Author Topic: Donk your ford Taurus (Read 30913 times)

Hope · « **on:** January 30, 2009, 08:33:10 AM »

hehehe

CBJoe · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:59:50 PM »

Wow ... Looks like the stickers you get out of vending machines at truck stops

Ecosse · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:12:47 PM »

Some people are obsessed with putting the resale value of their car right in the toilet.

MJL · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:10:18 PM »

Actually, a donk is a car with big wheels.

rbmgf7 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:53:29 PM »

my buddies and i were in downtown STL and was passed by a "hoop-tee" with big wheels like the previous green car. funny to watch it jiggle at a stoplight from the drivetrain rubber-banding throughout the car. i'd laugh if they snapped an axle later on down the road.

mrbreeze · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2009, 11:11:36 PM »

Wtf are people thinking when they do that

???I know over the years people have had different fads and done different things but...........I for one think this the most ridiculous sh!t I have ever seen(bet it cost a buttload of $$$ to do it also).

Artfrombama · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2009, 04:17:39 AM »

It's cool
Won't see one in my driveway
But it's cool

Steve F · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2009, 07:45:57 AM »

Those stupid wheels remind me of this:

74cb750 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:45:09 AM »

Are these owners in need of attention or what?

HavocTurbo · « **Reply #9 on:** February 03, 2009, 01:14:39 PM »

Quote from: mrbreeze on January 30, 2009, 11:11:36 PM

Wtf are people thinking when they do that ???I know over the years people have had different fads and done different things but...........I for one think this the most ridiculous sh!t I have ever seen(bet it cost a buttload of $$$ to do it also).

Built a couple of these before. Sad to say they were for no one who rides a motorcycle that's for sure. There is some wild stuff out there for sure.

Actually it doesnt cost much more than lifting a truck.

You figure 10-12 inches of suspension lift = $1200
Most cases need either longer(from a truck) or custom driveshafts = $1000
Then there's brake lines = $300

And of course.... The most expensive part.....

Wheels = $3000-$10000 a piece or more for the giant custom ones. ($12-$40 thousand easy)
Tires = $500-$1200 a piece for the giant size and in some cases custom made.

I spent around $5000 total to lift and modify my truck's suspension not including wheels and tires. Those can get outrageous.

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2009, 01:56:59 PM »

theyre not only running those stupid giant wheels so big you have to jack the car up, but "theme" cars are getting popular too. theres a jolly rancher car and a spiderman car and lots of others along those lines. 10,000 dollar set of wheels on a 1000 dollar car.

merc2dogs · « **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2009, 08:35:04 PM »

Around here it didn't take long for them to put lift laws in effect with 4x4s, waiting for them to start hitting them. Many I've seen are taller than trucks that were getting pulled over.

I've always considered cars as a form of expression, but I'm still trying to figure out what they are trying to express.....

Ken.

Steve F · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2009, 04:49:30 AM »

Quote from: merc2dogs on February 03, 2009, 08:35:04 PM

Around here it didn't take long for them to put lift laws in effect with 4x4s, waiting for them to start hitting them. Many I've seen are taller than trucks that were getting pulled over.

I've always considered cars as a form of expression, but I'm still trying to figure out what they are trying to express.....

Ken.

Well, ya know they have to spend the drug money somewhere.......

thrownchain · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2009, 06:13:45 AM »

IF it had "mud tires" on it , you would call it "redneck".

eldar · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2009, 10:24:48 AM »

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10,000 dollar set of wheels on a 1000 dollar car.

$500 or cheaper basketcase. Tires, gaskets, replacement parts, paint, battery, carb kits, possible engine work, and on.

I think we know where this is going.

We might think it is stupid but I bet they think our bikes are stupid. Different interests.

