Under wheeled?

[LowStandards]

After seeing Robins thread about this




I'd like to see more, now I have no idea what this style is called, if it is in fact called anything at all, but i'm talking about tiny rims with low profiles on larger cars - escorts, vivas etc, not minis

Google fails me as I don't know what to search for, best I can come up with is a mini truck



I hope everyones still with me and can show me more. I especially would like to see some 50's cars, say a Standard 8 in this style

[Mystery Machine]

One of the most underwheeled cars I can remember was this gold Mk3:



I'm afraid I really didn't like it! Some cars suit small wheels, but some just don't...especially when you use arches to try and make the car look lower than it really is (as in the Escort in the photo)

[Dez]

its sort of dependent on the car its on.
on mini trucks it comes from the lowrider scene, which can be tracked all the way back to the chicano lowrider thing of 13x7 reverse laced wires with 155 whiteband crossplies on fullsize american cars.

on british cars, particululary fords, its generally known as 'south london' look/style, and is usually seen on something like a mk2 escort, wearing 13x7 minilites with 175/50s.

but, really they're two totally different scenes/styles that end up with a similar sort of look purely by chance.

[spekkie]

Oct 18, 2012 22:02:34 GMT Dez said:

on british cars, particululary fords, its generally known as 'south london' look/style, and is usually seen on something like a mk2 escort, wearing 13x7 minilites with 175/50s.
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this isnt underwheeled ! ;D it just needs proper slammin'

[OUTRUN]

One of the biggest offenders ime is the Volvo 300 series when on 13's.





My old car. Two of its worst pics/looks.

[ToolsnTrack]

I liek that look to be honest.... If nothing else its practical!

[LowStandards]

Not sure how practical it is, yeah you wont scrub tires, but to pull off the look the chassis needs to be pretty much on the floor!

As an aside, don't google image 'south london look escort' if the missus is around ;D

[EmDee]

I mostly think of the lowrider scene





but it also happens when people raise up 4x4s without putting bigger tyres on



like when they transport monster trucks and put them on small wheels





^ err not sure that's done yet!



imagine the acceleration of this lexus





But yeah it's a visual thing closely related to the ride height

[Garry]

[markgenesis]

My old Polo



My current Escort

[uncle silvia]

The Japs often use smaller wheels (14s-15s) on larger cars but they always look SOOOOO right! They just bring the car right down to meet the wheels..... Done

[chaseracer]

That actually looks less under-wheeled than a standard HC Viva... ;D



NB: I like HC Vivas...

[burt]

i just got me a B2 passat, i was thinking 13 inch, wide slot mags and alot of slammage, but looking at these 13" TH lines i do worry about being under wheeled. But its a good look mostly.

[stealthstylz]

That looks daft, no matter how hard you slam it on 13s it'll look daft.

[rodit]

I can confirm the avenger above had chassis close to floor, i used th get the chassis scraping sometimes when i went for food out around the drags at stratford, wonder where it is now.

Under wheeled can work but not with big HP

[leaky]

My mates old Volvo running a clio williams engine.