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Why do the wheels on this Vanquish tilt inward ?

Old Jan 16, 2009 | 03:26 PM
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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They've put some camber on so he can go 0.6mph faster to starbucks.
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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Because whoever owns that is strange in the head, and apart from having lowered it about twice as much as necessary and what's considered aesthetically pleasing, he's been fiddling with the angles in order to fit the ugliest of HRE's available in a race-y sort of toe/camber, which is interesting seeing as it's, in fact, a grand tourer and shouldn't be rolling with such a gay camber.

Here's a Vanquish that hasn't been brutally raped - see, the wheels are all lined up properly and it looks great;
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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all the comments on here, i like it, its very different, maybe ive been around the VW and JDM scene too much.
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jox
he's been fiddling with the angles in order to fit the ugliest of HRE's available
MTK had those rims no?
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Craigger
MTK had those rims no?
I believe so, yes.

While they looked okay on his QP, they look truly hideous on this one. It may be the stance though. I just can't stand wheels going under the fender - if you don't have the same wheel gap all around, you should be tied up Josef Fritz style and be peed on by someone every day for the next 15 years.
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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I kind of like it, although those aren't the wheels I would choose.
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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This is my fav aston by far.. those rims aren't ugly but they're too big on the car
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Since they lowered the car, they camber was adjusted. Thats usually the case when you lower almost ANY vehicle...
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Just another case of some bonehead putting wheels on his car that are clearly too big.
 

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