Hmmmm..... I'm torn on this blog...
I don't like the authorities singling out an automotive group...but....
All of the local big wheeled cars I've looked at are VERY poorly done. Tie rods/ball joints maxed out, welded in spring "cups" that have the springs bowed into almost 90* angle, stock length rear control arms that have swung so far forward that the rubber makes contact with the body....on and on and on....
Its possible to do a big wheeled car cheaply, (minus the wheels) but not right.
Are there top notch big wheeled cars that can go cross country? I'm sure! But you have to have quite a bit of knowledge to lift it correctly and sort out the steering mess.
Hell, look a lifted 4wd trucks. There are complete KITS to correct those things, and people still screw it up!
The other issue is profiling.... I don't want to go there too far, but the hip-hop crew is in love with these cars.
I don't want to stereotype.....but most of time the image I've seen generated by them is someone looking for trouble. (at least based on their music, movies & video) I have to imagine that could be a deciding factor as to why the police may target such a vehicle.
Is it wrong for them to be targeted? Man I don't know..... I don't want scarey cars on the road, but in reality they could question the "safety" of my 600hp "street" Mustang. It is a pathway that could limit my rights at some point as well.
I don't like the authorities singling out an automotive group...but....
All of the local big wheeled cars I've looked at are VERY poorly done. Tie rods/ball joints maxed out, welded in spring "cups" that have the springs bowed into almost 90* angle, stock length rear control arms that have swung so far forward that the rubber makes contact with the body....on and on and on....
Its possible to do a big wheeled car cheaply, (minus the wheels) but not right.
Are there top notch big wheeled cars that can go cross country? I'm sure! But you have to have quite a bit of knowledge to lift it correctly and sort out the steering mess.
Hell, look a lifted 4wd trucks. There are complete KITS to correct those things, and people still screw it up!
The other issue is profiling.... I don't want to go there too far, but the hip-hop crew is in love with these cars.
I don't want to stereotype.....but most of time the image I've seen generated by them is someone looking for trouble. (at least based on their music, movies & video) I have to imagine that could be a deciding factor as to why the police may target such a vehicle.
Is it wrong for them to be targeted? Man I don't know..... I don't want scarey cars on the road, but in reality they could question the "safety" of my 600hp "street" Mustang. It is a pathway that could limit my rights at some point as well.
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