I suppose this trend is sticking around?

[TonyK]

14 hours ago, peteski said:

Has to be illegal, but nobody enforces any automotive laws, rules or regulations anymore.

Exactly!

[sidcharles]

watch a YT video of someone trying to get off the boat ramp with a set-up like this

[TECHMAN]

Last Jeep I had (1974 CJ5 bought in 1980 used) had a brand new set of L60/15's on 10 inch chrome "wagon spoke" rims, would NOT drive it at the first sign of rain, slung mud/dirt/trash all up and down the sides, and at any speed to speak of, clear up on the hood & top......  Went to one of the local "accessory shops", bought a nice set of black wrinkle finish fender flares, problem solved.  Did not have the "Tonka-Toy" look, nor was it harsh on wheelbearings/hubs.....  I like a lot of the aftermarket rim/tire combos, but not those.....  Old fashioned, but, just me.  If someone's choice is those, well, your money, your vehicle, your prerogative......

DJ

[johnyrotten]

3 hours ago, stavanzer said:

My truck (2007 Chevy) will stay with stock rims and tires for it's life.

The Rims are sharp looking, and it rides and drives just fine as it is.

I want to add a Brush Guard/Push Bumper and mount Fog Lights but that is about it as far as mods go.

I'm too old to want to fool around with "Cool" looks anymore.

If I want Cool, I'll build a model of it.

I've got the same generation gmc. The only mod I've done is full sound deadening in the interior. Huge improvement. 

[JollySipper]

10 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Dirty danglers. They gotta add them 'cause the trucks got none.

Guys that have them on their trucks, I call 'em "Mr. Bo-Dangles"............ Usually you can't see them though, because they're pulling around an empty trailer.

[Jordan White]

4 hours ago, stavanzer said:

My truck (2007 Chevy) will stay with stock rims and tires for it's life.

The Rims are sharp looking, and it rides and drives just fine as it is.

Same, I have a 2002 F150 and beside the fact that it has a hard-to-find bolt pattern, I like the looks of the factory wheels. Plus, cheaper tires (16")!

[peteski]

6 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

We haven't had "safety" inspections for decades, but we do have increasingly stringent emissions inspections.

The "safety" inspections were, frankly, a joke...so why bother?

No inspection of any kind (including emissions test) will be required in NH.

The safety inspections might be a joke but at least they did check if all the lights are working, steering linkages are tight, and tires aren't bald.  With all the yahoos driving around here at least that gave us a small piece of mind.  Emmisions were simply checked by connecting OBDII port to their computer and reading whatever parameters they needed.   Pre-OBDII cars weren't emission tested (there aren't many left).

[Ace-Garageguy]

4 hours ago, sidcharles said:

watch a YT video of someone trying to get off the boat ramp with a set-up like this

Vids of people losing their tow vehicles in lakes or rivers on boat-ramps and even in the surf abound on YT too.

Hard to believe that level of ineptitude is so common, but then again...nah.

[Scott8950]

Here's a trend that even worse and definitely should be illegal. I can't understand how a person would think this looks good and let's not talk about the safety factor. 

[meechum68]

9 hours ago, stavanzer said:

My truck (2007 Chevy) will stay with stock rims and tires for it's life.

The Rims are sharp looking, and it rides and drives just fine as it is.

I want to add a Brush Guard/Push Bumper and mount Fog Lights but that is about it as far as mods go.

I'm too old to want to fool around with "Cool" looks anymore.

If I want Cool, I'll build a model of it.

My 90 Chevy that I have complained about on another post here, 31x10 off road tires with stock rims, nothing outside the truck, and will soon be adding mud flaps, because I don't like slinging it all over.  But I love playing in it, always fun to watch faces of the 4x4 guys lol. 

I have bumper mount foglights, and a good tow hitch, and tow mirrors, as I will tow a camper trailer every so often. 

But I agree, if I want cool, I'll build a model. 

 

[FoMoCo66]

Man, I don't know what it is with the rubber band tires (what I call them) these days. I just like good ole big meats. Like this... 

[Tim W. SoCal]

16 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Dirty danglers. They gotta add them 'cause the trucks got none.

I think that goes for the truck's owner, also.

[stavanzer]

8 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

 The only mod I've done is full sound deadening in the interior. Huge improvement. 

My Truck does have a lot of Cabin noise. How did you get the sound deadening done?

[Ace-Garageguy]

5 hours ago, Scott8950 said:

Here's a trend that even worse and definitely should be illegal. I can't understand how a person would think this looks good and let's not talk about the safety factor. 

Monkey hear "camber make car handle better".

Monkey do "more camber, more better".

Monkey have no concept of contact patch or vehicle dynamics in general...and don't care anyway.

Monkey must look like other monkey.

Edited yesterday at 04:42 AM by Ace-Garageguy

[Doug 1061]

Thankfully the Donk, or is it Dork thing appears to have run its course.

[stitchdup]

i think we should tell these guys how to spend their own money. I'm sure they would appreciate our help

[johnyrotten]

5 hours ago, stavanzer said:

My Truck does have a lot of Cabin noise. How did you get the sound deadening done?

I did it myself. Not difficult, but labor intensive and the materials can be costly, I used kilmat and silus products.mid-grade products, bang for your buck.I've got a single cab and did it over a weekend. FYI, just doing the doors will bring a big improvement. 

Edited yesterday at 08:44 AM by johnyrotten
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[meechum68]

20 hours ago, stavanzer said:

My Truck does have a lot of Cabin noise. How did you get the sound deadening done?

I did the sound deadening in my truck as well.... here is some before and after. 

[stavanzer]

Thanks for the Pics Michael.

That helps.

[obs.caleb]

Yall should go look at my tahoe build if we are going to talk about trends people hate.😏 I never understood why all these old people hate on kids keeping the car/truck scene alive im sure there were silly trends in the old days too.

 

[meechum68]

19 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

Thanks for the Pics Michael.

That helps.

Your welcome! 

11 minutes ago, obs.caleb said:

Yall should go look at my tahoe build if we are going to talk about trends people hate.😏 I never understood why all these old people hate on kids keeping the car/truck scene alive im sure there were silly trends in the old days too.

 

Im an old fogey ..and get off my lawn....  Some things are great some not so great, and I am sure later on the next one will be the same, and rinse and repeat.