NFR AWD not for fishing

[Merle]

Those cars with the extreme negative camber are not cut springs. They are running some pricey suspension setups to get those crazy angles. It's all for look. Whatever floats their boat IMO.

You’re probably right. I have seen some that are so angled that I can’t believe they’re even driveable. I’m no expert on low riders, I just had a CRX Si years ago and was researching suspension kits and learned there’s the right way and wrong way (chopped springs) to lower them. I never ended up doing either.

The other mod that seems to be popular is using a rim that looks way too wide for the tire. Weird.

But I know when I was 17 and had my first car the mods I chose to make on it drove my Dad crazy.

 

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I'm going to incline the wheels on my pickup so when that left turn arrow turns green I can keep the truck under control.

 

[Robert Engleheart]

It’s just the result of lowering the car improperly. It changes the suspension geometry creating more negative camber. The farther it’s lowered the greater the negative camber angle. A small increase in negative camber can help handling but the extreme cases you see on some cars just causes uneven tread wear in the tire since it’s no longer sitting “square” on the pavement.

Properly lowering a car with a camber correction kit to bring the angle back to a more normal angle (but probably still more negative than stock) can help track performance, that’s why race cars are low. But it’s got to be done right. The ridiculous look seen on street racers is likely due to just cutting the springs to get a quick cheap slammed look.

Correct, a bit of negative camber can be a good thing as seen in picture below:

this is the result of a 1-1/2” lower than stock achieved with aftermarket coilovers (springs and shocks combined) by Flyin’miata, a leader in aftermarket and racing parts for Miatas. Resulting in improved cornering. More than this can make the car “tram line” or tend to follow irregularities in pavement.
The extreme negative setups must be ridiculous to drive; as for the stretched tire look, it is also for looks. Great way to bend a wheel and make the car ride extremely harsh.