Rimdiculousness: SEMA Chrome - Jalopnik Comments

Rimdiculousness: SEMA Chrome

Bazza, now with a wonderfully longer name! — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:27:24 EDT

they'd look fitting on monster trucks.
at mph07 project khan or something had £1 mil wheels

Bazza, now with a wonderfully longer name!

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jnostalgics — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:19:23 EDT

I was wondering how big the rims had to get before the front and rear ones rubbed against each other. You heard it here first. The next trend will be penny farthings. 40" on the front, 10" on the back. Sexy!

jnostalgics

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:32:16 EDT

Man, I like the quarters!A throw back to penny loafers? Quarter rims? And if you talk about your "quarter rims" people would be taking it serious-like until they actually saw them. Roulette is pretty cool too. But why stop here? Dartboard. Bull's eye. Eyeball. Golfball, basketball. Mirrors. Old 45s (they were records, kids) of your four favorite songs.

NovaloadMissesPolar

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Fly I-80 — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:21:36 EDT

That Louis Vuitton roulette wheel rim is EXACTLY what I need to set my Stutz Blackhawk apart from the crowd.

Fly I-80

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Mike the Dog — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:12:20 EDT

@squablow: I tend to disagree, making bigger rims work with your design to accommodate bigger (better) brakes on a sports car is hardly the same thing as striving to prove that you are an asshat with too much disposable income by stuffing huge rims under an old car that hasn't got room for them, and leaving the stock brake parts out for all to see in their puny (now) overworked glory. Besides the Ferrari used the low profile tires natural handling advantages through proper chassis tuning. Say the words "suspension upgrade" to a donker and he'll talk about getting the axle away from the body. Handling is an alien concept to these people.

Mike the Dog

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ogz — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:24:24 EDT

amazing proof of the complete lack of taste of jalopnik commentors. those girls both look like they delivered their second child last night.

ogz

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TR3-A — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:05:15 EDT

@harumph: Amen to that.
"mayhaps i start a wheel company of my own..." I could use a job...

TR3-A

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nj_hoon — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:03:57 EDT

This section of the show must have been in the Pimp n Hoe area. And loaded with H2's...

nj_hoon

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squablow — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:59:22 EDT

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Ferrari pioneer the first 16" rim/low profile (for it's time) tire to clear bigger brake calipers? Around '78 for the 308 I believe. Then Corvette and some others started running 16's, and eventually 17's for brake clearance. 16" and 17" wheels became trendy aftermarket items and the sizes only grew from there.

Hate to blame Ferrari for starting this uber-tastelessness, but in a way, 78 308 = first Donk.

squablow

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7.1Litres — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:42:31 EDT

SEMA; Where your wallet and taste part ways.

7.1Litres

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WarShrike — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:59:41 EDT

I'm surprised the term "Rimshot" has not been used yet by Los Jalopniks yet!

WarShrike

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TinaChow — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:26:54 EDT

Are you simulcasting Riv Girl on fleshbot?

TinaChow

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mytdawg — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:25:09 EDT

I like the lower end treatment of the brunette with the Riv. Didn't see much else I liked but that's about par for the course. Some clown pulled up next to me at the gas station in an early 70's 442 turned into one of these abortions. I hope to god it was a clone but I know in my heart they ruined a classic to make that abomination. I threw up in my mouth a little.

For god's sake, do that shit to a 1979 Pontiac Parisienne and leave the good cars alone.

mytdawg

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MarkB — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:25:03 EDT

@Seth L: Yes, your libido is broken for sure. I have to wait about 30 seconds before I can walk to the water cooler.

MarkB

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harumph — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:15:51 EDT

it's so sad that it has become un-american to exercise even the slightest amount of restraint. far too few people want a car that will sneak up on you with its wondrousness. the point is just to be as ridiculous as possible. the only consolation being that things like this tend to part people with more money than brains with said money. thus evening things out a bit.
mayhaps i start a wheel company of my own...

harumph

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Seth L — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:07:55 EDT

I like brightwork, but these are so wrong. Anytime I see an older car (heaven help if it's a classic), dropped, on 20" wheels, I die a little inside.

Also, my libido may be broken, but those booth babes look really unappealing.

Seth L

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FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:04:24 EDT

I got a box of rubber bands and some black spray paint. I'm pretty sure I can come up with a suitable tire for that 42". i.e. the tire will be as useless as the rim.

I did see something funny a couple of weeks ago - a guy had stuck a chrome 20" on the side of his car - obviously quite proud of his relatively small big wheels.

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system

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ClutchPlease — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:50:08 EDT

Lets see how PC I can make this:

The photograph of the two uniquely dressed African American gentlemen regarding the 42" rim with obvious interest made me laugh out loud at work.

ClutchPlease

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elwood — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:42:36 EDT

How long before we start seeing custom low-volume tire manufacturers to put tires on rediculous rims that high-volume manufacturers won't bother with? Then in addition to spending $15k on a set of rims, rappers can also spend $15k on a pair of tires, and Unique Autosports will have even MORE work to do!

elwood

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Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there! — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:32:40 EDT

@Rust-MyEnemy: That should be look but they probably loom also

Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there!

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TR3-A — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:27:24 EDT

Big wheels are just the latest fad. Back when I was in high school (groan), it was amber lights in the wheel wells. I had a friend who owned a souped up '50 Ford flathead with tri-power. It was jacked up so much, it was difficult to see over the hood. He painted the front wheel wells white and put amber lights up there. It was so cool...

TR3-A

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Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there! — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:20:28 EDT

The girl with the Riviera gets my vote. The others loom like moderately successful post-op transsexuals.

Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there!

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LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:19:48 EDT

Ugh, this is just too redonkulous to behold.

At first, as much as I wasn't a fan of the donk craze, I at least gave it credit for fixing up some unloved 70s/80s American cars that otherwise would just fade away. But now it's just getting sad.

LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot

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rlj676-new job, same problems — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:07:22 EDT

How would those barbell wheels look on my 07 Mustang GT conv?

One answer: Classy

rlj676-new job, same problems

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OctaneBoaster — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:06:58 EDT

I fell in love too. With picture six. I bet she's really smart and nice...and she HAS to know a lot about cars...right? Right?

OctaneBoaster

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UDMan — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:05:05 EDT

First.... The Girls were... um.... luscious... But please somebody save those Impalas from being humiliated any further, and that Riviera.... how can anyone do such a thing to that?

UDMan

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JohnnyWagon — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:59:23 EDT

I will NEVER get the donk, box or bubble phenomenon...My head a splode looking at the pics.

I wonder what would happen to the supercharged Impala (the one that looks like Mad Max's psychedelic nightmare) if you punched it off the line? I think that it would instantly twist into a shiny chrome & purple flake pretzel.

JohnnyWagon

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TR3-A — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:58:06 EDT

Chrome is fine, I guess, if that's what you like. I prefer nicely balanced and complementing color and the use of black, white and the flat versions of both. That includes wheels. But ultimately, it is a matter of taste and those who don't agree with me are just wrong. I can live with that.

TR3-A

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TheAstronot — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:55:26 EDT

Ah yes I too hate wheel bearings and other various suspension parts. Although on the other hand there is no better way to show how a suspension works then driving behind and next to some box Chevy with 24s and watching the whole wheel unit flex to every extreme under normal driving.

TheAstronot

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Comrade Teargaskov — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:53:49 EDT

I don't know about orange jumpsuits, but I recently saw a Fresh Prince episode wherein Will dons a prison jump-suit to offend Uncle Phil's Bourgeois friends.And offended they were!

Comrade Teargaskov