How to answer idiots who think we kill wheel bearings?

[NELSON09]

First of I have to agree with the others about the euroVAN and the Jag ~ three thumbs up!!! And my favorite way to shut people like that up is simple, I just break them off a good old fashioned "Whachu TALKIN' bout Willis?...they'll either laugh it off or dismiss you as a complete moron. Either way is cool with me

[And2TheRepublic]

that van is the tits.

[Mattphi]

Hey Jeremy! Glad you made it on here

[SeeClass]

Adapters don't kill wheel bearings, camber does. I've replaced mine 3 times in 2 years.

[exexpat]

Jeremy your in a Jag now?!?!? why you sellin the volvo?

Hey Ryan. I was bored with it. Still sitting in the bowels of Microsoft's parking garage, pristine and looking for a new owner.

[RyanH]

love it, all of it.

[fckyourcrew]

cleaan JAG, i'd love to see a stance'd out jag

[Flavourless]

Jeremy your in a Jag now?!?!? why you sellin the volvo?

[fuzzy]

just be a dick and agree with what they say and tell them u dont care about being safe u want to kill the world with exploding wheel bearings

[exexpat]

damn that van caught my attention. the wheels look SO right on it.

*thumbs up*


but volvos and jags aren't my cup o' tea, so no biased comment on those..

Thanks, I hear you, I feel the same about nearly all American and Asian cars.

[exexpat]

I've seen pics of the eurovan before. Dope. What are the final offsets on the c70? Those look dope!

Thanks. C70 has 20x9 ET60 with 40mm rear and 30mm front spacing, so 20 and 30mm corrected. Amazingly the 40mm spacers aren't grenading my bearings. I had 50mm for the winter wheels (18x10 225/40/18 Porsche Ultralites ET15 corrected in back), too and somehow nothing.

[wRek]

Good to see you on here. I've always loved your c70. I'm just another PNW head from Vortex.

My answer is... "I've never had to replace a wheel bearing."

[525iT_Feen]

I've seen pics of the eurovan before. Dope. What are the final offsets on the c70? Those look dope!

[MIGS]

damn that van caught my attention. the wheels look SO right on it.

*thumbs up*


but volvos and jags aren't my cup o' tea, so no biased comment on those..

[exexpat]

Welcome man, nice Jag, have a soft spot for these!

As for the wheel bearing issue...

While it is true that extreme low offsets or big spacers add some stress and wear to the bearing, it will not destroy them instantly like those people tend to tell.

Imo, just let them talk. Nowadays I don't even respond to fucks like these who have no idea what they're talking about and just want to spout shit because they don't understand.

Hallo Doktor! Kommst du urspruenglich aus Deutschland?

For someone living near Cologne, the hesitation for people to do the whole breite Felgen, dicke Schlappen thing in the US must be annoying. I try to buy European cars that not too many people modify, so I'm basically subjected to people who think all worthy modifications are only those suitable for the track, exposed carbon fiber and flat-faced and narrow BBS wheels are a gift from god (forged wheels if they can afford them). I remember from my days of building/showing Volkswagens that all of these coveted things went out of fashion around 1997 or so, but are going strong in the less-developed Volvo and Jaguar scenes here for example. It makes it fun to do something against their beliefs and slowly as they flock to the Subaru movement, they start to see the beauty if stretch and poke, because even Subaru guys are sick of just CF, fart cans and bronze wheels.

You are fortunate to live in Germany, but the whole "American-look" and "Tuner-look" (ala The Fast and the Furious) would drive me nuts. Then again, I can see the desire for variety.