The Stupid Noobie Thread

[Nigal]

OK, just a few questions.

1) I live in the hinterlands of Ohio where we do get some snow. Do you swap out your good rims and tires for stock in the winter months?

2) If your whip is lowered do you have any problems with snow and clearance?

3) Does putting on, say, 17" screw up your speedo reeding?

4) Is there any increase in mileage from lowering and/or lighter rims?

Thanks everyone!

Signed,

Hopeless Noobie

[brickhardmeat]

man, you should have saved yourself the embarassment and pm'd blackyaris

[Violin]

I keep my rims on all year.

No one over 40 should lower their car... period.

As long as you chose tires with the same outside diameter, your speedo will remain true.

I don't know about mileage, but lighter rims will improve handling (google "unsprung weight").

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by Violin

I keep my rims on all year.

No one over 40 should lower their car... period.

As long as you chose tires with the same outside diameter, your speedo will remain true.

I don't know about mileage, but lighter rims will improve handling (google "unsprung weight").

Wait a minute! I just turned 39 on May 27th... I guess I'm not too old! hehe

[RShatchback]

I swap my rims out for the factory wheels in the winter - to keep them fresh, I'd rather not have them covered in sand, salt and all the other crap on the road during the winter. Plus - here in NY during the winter the ice breaks out big potholes in the road, and if you hit one good with a low profile tire, your probably gonna screw up a rim.

I have the DF tanabe's installed, and i didnt have a problem over the winter - if your careful and pay attention to where your driving if you drive on a plowed road, your ok, snow is packable and you may here it scraping along the lowest part of the car underneath you. But if its cold enough where it has frozen over in the road, and you dont avoid it, it will probably hit your bumper without much give and scrape up the underside of your car as well. just watch were your driving.

[cali yaris]

No one over 40 should lower their car... period.

boo on you.

[Nigal]

Originally Posted by RShatchback

I swap my rims out for the factory wheels in the winter - to keep them fresh, I'd rather not have them covered in sand, salt and all the other crap on the road during the winter. Plus - here in NY during the winter the ice breaks out big potholes in the road, and if you hit one good with a low profile tire, your probably gonna screw up a rim.

I have the DF tanabe's installed, and i didnt have a problem over the winter - [I]if your careful and pay attention to where your driving[I] if you drive on a plowed road, your ok, snow is packable and you may here it scraping along the lowest part of the car underneath you. But if its cold enough where it has frozen over in the road, and you dont avoid it, it will probably hit your bumper without much give and scrape up the underside of your car as well. just watch were your driving.

I was so pleased with how my Yaris did last winter in the snow. My street doesn't get plowed for like two days after a good snow so it can be tough to get in and out. I'm thinking lowering may not be the best thing for me.

[churp]

Originally Posted by Violin

No one over 40 should lower their car... period.

My condolences to your family! In my family the grey matter doesn't start rotting in the late teens.

[Black Yaris]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

man, you should have saved yourself the embarassment and pm'd blackyaris

true that playa