Author Topic: This is a thing I do not understand (Read 2723 times)

Bankerdanny · « **on:** June 04, 2018, 05:38:14 PM »

How do you drive more than a block without bending a wheel and getting a pinch flat?

754 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 04, 2018, 06:09:08 PM »

Must be new sizing, last number is 108 but it don't look like full metre or over.. or are they ?

Dude that's not a tyre it's an O ring..

spotty · « **Reply #2 on:** June 04, 2018, 06:57:39 PM »

is thats what the children these days call a cronk?

74cb750 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2018, 02:46:24 AM »

I'm sure that gives a smooth ride.

as long as it is parked.

70CB750 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2018, 02:55:48 AM »

Quote from: Bankerdanny on June 04, 2018, 05:38:14 PM

How do you drive more than a block without bending a wheel and getting a pinch flat?

Seen it on a jeep too, haha.

Yamahawk · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2018, 03:37:24 AM »

Bwaaahaha,
My neighbor has 28" rims with rubber bands for tires on a Dodge Aspen AWD, and he really can't drive it, as Toledo has so many potholes that he bends or cracks a rim every time he drives it... has it listed on Craigs list, but no takers yet... I hope he sells it as I am tired of it being in the SHARED driveway...
Charlie

Steve F · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2018, 03:57:01 AM »

Those wheels look like those Brach's round peppermints. MAAAAAAAAAAN that's one ugly car. And to think the owner paid money for those wheels.

BobbyR · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2018, 05:29:15 AM »

They are ridiculous. Even the less extreme low profiles are only good for a smooth highway cruiser. Not only do you lose a tire, now you need a rim replacement or repair which will cost more than a tire. My kid had a set of "low profiles" and after he lost two tires, I told him you are on your own, get a second job because Daddy is done with this #$%*.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2018, 06:20:12 AM »

I had a Tahoe back in the day with rims, and low pro tires. Drove that thing all over the country without issue. They weren't quite that low pro, though.

72 yellow · « **Reply #9 on:** June 05, 2018, 06:27:40 AM »

Quote from: spotty on June 04, 2018, 06:57:39 PM

is thats what the children these days call a cronk?

In the Detroit area they are known as Donks or Hoops.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #10 on:** June 05, 2018, 06:50:11 AM »

Badonkeydonks!!

754 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 05, 2018, 07:02:21 AM »

So are they 28,s?

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #12 on:** June 05, 2018, 09:18:56 AM »

This one however I fully understand

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2018, 09:19:19 AM »

BomberMann650 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 05, 2018, 09:57:35 AM »

I can hear the tire rubbing now.

BobR · « **Reply #15 on:** June 05, 2018, 05:35:13 PM »

I understand those rims about as much as I understand "slammed" cars....Well at least I understand why its called slammed...lol! Bob

Ichiban 4 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2018, 07:15:20 PM »

Quote from: Bankerdanny on June 04, 2018, 05:38:14 PM

How do you drive more than a block without bending a wheel and getting a pinch flat?

Those remind me of the tires and rims that trucks had primarily..until the early 1930's. I had a 1918 Model T with hard rubber tires and narrow rims. They were made to carry 'loads' (think wagons LOL) and not going over 25 MPH. That's the reason they developed pneumatic tires..so that vehicles could ride more comfortably..and go at higher speeds.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the new tires and rims that try to emulate something that has been disproven to be either effective or practical nowadays. Seems like there's always some who want to stand-out from the crowd..even if it means that you appear a fool in doing so..

Gosh..I really sound like an old timer now..don't I ? LOL

Ichi

Gordon · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2018, 09:34:07 PM »

That's a "Donk", and it's purely for show. I saw plenty of them in Austin in the late 90's/early 00's. At this point they're going for nostalgia points.

scottly · « **Reply #18 on:** June 05, 2018, 09:51:39 PM »

When ever I see a vehicle with huge diameter rims and super low profile tires I think of "The Love Bug", when they lost a wheel and had to run a wagon wheel.

eigenvector · « **Reply #19 on:** June 06, 2018, 10:41:35 AM »

Quote from: Bankerdanny on June 05, 2018, 09:18:56 AM

This one however I fully understand

Sorry for being ignorant - but how does the exhaust work on that thing? There are plates over the outlets.

Cougars750F0 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 06, 2018, 10:55:34 AM »

They were called lake pipes although there is probably a few different names for them. When in town the exhaust would be routed further back and be posed though the muffler but when out racing (by the lake or on the dried up lake) they would open the plate for less restriction and better performance. The downside or upside depending on how you look at it would be very loud.

Steve F · « **Reply #21 on:** June 06, 2018, 12:49:21 PM »

Quote from: 72 yellow on June 05, 2018, 06:27:40 AM

Quote from: spotty on June 04, 2018, 06:57:39 PM
is thats what the children these days call a cronk?
In the Detroit area they are known as Donks or Hoops.

That's not a DONK..........now here's a DONK!

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 06, 2018, 01:32:09 PM »

Quote from: BobR on June 05, 2018, 05:35:13 PM

I understand those rims about as much as I understand "slammed" cars....Well at least I understand why its called slammed...lol! Bob

That's not slammed. It's stanced.

Don R · « **Reply #23 on:** June 06, 2018, 09:19:30 PM »

Look on facebook marketplace, those wheels are all over it in sets of three.

American Locomotive · « **Reply #24 on:** June 08, 2018, 06:42:58 PM »

I personally don't mind donks, and I think a well executed one can be pretty cool. But this just does not seem like the kind of car to do this to.

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