[/caption]About Lowrider Cars
Today, so much lowrider cars circulating in the streets. Lowrider style, is a car with a seating position closer to the ground/street. Actually, the style of lowrider cars originated by the Chicano community. Lowrider car style began to evolve in the era of the 1930s, during the post-war prosperity of the '50s. This word is also used to refer to those who drive or own the car. Every car (sedan, SUV, truck) can be modified into a lowrider car. However, most cars that are modified into a lowrider is a classic car, produced in the 1940s-1960s. Lowriders started out as a phenomenon of Mexican-Americans in East Los Angeles, and the majority of lowriders are Latin people.
Summer, is the preferred season of the lowriders, because of weather support to roam outside. Some lowrider clubs have weekly meetings in the summer where owners of lowriders and friends will have a barbecue followed by a browse popular attraction (or strip) after dark. There are several magazines devoted to presenting, preserving, and record the low rider culture, the most famous is Lowrider Magazine.
There are two objectives in this lowrider style car, that is to increase stability and to style. This flat flow modification can not be done haphazardly. If an error occurs during modification, driving safety and comfort systems will be disrupted.
Factors to be considered on a lowrider car style is as follows:
- Damage to the bottom of the car due to friction with the bumpy road.
- A difficult process spooring wheels.
- Reduced braking ability.
Low Rider Car Modifications
This car is known as the Low Rider. Motto of low rider lovers: “Low and Slow” or “Rajito y Suavecito”. Community of this car type is very compact. They have a special gathering place, has its own magazine. In addition, this community also regularly hold special exhibitions Low Rider vehicles are enlivened with a barbecue, bikini party, low rider car showand others.
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[/caption]There are several kinds of techniques so that the legs of Low Rider car looks flat
1. Cut the spring
This technique is the cheapest alternative. At a certain size limit, the technique is still able to maintain the comfort of the vehicle. Spring force (rebound) can still be maintained despite the height has changed.
2. Pres the spring
The second alternative to reduce the cost of modification is to press on a spring. This spring pressing process begins by heating. Then, the springs are arranged its length using a special tool. The negative effects of this process is the rebound of spring will be hard.
3. Lowering Kit
Lowering kit is a unit suspension made by the manufacturer and has been adapted to the character of a retro car that will be converted into low ride. Only certain cars that can use this method.
4. Air Suspension
Using a tube with air pressure, has advantages because the height of the car can be arranged as desired. Air suspension is very flexible for all types of road conditions. However, the equipment used in these systems are very expensive. This method is usually used only for low riders car contest.
Lowrider Girls
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[/caption]Low riding style is not only for men. There are also so much girls who likes lowrider cars.
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