Quoting turbowop:
Quoting GSX_TC:
why is that hellaflush sh*t is looked down of on here? i dont get it. all it is, is just the stretched tire look with a decent suspension drop. or do i have it wrong?
Our cars do not have the correct suspension geometry/components/wheelwells/rideheight to pull off the "hellaflush" look. Lower the car too far and your geometry goes all out of whack, you ride bumpstops, and the lower crossmembers/trans/oilpan will be practically scraping. I see so many n00bs come onto this forum asking about it, then a bunch of people saying it can be done, but I have yet to see one single picture of a GVR4 done like this and actually pull off the "look".
I feel like that applies to almost every car, just some have slightly less worse characteristics (comparitively) after going hellaflush.
You're right Mark, seems like there has been an influx of people on the board going for this. If you want to make your car look that way, then do it, do the freaking research, bite your lip and buy the wheels. You haven't seen anyone pull it off yet cause no one will nut up and make it happen once they figure out that it isn't a look that you can just go out and buy. A lot of time goes into figuring out what will work and every boy racer who wants his sh*t hella flush doesn't want to actually do the math and measure to figure it all out. It can be achieved, the ride will suffer, handling will suffer, driving on regular roads might not be a lot of fun daily, but you can do it. So get out some tools and go figure it out, or buy some damn wheels and see what happens. This isn't a wrx or a silvia where thousands of people have done some version of hella flush and you can just go, "ok, I need a 19x10 @ 28mm for the rear".
Oh wait, its hard when you have to figure it all out for yourself. So you're right Mark, you'll probably never see it "pulled off."
If you want to do it, and are tired of people telling you its dumb or can't be done, than effing do it! Stop asking questions cause no one can tell you the answer, cause no one has actually done it! The info to get you started is all on this forum, but don't expect to find the end all specs for a hellaflush look on a forum that won't have them.
So, this is to all you hellaflush guys. Do it already.
*edit* Sorry for getting a bit off tangent Rocko. This isn't necessarily directed at you. Your best bet really is to find some real world photos of the wheels that work on this application and go from there. When you get the wheels, post the shots up of how it looks and a ride report. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif