Pickup with Hooptie Rims and Wheels

[TX69]

Yeah I know they are called wheels not rims but that is what they are referred too - mostly.

So what is the advantage to installing a set of hoopties on a stock F150 here in Texas? I know for a fact the heaving roads around here beat the crap out of regular vehicles. I have had mine repaired and paid the high price of pot holes and other irregularities in pavement.

So I see this guy (young extremely thin honky gangster wannabe) with a bone stock used F150 with thousands dumped into a set of Hoopties. We were traveling along side by side, windows down, doing the speed limit at 45mph. Along this road we start rolling over some bad parts and his truck starts making some serious sounds (whack! thump! thump!). Since his tires sidewalls were so short is sure sounded like the wheels were smacking the pavement making a metallic thump sound. At this time he starts hitting the brakes harder and harder. He had no where to turn so he was taking the bumps straight and and was trying to sow down to lessen the hits.

Sure seems like a waste of a ton of money trying to "look" cool you can't drive on Texas roads?

 

[Glockster69]

Living in a free country means the freedom to do stupit shiznit too

 

[Willy]

You're preaching to the choir here.

 

[Charlie]

Living in a free country means the freedom to do stupit shiznit too

Winner^^^^^^

 

[Dawico]

But it looks so cool!


Ok not so much.........

 

[London]

I like the guys who buy a set of $1,500 rims and put them on $800 cars like Geo Metros and 80's Pontiac LeMans'.

 

[txinvestigator]

The word hypocrisy comes to mind.

 

[txbikerman]

looks stupid

 

[BG1960]

The part I really like is how shitty the quality is. I noticed that the guys who stole a truck from the Academy on the East Freeway Friday got one with large wheels. One of them busted wide open when they went offroading with it. You can see half of it laying in the road in this pic.

 

[TreyG-20]

That's nothing. We have a couple crown vics running around in Killeen that are lifted with 40 inch wheels on them. Kind of like this.

 

[grasshopperglock]

On the highway, they glide. The whole purpose before looking pretty. Less side wall, less wobble. But the trade off is firmer, stiff ride over bumps. Its not really an intown type of design.

Think my country arse wont drive a donk'ed out crown vic with 24's. Downtown Killeen. Ill also feel like im riding in a buck board wagon cuz of the lopo tires.


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[grasshopperglock]

I like the guys who buy a set of $1,500 rims and put them on $800 cars like Geo Metros and 80's Pontiac LeMans'.

Be honest. If thats all u had. Which one would you drive? The ubercrap stock? Or on a clean set of rims?


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[TxBigfoot]

I see a lot of old beat to shit police cars that people buy and put those rims on them. It's especially funny when they still have the crash bar and spot light on it.

 

[Hondo]

Be honest. If thats all u had. Which one would you drive? The ubercrap stock? Or on a clean set of rims?


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I would start saving my money for a better car before I dropped $1000 worth of glitter on that turd

 

[Sapper740]

Nothin' says "Get-Toe" better than twenny-toos onna Crown Vick.

 

[Glockster69]

The word hypocrisy comes to mind.

How do you mean?

 

[F350-6]

A little OT, but anyone know what made the crown vic so popular? They do seem to be popular for "fixing up". I've also seen a few with some interesting paint. Looks like they're a rolling advertisement for misc. brands. I don't remember exactly the brands I've seen, but a couple of different types of candy and it seems like a kids cereal.

 

[Glockster69]

Dunno, cuz uh how many bodies fit in the trunk?

 

[TheDan]

Low profile tires are pretty pointless on a truck. Those rims would still be "purdy" with more functional tires on them.

I have low profile tires on my RX8 and there they make sense as part of a whole spring/wheel/tire system. They feel great, but I'm constantly dodging pot holes, lol... On the truck I have tires with lots of sidewall because I like using the truck like a truck should be used. i.e. driving over stuff

A little OT, but anyone know what made the crown vic so popular?

Comfortable, reasonably powerful, fairly reliable, and very affordable. Sedans aren't my thing, but I can see why people like them.

 

[TreyG-20]

A little OT, but anyone know what made the crown vic so popular? They do seem to be popular for "fixing up". I've also seen a few with some interesting paint. Looks like they're a rolling advertisement for misc. brands. I don't remember exactly the brands I've seen, but a couple of different types of candy and it seems like a kids cereal.

Because all the people who use to ride in the back of them decided they wanted to drive them when they got out. It's a gangsta thing.