6G Celicas Forums

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> Rims angled in relation to ground., Whats the deal???
post Aug 8, 2003 - 2:43 AM
+Quote Post
TunerHawk

Enthusiast
*
Joined Jun 26, '03
From Los Angeles
Currently Offline

Reputation: 0 (0%)




This might sound like a juvenile question, but I have seen rims on cars that seemed to be "angled" on the car. Intead of the tire being perpendicular (90 degrees) in relation to the road, the tire is on a slant of like 85 degrees. Does anyone know what I am talking about? I have noticed this trend on alot of Nissans, like the skylines and 240's. If anyone could enlighten me on this subject I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

-Brandon-

This post has been edited by TunerHawk: Aug 8, 2003 - 2:44 AM
 
Start new topic
Replies
post Aug 11, 2003 - 7:34 PM
+Quote Post
kuya1284



Enthusiast
****
Joined Nov 15, '02
From Corona & Vallejo, CA
Currently Offline

Reputation: 0 (0%)




QUOTE (TunerHawk @ Aug 8, 2003 - 12:43 AM)
This might sound like a juvenile question, but I have seen rims on cars that seemed to be "angled" on the car. Intead of the tire being perpendicular (90 degrees) in relation to the road, the tire is on a slant of like 85 degrees. Does anyone know what I am talking about? I have noticed this trend on alot of Nissans, like the skylines and 240's. If anyone could enlighten me on this subject I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

-Brandon-

Another term for this is "butterfly"... The wheels usually butterfly when the car is dropped extremely low (i.e. usually due to cut springs).

Posts in this topic


Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



Lo-Fi Version Time is now: September 15th, 2025 - 4:31 PM