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If you’ve been a part of the car scene long enough, you know that trends come and go. Some of them even manage to stick around for a while. One of the latest trends in automobile modification is known as “stance”. Stance is basically the practice of dropping your ride down as low as possible and will often involve camber adjustment – that is, tilting the wheels outward or inward. It all started in the Japanese car community, but lately has managed to spread to American cars as well.

Unfortunately, the ride height caused a bit of damage.

If you ask someone how they feel about stance, most of them will have a strong opinion. Some are in love with the way that these slammed cars look, and others just can’t seem to get over the lack of function that these modifications cause. New-gen GTO owner Brandon Sakai is the perfect example of converging trends with his stanced modern muscle.

While some die hard muscle enthusiasts may oppose Brandon’s tastes, he doesn’t mind. He just wants to keep it original with his first American car. After a few basic performance modifications, Brandon decided that he wanted to drop his Goat as low as possible with a new set of springs. After a short while Brandon was bored with this setup and decided that a set of BC coilovers were in order.

After installation, Brandon immediately dropped the coilovers to their lowest possible setting. That didn’t last long however, as the car didn’t quite agree with the new suspension. The tires were shredded via the fenders in no time and the front drivers side fender was damaged in the process as well. Brandon wouldn’t let this discourage him though and now the car sits on a set of 18 inch rims that dropped the car another whole inch along with fixing his clearance problem. Due to the significant weight reduction from the wheel switch, Brandon sees this as his best modification yet.

The car as it sits now.

With some persistence and a little bit of cash flow, the car is finally exactly the way Brandon envisioned it. Even though the car receives a lot of scrutiny from the old school enthusiasts, he still loves his ride.

After all, he has gone through tons of time and fender destroying trial and error to get the car exactly the way he wants it. You can love it or you can hate it, but either way you have to respect the effort that has gone into this build.