worth, tail-dragger customs with transverse rear springs (think '35-'48 Fords) were routinely lowered back at the dawn of time by using extremely long shackles. This resulted in some fatalities after the rear ends swayed uncontrollably from side-to-side while negotiating turns, sending the vehicles into oncoming traffic or off the side of the road and down into ravines.

"Torching" springs (local heating with an oxy-acetylene flame to get them to sag from the vehicle weight) was idiot SOP to lower cars at times too, destroying the temper of the steel, often resulting in broken springs at inopportune times, again causing "accidents".

Nobody ever said that ignorant fools doing stupid things to cars was a new phenomenon.

Rodders who had a clue about vehicle dynamics called these clowns "squirrels".

EDIT: Interestingly, the mis-used term "sway bar" derives from Panhard bars added to these moron-built transverse-sprung contraptions to somewhat control their tail-wagging tendencies.

 

 

Edited March 1, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy
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[Carmak]

Then this happened.

[Ace-Garageguy]

8 minutes ago, Carmak said:

Then this happened.

I once had a dog did that allatime when it had worms.

[slusher]

26 minutes ago, Carmak said:

Then this happened.

Did some states make that illegal for trucks?    Doesn’t. Make any difference I remember something about it..

[Carmak]

51 minutes ago, slusher said:

Did some states make that illegal for trucks?    Doesn’t. Make any difference I remember something about it..

I also saw something about laws enacted against squatted trucks. Kinda reminds me of the way laws were enforced against hot rods and muscle cars (loud ones) back in the day. The same car that would have gotten me pulled over when I was 20 now gets a friendly wave from the police when I rumble by  .

[TarheelRick]

1 hour ago, slusher said:

Did some states make that illegal for trucks?    

They are illegal in North Carolina. One of the few laws our legislature has passed that makes sense.

[TarheelRick]

On 2/27/2024 at 12:18 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

You ever tried to speed-shift or road-race with a 3-on-the-tree?

Sure did and the majority of the time the shift linkage would cross-up and I would have to get under the hood with my trusty big screwdriver and fiddle with the linkage to get it unstuck. Was drag-racing (legally) my first '65 Chevelle with 3-on-the-tree, going into second the linkage crossed-up and somehow caused me to break a motor mount.

[Bainford]

6 hours ago, Carmak said:

Then this happened.

Is this a thing? I thought it was a broken suspension when I saw the photo. This one is new to me. 

Edited February 29, 2024 by Bainford

[slusher]

7 hours ago, TarheelRick said:

They are illegal in North Carolina. One of the few laws our legislature has passed that makes sense.

I think TN, did but not 100% sure..

[deuces wild]

On 2/28/2024 at 3:35 PM, Carmak said:

Then this happened.

And they think it's cool...?

[JollySipper]

Do any of you remember squatted cars in the '80s-'90s? The car was usually something like a Monte Carlo, Olds Cutlass, from the period, and usually had deep set Centerline wheels....... Maybe it was just a thing here, but I kinda liked the look. There wasn't so much squat that the cars were unsafe, just enough to have that 'look'..... White letter tires, and a gallon of Armor-All.....

[Sledsel]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........................

 

[deuces wild]

Where's a cop when you need one?.....?

Edited March 2, 2024 by deuces wild

[Ace-Garageguy]

[Dave Ambrose]

Negative camber, used wisely, can be your friend. We used to have a lowered Miata. Speed bumps were not our friend, but the undercarriage liked to get friendly with them. It also had mild negative camber all the way around, but it was right at the limits set by the factory. That car handled like it was on rails. Best $5k I ever spent on a car, that's for sure.