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Another popular trend that is common in Japan was “Oni-can”. In English, Oni-can means Daemon Camber. Oni-can involves setting the suspension of the car with obscene amounts of negative camber. This enables the driver to slide the car easily and loose the grip of the car. But the Oni-can setup compromises the grip, overall control [...]
Shakocho is the setup used in most of the cars used for drifting, where Shakocho is a combination of integrated coilover/shock (McPherson strut). The advantage of this setup is that it helps in altering the height of the cars. When the Shakocho is better, the Japanese call it the “full tap”. The bottom of the [...]
Generally, the suspension of a car that is used for drifting is very tight and unforgiving. Even the chassis of the car used to be tightened with roll cages and strut braces. Even the diehard drifting enthusiasts use to alter the suspension geometry of the cars used for drifting in order to enable better sliding [...]
Alloy wheels not only improve the looks of the car, but also reduces the weight of the car thereby improving the performance of the car in terms of speed and fuel efficiency. Alloy wheels are made using a mixture of aluminium and magnesium. Alloy wheels are lighter than the ordinary steel wheels and thus reduces [...]
It is very much accepted that the car represents the personality of the owner of the car. The interiors of the car highlight the owner’s personality than anything else. Seat covers are a part of safety and beauty of the car. This is the reason why car owners are so enthusiastic in selecting seat covers. [...]
Youth always like changes. Car body graphics mostly makes the car look “funky”. The aim of car body graphics is to change the exterior beauty of the car or to make the car look sporty. Car body graphics are available in different shape, color and size. Logos, fire flames, dragon, strips, stickers that suit the [...]
Car decorative is a booming field in the market of car accessories. Gear knobs, gear shaft covers, pedal covers, fancy dolls etc are most widely used car decorative. Head lamps and fog lamps that beautifies the car are also considered as car decorative.
Won’t all cars will look alike, if the cars hit the road as stock right from the showroom? Don’t we need our cars to be unique? This was the reply of a car owner, who has fitted his car with sun roof, side skirtings, roof carrier, nudge guard etc, when asked “Why this sort of [...]
The steering wheel control is another important factor in driving. In order to turn into a corner, enter into the turn by “pushing” the steering wheel with the hand opposite to the turn while stabilizing the steering wheel with the other hand. Rather than pulling the steering wheel towards the 6.00 position, push the steering [...]
The steering wheel grip can be considered perfect or proper when the hands are at the 9.00 and 3.00 positions. In contradiction to the primitive 10 and 2 O’ clock positions, the range of motion and control with your hands is considerably greater with the hands in the 9 and 3 O’ clock positions. The [...]