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47_MasoN_47
08-12-2009, 04:54 PM
I read through the wheels section and often think "WTF are they talking about?"

Terms such as offset, spacers, etc. I know you can google about and find what these terms mean, but I think it would help fellow n00bs be able to pick up the lingo more quickly. I hang around hipointfirearmsforums.com a lot and we have a section over there for acronyms and definitions of firearms related terminology for the n00bs and it does help a lot. I think it would be a good addition, what do you guys think?
Shroomster
08-13-2009, 03:16 PM
lol I've tried getting a thread stickied with acronyms in it but it never gets stickied.... :(



I'll link it here for you though


LINK<<<<<<<<<< (http://yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9374&highlight=acronyms+thread)
Tamago
08-13-2009, 03:18 PM
LOL

(Laugh Out Loud)








































:biggrin:
cali yaris
08-13-2009, 05:49 PM
add MI = Micro Image :biggrin:

PG = Penguin Garage
NST = NonStop Tuning
47_MasoN_47
08-13-2009, 06:24 PM
That helps a lot. I finally know what JDM means lol. I still think it would still be good to have a definition for a lot of the real words though lol. I finally figured out what a spacer is, but I still can't figure out what offset is :(
Tamago
08-13-2009, 11:08 PM
That helps a lot. I finally know what JDM means lol. I still think it would still be good to have a definition for a lot of the real words though lol. I finally figured out what a spacer is, but I still can't figure out what offset is :(

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wheel+offset
Shroomster
08-14-2009, 12:03 AM
add MI = Micro Image :biggrin:

PG = Penguin Garage
NST = NonStop Tuning




....I seriously cannot believe I, nor anyone else thought to add those....:redface:


consider it UPDATED!
JumpmanYaris
08-14-2009, 12:28 AM
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wheel+offset

LMAO Oh hell na
47_MasoN_47
08-14-2009, 12:17 PM
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wheel+offset

Yeah I did that already. Unfortunately I don't have a freaking masters degree in engineering so I have no idea what those results are talking about. A simple answer is all I'm looking for, I don't need to know the quantum physics behind it.
Shroomster
08-14-2009, 12:29 PM
.....offset refers to how far away from the hub the wheels face is sitting. that's the loosest term I can give you.

the more positive the offset the farther out the wheel sticks from the hub, more negative, the farther in the wheel will sit when on the hub.
47_MasoN_47
08-14-2009, 12:48 PM
See that was easy enough haha.
JumpmanYaris
08-14-2009, 02:41 PM
Excuse Tamago the smart ass is part of him
JumpmanYaris
08-14-2009, 02:47 PM
See that was easy enough haha.

Glad you understand now
47_MasoN_47
08-14-2009, 03:08 PM
Yep, hopefully one day I'll know enough about vehicles to be able to carry on a conversation with car people haha.

Oh and I understand...everyone is a bit of an educated donkey at some point or another :P
Tamago
08-14-2009, 07:01 PM
See that was easy enough haha.

quantum physics..


also known as reading apparently..
Shroomster
08-14-2009, 10:01 PM
...where's the deadpan icon.....
90tsi
08-14-2009, 10:15 PM
i thought it was rocket surgery not phsyics...
47_MasoN_47
08-17-2009, 12:56 PM
quantum physics..


also known as reading apparently..

Well sir, since you are apparently smarter than everyone else on the planet it's obviously not a problem for you. Other than firearms, computers, and game consoles, I really have no idea about anything else; thus I need a simpler explanation than all the details from the articles on Google that I don't understand at all.

Thanks to those of you who remember what it's like not to know everything.
DandiDani
08-21-2009, 05:42 PM
i like this idea because i do not know very much about cars. i can wash the car and put gas in it and thats about it.sad but true. my husband usually just does everything.
tomato
10-21-2009, 01:54 AM
Well sir, since you are apparently smarter than everyone else on the planet it's obviously not a problem for you. Other than firearms, computers, and game consoles, I really have no idea about anything else; thus I need a simpler explanation than all the details from the articles on Google that I don't understand at all.

Thanks to those of you who remember what it's like not to know everything.

Well, you know a lot more than a lot of people, then! :headbang:
firearms or computers or games = a lot of information to know!

I read through the wheels section and often think "WTF are they talking about?"

Terms such as offset, spacers, etc. I know you can google about and find what these terms mean, but I think it would help fellow n00bs be able to pick up the lingo more quickly. I hang around hipointfirearmsforums.com a lot and we have a section over there for acronyms and definitions of firearms related terminology for the n00bs and it does help a lot. I think it would be a good addition, what do you guys think?

I think it's a great idea. The acronym thread

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9374

was stickied already but it's a little bit too general.

We could use a strictly "technical terminology / mechanics 101" thread somewhere IMO.

Personally I think it'd be great to have an entire FAQ section:wub:
Maybe some day.