Weds Kranze Borphes Test Fit
11-14-2006, 11:31 PM
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I will be doing my own install so I can help customers with their installs as well. I am an official dealer for them now as well 
I will also be doing a full DIY as well!
I will also be doing a full DIY as well!
11-14-2006, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by UrbanTacticZ
I will be doing my own install so I can help customers with their installs as well. I am an official dealer for them now as well
I will also be doing a full DIY as well!
I will also be doing a full DIY as well!
11-15-2006, 07:27 AM
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11-15-2006, 08:19 AM
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What do you mean? How is my pre suspension modification testfit ghetto?
Its one thing to safely steer a car to the side of the freeway with a flat tire. Try doing it when the tire bead releases. Once that happens, you have ZERO braking power in that wheel because the tire will spin independantly of the rim.
11-15-2006, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 350Zteve
Putting way too narrow a tire on wheels that wide. Its not only ugly (IMO) but unsafe. Unsafe how you ask? If you get a nail in a tire that stretched, when the air pressure goes down, the tire bead will separate from the wheel because of the stretch, and the car will be out of control.
Its one thing to safely steer a car to the side of the freeway with a flat tire. Try doing it when the tire bead releases. Once that happens, you have ZERO braking power in that wheel because the tire will spin independantly of the rim.
Its one thing to safely steer a car to the side of the freeway with a flat tire. Try doing it when the tire bead releases. Once that happens, you have ZERO braking power in that wheel because the tire will spin independantly of the rim.
And a 275 on an 11 is barely a strech at all (same with the 245 on the 10 up front). Streched tires are done in the racing world more often than not. How many times have you heard of their beads blowing? A streched tire not only has its obvious benefits with clearance in the fender walls, but it also provides a greater contact patch which in turn HELPS traction and braking power.
And FYI, generally speaking, a 245 series tire can fit anywhere between an 8-9.5" wheel and a 275 series tire can fit anywhere between 9-11" wheel. I bet you I could go down to my local tire shop and have them remount my tires without hearing a word out of their mouth about it being "unsafe."
Why are you trying to flame me anyways?
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11-15-2006, 11:30 AM
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Looks great!
- there are many people out there who are unaware that there is no problem stretching a tire - most people are scared to death and I dont know why. I cant even get most shops here to mount tires for me if I want any kind of stretch because they say it wont fit and is unsafe
- there are many people out there who are unaware that there is no problem stretching a tire - most people are scared to death and I dont know why. I cant even get most shops here to mount tires for me if I want any kind of stretch because they say it wont fit and is unsafe
11-15-2006, 12:53 PM
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Why are you trying to flame me anyways?
Good luck with your project.
11-15-2006, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 350Zteve
Not flaming at all, the only reason I responded is because you asked me to. I've not made a single negative comment about you. I'm just commenting on what I know is true. Stretching tires such as this is NEVER done in the racing world. I agree that you could go to your local tire shop and they will not say anything negative. Their 8th grade education and $7/hr earning power puts them in no position to determine road worthyness of a tire.
Good luck with your project.
Good luck with your project.
I still don't agree with your words though, but that's ok
11-15-2006, 02:10 PM
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I run 19x11.5 Weds Cerberus II SMB with 275/30/19
daily driven. cake. I will go 265 next time.
good luck with the project. I posted the offsets on vipstylecars already
Xotic on vipstylecars has been waiting for his Borphes for sooo long for his SC. They are really nice quality.
daily driven. cake. I will go 265 next time.
good luck with the project. I posted the offsets on vipstylecars already
Xotic on vipstylecars has been waiting for his Borphes for sooo long for his SC. They are really nice quality.
11-15-2006, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Touring240
I run 19x11.5 Weds Cerberus II SMB with 275/30/19
daily driven. cake. I will go 265 next time.
good luck with the project. I posted the offsets on vipstylecars already
Xotic on vipstylecars has been waiting for his Borphes for sooo long for his SC. They are really nice quality.
daily driven. cake. I will go 265 next time.
good luck with the project. I posted the offsets on vipstylecars already
Xotic on vipstylecars has been waiting for his Borphes for sooo long for his SC. They are really nice quality.
11-15-2006, 09:49 PM
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Love the lip/fitment, but don't like the spoke pattern. Expensive yes, but hot? No...imo.
Crazy how much more stretched a 30 profile looks though. I ran 275/35/19 on a 10.5 rear, and it didn't look nearly as crazy as that! Props for that...
Crazy how much more stretched a 30 profile looks though. I ran 275/35/19 on a 10.5 rear, and it didn't look nearly as crazy as that! Props for that...