Craftysince86

i was approached last month for a feature from another forum.. we got some really great shots so i just figured i would share them over here, this shoot came out much better than the last

mbjunkies.com/tucsons-tuckin-two-leven you can view the feature, some commentary, and more pictures

boardboy330

Nice. Love the wheels.

pinebaron

Love it.
Can't wait to start and finish my lowering.

BenzoBoi

Car looks great! Awesome job

C_DirtyTwo

super aggressive! looks really good! Now time for a BBK to finish it off

FromM3toE55

looks great!

09W211

****. this is how you do a benz people. take notes. ****in proper homie

Craftysince86

hey thanks fellas! sorry i haven't been on the boards as much since finishing the car.. looking into some new wider wheels, getting the spoiler on and i should be all done

thanks again for the support!

09W211

im gonna ship out the spoiler to you today holmes.

AMGAffalterbach

Incredible, unbelievably low and it looks amazing.

Critter

Nice car, but not buying the wheel stance, totally unsafe and would not pass the first cop here. If you actually drive this on the streets do not try the highway for your own safety. Your insurance company would drop you like a rock if anything occurred, the adjuster would take one look and deem the vehicle unsafe and un-insured. Enjoy the pics.

Craftysince86

It's been on two road trips already and is driven daily... And not sure what cops have to do with it

09W211

talk about beating a dead horse..

Critter

Positive effects of tire stretching:
Nil

Negative effects:
Rims left totally exposed to kerb rash damage
Tires distorted due to being fitted to too wide a rim requiring much higher inflation pressures to prevent excessive wear on the edges of the tread surface
Rough choppy ride due to higher inflation requirements
Likelyhood of actually having the tyre coming off the bead if impacted
Higher wear rate on suspension components
Higher wear rate on wheel bearings
Poor directional stability due to wrong offset being used
Unseen bubbling of the inner tire wall that will result in rapid loss of inflation, usually at highway speed according to Murphies Law
Cops love to pull you over for this "Look": which then gives them reason to further search you and your ride. Have a good day

WHTEVO

/\ While I the whole "stance" look is someones preference, whether I like it or not, the police cannot just search your vehicle because they pulled you over for whatever vehicle infraction they can make up.

Aaron

Critter

Oh really! Lets ask the forum for their adventures with the law. They usually pull you over for nothing right. Vehicle searches are at officer discretion or mood, ask. Really the last place you need to be is at the side of the road with flashing lights behind you, Aaron. sorry off topic, have a good ride.

AMGAffalterbach

Critter, if you spent time reading the W211 SLAMMED/LOWERED thread you will have an idea that I already gave Crafty crap about that a WHILE ago, hence why 09W211 was correct about the beating a dead horse...

Honestly, Crafty isn't some idiot kid who is ricing out an SRT4 or a Civic, he has spent a lot of time doing this and I'm sure a decent amount of money as well. If you don't take any shortcuts and have experience in these types of aesthetic and suspension modifications (even with Civics as he has done some great modding) you aren't really in any danger. It may seem so on paper, but it's not the first car he's slammed like this. And look, he is still here. You can debate all day about what cops will think or how insurance will come into play, but whenever you start modding your car all of that goes down the drain anyway and I doubt - in the end - it really matters. Also, look up the 1968 case Terry v. Ohio, you have to have reasonable articulable suspicion to search a vehicle. Bottom line, people that get screwed over by the police don't know their rights, and as abusive as they can be, knowing your basic rights inside and out will help in any situation. Any officer that does so without protecting fourth amendment rights is stepping outside of his powers, which I am not denying that they do, but would Crafty really be rolling around with a kilos on kilos of cocaine? Maybe that's why his car is so low?

If you're good enough to have your work featured like this, I'm pretty sure he has done an adequate job stancing his car, or making it "Hella Flush" as he likes to say. While it's not something I'd personally do with my car, there are some incredible builds out there including this one where the builder has put in a lot of effort to make it a quality project.

Critter

Safety First
" there are some incredible builds out there including this one where the builder has put in a lot of effort to make it a quality project."

AMGAffalterbach

You're missing my point entirely...

Critter

Incredible, unbelievably low and it looks amazing.
Yes sonny that sure looks sweet.
Well son it's now law here in Colorado to keep up the stance or
That speed bump never seen it coming!
Just messin with yo holmes

AMGAffalterbach

Gassa be greasin homeboy, canary came down from the skypiece and i told that fox i'd dig it in a few tricks, muggin mellow ya know what im saying?

Critter

Many answers for you brah

AMGAffalterbach

I really dislike those ****** incredibly unfunny cartoons. We ruined this great thread that Crafty started, back on topic...

Who does most of your car photography Crafty?

Critter

J Landau as shown in the btm left corner

AMGAffalterbach

Most of his car photography, not just this shoot. I've seen a few different photographer sigs in his past pics.