Air Jordan IV “Black/Cement” - May 4th 2019

[ARK]

Thanks for taking the time to take these pics. That's NON-TRIVIAL increase in height of the wings; sweet! Swoosh length is definitely the culprit on the alignment, but it's not that serious; I'll still rock. Hope I hit on the 4th on SNKRS.

It’s actually not surprisingly. I measured both from the E to the tip on the WC vs the BC and it’s the same - both measure 13/16”!!

 

[Nipsey3000]

Spend the extra $2 and get both!

Can’t believe some of y’all are tripping over the J23 app fee

Y’all shouldn’t be copping shoes if you can’t afford a $2 app

They both send push notifications... sole links did alert us first on this drop though

How did you come up with all that just by me inquiring on how one is better than the other. Relax buddy.

 

[tonytobacco]

It’s actually not surprisingly. I measured both from the E to the tip on the WC vs the BC and it’s the same - both measure 13/16”!!

yeah but how much smaller is the word Nike

 

[tonytobacco]

i dont know, that still doesnt make sense either. How is that thing so off center.

The tail has to be longer

 

[ARK]

yeah but how much smaller is the word Nike

Nike is the same size actually. The difference is the relationship between AIR and the Nike & Swoosh. It seems to be off by 1/8”. I’m a graphic designer with 20 years experience so I find it fascinating why the logo looks off and what / why it was changed on this release.

 

[coldcity]

Here are comparison pictures no one else seems to want to take.

The real Q is how the hell are those white cements still white

 

[tonytobacco]

Nike is the same size actually. The difference is the relationship between AIR and the Nike & Swoosh. It seems to be off by 1/8”. I’m a graphic designer with 20 years experience so I find it fascinating why the logo looks off and what / why it was changed on this release.

me too, but not as much experience. We're in the same boat on this. Maybe thats why people dont understand why i have such a big problem with it

 

[suchafraud23]

Isn’t the air “off” on the white cements are well?

The splatter just helps (and that not so long swoosh tail)

 

[tonytobacco]

Nike is the same size actually. The difference is the relationship between AIR and the Nike & Swoosh. It seems to be off by 1/8”. I’m a graphic designer with 20 years experience so I find it fascinating why the logo looks off and what / why it was changed on this release.

look at where the top indent on the N is in relation to the pulltab. Its way more left on the bc4 compared to the wc4.If you were to draw a line down continuing the right slant of the pull tab you'd perfectly dissect the K and E on the wc4. It would hit the middle of the E on the bc4

How wide is the actual entire heel tab on each? Maybe theres less real estate on the bc4

 

[ARK]

The real Q is how the hell are those white cements still white

I’m not sure. I’ve worn these about a good ten times. They seem to be holding up.

me too, but not as much experience. We're in the same boat on this. Maybe thats why people dont understand why i have such a big problem with it

Yeah I get it. It’s intriguing to me. I did notice the I in Air is right below the opening in the K on the WC but on the BC it’s under the down stroke of the K. It’s literally off by an 1/8”.

 

[suchafraud23]

I think it’s a little better on the WC

But I still think if you grey out the heel tab, these would appear a lot more “off”

 

[danewera]

Here are comparison pictures no one else seems to want to take.

Thanks for the comparison shots. Sold my WC4's few years ago & never looked back but I do hope they get another release soon with the new mold

I wonder who gonna be the first to bump that toe with a iron on their pairs once they start arriving

 

[KanyIZZY]

Joints are cool and all but IDK what's worse.. the ****** NA or the toe box. When these come out perfect in 2045, we're going to laugh at these lol.

 

[squirt270]

Hold up,
Mans brought out a measuring tape .
I rate it - good stuff hahaha

 

[ARK]

look at where the top indent on the N is in relation to the pulltab. Its way more left on the bc4 compared to the wc4.If you were to draw a line down continuing the right slant of the pull tab you'd perfectly dissect the K and E on the wc4. It would hit the middle of the E on the bc4

How wide is the actual entire heel tab on each? Maybe theres less real estate on the bc4

Right. The logo is definitely farther left on the tab on the BC than the WC. What’s interesting is the spacing all around the logo from leather to logo is all equidistant. It’s like they centered Nike & Swoosh on the tab independently from AIR. Notice how the swoosh is the same distance from the upper on both pairs.

 

[pwguy]

So interesting. I find this detail fascinating even if trivial to most. So if the length from the E to the end of the swoosh is the same, then something else is going on here. Tab width doesn't look much diff, but hard to tell without being in hand. Hope I can get a pair and compare just to satisfy my curiosity if nothing else.

 

[tonytobacco]

wait, is it glued on or raised?

 

[SteveSteve72]

Oh boy the measuring tapes have been brought out

 

[tonytobacco]

the graphic guys are on it, this is going to get figured out

 

[ARK]

I think it’s literally due to the raising of the back tab. There is more space to work with and Nike decided to center Nike & Swoosh on the tab independent from centering AIR on the tab.

It’s like they scaled Nike & Swoosh an 1/8th more to the left.

 

[ARK]

wait, is it glued on or raised?

All one piece molded.

 

[sosmoove]

Joints are cool and all but IDK what's worse.. the ****ty NA or the toe box.

I could live with the NA if the toebox was right. Probably because you look at that more than the back of the shoe when you wear em but thats just me.

 

[tonytobacco]

I think it’s literally due to the raising of the back tab. There is more space to work with and Nike decided to center Nike & Swoosh on the tab independent from centering AIR on the tab.

The AIR is the only thing that remains unscathed

 

[SteveSteve72]

Yeah I would say the more important detail is the toe box.

 

[tonytobacco]

This is crazy