Poke and stretch..the way of the future.

need RX7 · 08-27-2010, 05:25 PM

The thing that gets me about the whole 'aggressive fitment' thing is how everyone brags about how they 'make stuff fit'. The wheels are so ill-fitting that they have to sacrifice proper alignment and tire fitment just for bragging rights.

"Bro, I got 17x12s to fit, I had to stretch a 195 onto them and run tons of camber, but they're on there"
"Yeah well, I got 17x13s on mine! I had to use an even smaller tire and even more camber but they're on there!"
"Oh shit, gangster!!"
If you're so 'baller', why not get rims that are more optimally sized for the car?

At the end of the day, it's all about bragging rights over who can take it the farthest. Just like in the early 2000s:
"Bro, I got 400 horsepower!"
"Bro, I got 500!!"
"Shit, bro!!"
Offset, width, tire stretch and camber are the new horsepower.

True aggressive fitnment or 'flushness' is great, ie a tire with a square or slightly stretched sidewall profile, flush with the fender but not sticking out. That looks awesome, and you can actually drive aggressively that way. But once you get the wheel sitting sideways in the well and the the tire is so stretched that it looks spherical, you've gone too far and it just looks dumb now. There is absolutely nothing 'aggressive' about a car that has a smaller contact patch than stock and horrible alignment. Good luck driving aggressively like that.

it's just like any other thing that suddenly becomes popular, it starts out actually being good, then all the "look-at-me"s keep taking it further and further until it's gone so far beyond the original concept, but the masses eat it up because America loves excess.

In fact, what's flush about a sideways rim

? It's simple terminology, refer to this image:

08-27-2010, 05:25 PM	#1
need RX7 Clean S4 Nutswinger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Posts: 485 Rep Power: 18	The thing that gets me about the whole 'aggressive fitment' thing is how everyone brags about how they 'make stuff fit'. The wheels are so ill-fitting that they have to sacrifice proper alignment and tire fitment just for bragging rights. "Bro, I got 17x12s to fit, I had to stretch a 195 onto them and run tons of camber, but they're on there" "Yeah well, I got 17x13s on mine! I had to use an even smaller tire and even more camber but they're on there!" "Oh shit, gangster!!" If you're so 'baller', why not get rims that are more optimally sized for the car? At the end of the day, it's all about bragging rights over who can take it the farthest. Just like in the early 2000s: "Bro, I got 400 horsepower!" "Bro, I got 500!!" "Shit, bro!!" Offset, width, tire stretch and camber are the new horsepower. True aggressive fitnment or 'flushness' is great, ie a tire with a square or slightly stretched sidewall profile, flush with the fender but not sticking out. That looks awesome, and you can actually drive aggressively that way. But once you get the wheel sitting sideways in the well and the the tire is so stretched that it looks spherical, you've gone too far and it just looks dumb now. There is absolutely nothing 'aggressive' about a car that has a smaller contact patch than stock and horrible alignment. Good luck driving aggressively like that. it's just like any other thing that suddenly becomes popular, it starts out actually being good, then all the "look-at-me"s keep taking it further and further until it's gone so far beyond the original concept, but the masses eat it up because America loves excess. In fact, what's flush about a sideways rim ? It's simple terminology, refer to this image: __________________ -Ted -1986 Mazda RX7 Sport [DD/beater]: engine finally let go at 205k. parts car status. -1986 Mazda RX7 base [resto-mod project]: S5 n/a swap in progress.