this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2023
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Shitty Car Mods

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Okay I sorta feel like this is brilliant

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's an 80's Bronco II on chrome steelies, 35's, and full float axles. I'm guessing actual utility won over style here.

It's pretty innovative, actually.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that truck is the epitome of "IDGAF I just want to go off-roading."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My dad had an '88 or '89 Bronco II. He managed to roll it twice in the first 8 years of owning it. They were so rollover prone that Geico actually stopped covering them back in the '90s.

So this person putting it on those wide axles probably made it significantly safer.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

This is definitely a temporary install to pass a vehicle inspection. Tires aren't allowed to extend past the fenders, so the kiddie pool fenders get them past that rule.

Lifted trucks here with super wide tire will either have a second set of stock tires/rims that they will install before they go and get a safety check, or they attach cheapo "fenders" that get pulled off immediately after the check.

I haven't ever seen kiddie pool fenders before, I usually see plastic landscape edging instead.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Are those kiddy paddling pools?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Who knew they were made out of fenders all along?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not anymore!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are they a special needs person?

You'd have to be to install kiddy pool plastic on your vehicle like that .... and to park in a disabled person parking spot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Oh shit, didn't even notice that. We 'could' assume things about the car owner but I personally wouldn't do that because we know nothing about the owner besides this weird car mod.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

But that is the only parking lot that fits my car!

Seriously, if that owner is not disabled, give him tow priority one. If only to improve the view.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Alternative take on car pooling

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That shade of “kiddie pool blue” is unmistakable. If they were at least spray painted black, it would still be bad, but not so obviously bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is just so they can drive it to the trail and take em off

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

and they're parked in the handicapped spot too...probably with no permit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it's stupid but it works, it's not stupid.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Using a steak knife and vodka to cut your testicles off so you won't have children will work.

It's still stupid.

I think the original phrase is "if it LOOKS stupid but it works, it's not stupid" but I'm not a phraseologist. I leave that to more cunning linguists.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Still, sometimes stupid solutions are the most simple, and therefore effective.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay thats actually cool. I wouldn't even bother painting it, it looks good as is.