I do think the big hoops are stupid too though.

mrbreeze · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2009, 06:13:38 PM »

I remember the 70's in San Jose,Ca. had the low rider phase and then it went to hydraulics........first time I saw a car start hoppin' n' droppin'..............Damn!!!!....I thought I was halusinatin'(again!!!!).
Eldar is right........those guys probably think our bikes suck but I'll say this.....................I'd rather be out scootin' my 750 than to drive a POS like those.The $$$ they have into those cars would be WAY better spent by me(just my opinion!!).

Caaveman82 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2009, 08:47:24 PM »

You can get some hellatiously cheep 24+ inch knock offs if you look hard enough. We have a company in our rolodex in the way way back ( we don't even do the curtousey of filing them under a letter) and they will sell cheap knock off's of really expensive stock rims for $100. This is horrible. The stock rims from BMW, Audi, Honda etc. are already cast dirty as hell and it makes it damn near impossible to tig weld these knock off wheels are like pot metal. We had one come in the other day we were trying to fix a crack in it, could not even get the weld to stick to the damn wheel. Luckily we saved the guy some money once we figured out he had a cheap knock off. Why pay $155 bucks to fix a $100 dollar wheel?

Any way back to my point you can get what ever you want at a bargain, but you always get what you pay for. Like when my manager thought he'd be slick and buy the coil spring compressors from Harbor Freight and the crappy pot metal hooks snapped as soon as he got it down about an inch. Flew across the room into a refinished Porshe wheel. OOPS! Good job Tom. Haha.

Mach-5(50) · « **Reply #17 on:** February 04, 2009, 10:45:52 PM »

$3000 car + $30,000 worth of wheels and tires + $10,000 worth of paint + $2000 in drive line and suspension = a $3000 car that is now tall, shiny and ugly.

you know, i didn't really ever understand the lowriders until recently, when i actually saw the culture behind it. plus in a lot of areas it isn't just a passing fad, its been going on for decades. i am still waiting for the "culture" to emerge from this one. there are a lot of vehicle genres i don't understand, like the "tuners", but then again most people in southern oregon don't understand my passion for classic BMW's.

whatever.

cb350twin · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2009, 08:53:55 PM »

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Well, ya know they have to spend the drug money somewhere.......

Exactly

Hope · « **Reply #19 on:** February 07, 2009, 08:32:54 AM »

I just can't give in to some trends. I have Buckshots on my 4x4 and standard wheel size on my Taurus. Don't need or want to go that far with either vehicle.

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:24:59 PM »

Quote from: mrbreeze on January 30, 2009, 11:11:36 PM

Wtf are people thinking when they do that ???I know over the years people have had different fads and done different things but...........I for one think this the most ridiculous sh!t I have ever seen(bet it cost a buttload of $$$ to do it also).

I have to agree on this. It gives the car a ridiculous toy like appearance. I almost expect to see some Weebels behind the wheel. They wobble but they don't fall down.

I would feel like a total dumb ass to be seen in something so silly.

72 yellow · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:11:42 PM »

I own a 77 Monte Carlo. It is a nice cruiser. It has been in the family since new. I would just as soon set fire to it as have it turned into a donk or dork or whatever the hell they call it. It looks nothing like the lime green monstrosity at the beginning of the thread.

1timduke · « **Reply #22 on:** February 22, 2009, 12:46:23 PM »

Waste, waste, waste...

I'd rather push my 550 than ride in those contraptions.

But, opinions are like a**holes, everybody's got one.

Steve F · « **Reply #23 on:** February 22, 2009, 06:02:36 PM »

Quote from: MJL on January 30, 2009, 06:10:18 PM

Actually, a donk is a car with big wheels.

And "DORK" is the Bozo that builds crap like that. OMG!!!

HavocTurbo · « **Reply #24 on:** February 23, 2009, 12:32:26 PM »

Quote from: Steve F on February 22, 2009, 06:02:36 PM

Quote from: MJL on January 30, 2009, 06:10:18 PM
Actually, a donk is a car with big wheels.

And "DORK" is the Bozo that builds crap like that. OMG!!!

Hey now..... I just do what the customer pays for!!!

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Author Topic: Donk your ford Taurus (Read 30913 times)

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