What is your opinion on donks?

I love donks. But i'm curious of what the people on here think. If a fight starts I am not responsible for any damages.

The donk people I've met were all deeply in love with their cars and enjoyed expressing themselves through them. While some of the details may not always resonate with me, the attitude certainly connects.

Seems legit

Not my cup of tea, but I don't have to drink it.

At least they don't high-center on manhole covers, like stancebros do.

In reply to Duke :

and at least they have more visibility than squat trucks

JG Pasterjak said:

The donk people I've met were all deeply in love with their cars and enjoyed expressing themselves through them. While some of the details may not always resonate with me, the attitude certainly connects.

Huge +1 about that.  There's a ton of car culture that I don't care for but I love that the people love their cars that much.  

Blanket answer: if they are not modifying their vehicles in such a way that makes them a hazard or nuisance to others, have fun.

Donks don't stop or handle as well, but they also get driven more slowly and carefully negating any issues.

If they've got massive subs that they blast and set off car alarms and generally create a nuissance of themselves, that's a dick move. But that's not inherent to what makes a donk a donk.

So... I like the paint work. The giant wheels aren't my thing, but they don't need to be.

Paint and Fabrication skills are illustrated a lot of ways.  I can appreciate the skill in laying down the paint, without caring for the picture.

Those guys all seem to dig my buddy's 1970 Cutlass

I don't like them. I think they are silly. But I support anyone who is passionate about their cars. 
 

My son has nearly every plastic gadget ever sold at AutoZone stuck to his car. I think it's ridiculous. But he's really passionate about his car, and I totally support that. 

I don't get it, but I have sometimes wondered if you could make one 4wd and go off road using stuff from the S10 parts bin.

I don't judge people's tastes in cars, but I don't like it myself.  For my own cars, I would never do something for looks at the expense of some aspect of its performance.  Ride quality, handling, acceleration... they all have to be crappy in a donk or bubble.

I will improve looks if it provides a lateral move, like the 20" off road wheels on my van.  It already handles like crap and I can't tell a difference in acceleration, so yeah... looks great.  Things like big wingz, donks, fart cans, stances, or other things designed to just LOOK a certain way while killing usefulness or performance isn't my bag of chips.  I put donks in the same basic category of plywood hood scoops on a K-car.

I'm happy to see old metal lovingly salvaged rather than rotting away in a junkyard. I can always appreciate a clean build, even if it's not how I might spend my money. I strongly prefer pre-75 stuff over anything newer. The scale and chrome on the old cars makes the huge wheels look a bit less out of place.

At first, I disliked them. Felt like people were "ruining their cars" with all the mods. 

In recent years, like lots of other car stuff I've disliked, I've come around on them. Like many other car subcultures, Donk guys love their corner of the hobby as much as others do with theirs, and I can respect that. I find them entertaining, especially the guys that go drag racing with them! 

May I present The Donkmaster:

What's a Donk?

Duke said:

Not my cup of tea, but I don't have to drink it.

At least they don't high-center on manhole covers, like stancebros do.

 

I like that. Pretty much how I feel about them. 

In reply to VolvoHeretic :

We're using the term to refer to any "big wheel" car as do many people. Stickily speaking it refers to a 71-76 Caprice or Impala, raised with truck suspension and on wheels 26" or larger. 

Yes I love them, yes I'm an NDRA member, on the board of bad challenge ideas "AUTOCROSS DONK" has been at the top for quite awhile 

I bet the ratio of people getting laid because of their donks to people getting laid because of their nationally competitive STX car is about 4 zillion:1, if we're looking for a relevant metric. 

Only thing I feel is pity for the poor sap who has to mount tires on those wheels. Other than that, I'm all for it. What's worse:

1- a car with possibly decreased handling/braking that's built by someone who actually cares about their vehicle?

or 2- some soulless CUV with curb rash on 5 wheels, brakes on metal, services overdue and Taylor Swift blasting louder than the ambulance they just pulled in front of?

In reply to Tony Sestito :

I was going to bring up the people that drag race them. I've seen videos of one running something like 10s on those little rubber band tires. Honestly pretty impressive.

thatsnowinnebago said:

In reply to Tony Sestito :

I was going to bring up the people that drag race them. I've seen videos of one running something like 10s on those little rubber band tires. Honestly pretty terrifying.

FTFY.

Cant argue with the engine builds, though.

Duke said:

thatsnowinnebago said:

In reply to Tony Sestito :

I was going to bring up the people that drag race them. I've seen videos of one running something like 10s on those little rubber band tires. Honestly pretty terrifying.

FTFY.

Cant argue with the engine builds, though.

 

Lol fair. It's probably far more "exciting" in person. 

Donks are the automotive equivalent of clown shoes.

In reply to AClockworkGarage :

Uh...

Like any niche in our world, I'm always a fan of well-built projects-the ones where you can tell the individual put a lot of time and effort into expressing themselves through a car.

I'd also like to throw SLAB (Slow Loud And Bangin) culture into the mix:

From Urban Dictionary:

For people who don't know what a SLAB is, SLAB stands for "Slow Loud And Bangin". It's a term used mostly in Texas for an old school car such as a custom Cadillac or Lincoln fitted with the chrome accessories such as grill, Rolls Royce goddess hood ornament, trunk belt buckles, and rear wheel covers.