Anyone know anything about stretched tyres?

[wocka]

Bascailly ive just bought my mrs some new wheels for her mini, 7x15 and 8x15 rear but she wants stretched tyres but i dnt know much about them, what do u rekoment for decent looks but good drivability?

Thanks

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

i had 8x15 on my clio, you want 185 45 15 , Im not sure what size to put on 7x15 , Nankang are the only tyre that make 185 45 15, Drives the same as any other setup. I wouldnt do more than a 10mm stretch though as it starts to look wrong.

 

[Wick]

Adam172 has 165 bridgestones on his I think. Stretchy McStretcherson!!

 

[wocka]

On a 8j wheel? It was the 7j fronts i was unsure about as she was gona have the 195 45 toyo t1r on the rear but wanted tyres to match lol

 

[Wick]

Oh. No idea on wheel size sorry lol!

I'll dig out a pic, one sec...

m_AceCafe_11 by Sam_Wick, on Flickr

Sorry, best I have, thought I had something closer (hope you don't mind Adam)...

No idea on your wheel size.

 

[wocka]

Cheers matey

 

[Gaz.]

Download the stretch tyre calculator, it's an excel document. Can't be arsed linking it on the phone.

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

This website is good aswell: http://www.tyrestretch.com/

 

[James23]

This website is good aswell: http://www.tyrestretch.com/

Yup - was gonna suggest this, well worth a look.

 

[wocka]

Cheers guys, hope it all helps

 

[James23]

Depending on how much info you want/need it might be worth joining the golfgti forum, plenty of chaps on there with mk1/2/3 golfs with stretched tyres

 

[wocka]

Had tyres fitted now 175.50.15 on 8J

Ive put on the bbs centre caps i made now ( gona redo them though ) gold valve covers and silver and gold glitter dice dust caps

They look really smart and im really happy with them, trial fitted a rear on earlier and i think i will just sit in the arch after clilovers arive that is

Thanks for looking

 

[robbygraham]

Never understood why you would stretch your tyres, is there any advantage to it or is it just cosmetic.

 

[wocka]

Just for looks as far as i know mate, not my cup of tea as it is a low and slow game but my gf loves the euro look so thats fine by me

 

[Moz168]

I thought the advantage was that it reduces sidewall movement, meaning a firmer tyre?

 

[James23]

I think that's more of a side effect (haha like what I did there?) than a specific advantage. Think it's mainly cosmetic, and to help them avoid rubbing with 120mm drops lol

 

[Moz168]

Oh, I thought the side effect was the cosmetic aspect. I honestly thought a small amount of stretch was a race thing and dubbers just caught on and took it to the extreme.

 

[wocka]

Id never race on stretched tyres, ive gota tell her to slow down lol crazy woman

 

[ben lee]

if you have stretched tyres keep checking ur pressures if they get to low they will pop off the bead and rapidly deflate causing the tyre to go flat instantly.

i would never feel safe with stretched tyre on my car and it only looks good on some cars .

 

[wocka]

Ahh cheers ben, i will put pics up wen ive fitted them and adjusted camber

 

[welshname]

Moz, you're right, originally drifters used stretch tyres to create a firmer sidewall to help them break traction easier.

 

[wocka]

Learn something new everyday

 

[wocka]

Wheels are on.....

Coilover will be on in a week or so but cant go much lower, the front splitter is already around 1 and half inches off the floor

 

[Moz168]

Moz, you're right, originally drifters used stretch tyres to create a firmer sidewall to help them break traction easier.

Lol thanks, I knew I wasnt making it up.

 

[_Tom]

Most people fit them so they can run more lowz.

 

[Sam@NP]

I honestly thought a small amount of stretch was a race thing

Not a race thing at all.

 

[Munson]

Yeah they look s**t.