Aggressive Wheels and Stretched Tires....Welcome
02-27-2009, 08:15 AM
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here's my contribution..
VOLK te37
front:18x9.5 +22 with a 20mm spacers so that makes it +2
rear: 19x10.5 +22 with a 15mm spacers so that makes it +7
tires:TOYO T1R
front:255/35/18
rear:285/30/19
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VOLK te37
front:18x9.5 +22 with a 20mm spacers so that makes it +2
rear: 19x10.5 +22 with a 15mm spacers so that makes it +7
tires:TOYO T1R
front:255/35/18
rear:285/30/19
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02-27-2009, 08:36 AM
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Left car: 18x9.5 all around -1 front, -11 rear - Tire 245/245
Right car: 20x9.5 +3 front, 20x10.5 +0 rear - Tire 225/245
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02-28-2009, 02:43 PM
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And in my opinion, in the event of a tire blowout, I would prefer it to happen on a stretched setup. When a stretched tire/wheel setup goes flat, the tire will actually remain on the rim (EVEN in cases of sidewall separation!), allowing you to still safely drive the car-albeit at a reduced speed, of course. Now, when your "normal" tire/wheel setup blows out, good luck maintaining any speed above 5mph (i.e. if you blow out on the fwy, hang on for dear life), and turning becomes almost impossible, as the tire will want to pop its beads and roll off the rim.
Of course, only someone who's experienced this in all sort of scenarios... non-stretched, stretched, super-stretched... front wheel, rear wheel... city streets at low speeds, fwy at high speeds... etc.. would be qualified to make this assessment, correct? Well, then there you have it. And it really is just common sense, too.. for folks who don't want to experience it themselves, but have an iota of intelligence and logic, here it is: a stretched tire has less propensity to roll off a rim once deflated, unlike a normal tire setup, thus usually being safer in the event of a blowout while driving. Easy as that. And if the naysayers don't believe me, I suggest you do what intelligent, inquisitive people would do, and experiment for yourself. It really is the only way to learn sometimes. (All it takes is a couple hundred bucks worth of tires, boards, nails, and a deserted area. It's worth it for the learning experience imo.)
Time to lurk for another year, till more people who don't know what they're talking about... start talking bout what they don't really know. >HAHA<
Edit 2: Or someone pls submit this "stretched tires are dangerous" myth to the Mythbusters... and pls make sure they contact me to be their 3rd party consultant...I neeeds to meet Kari Byron.
Last edited by One Ton Garage; 02-28-2009 at 02:47 PM.