I like the stretch but 255 on 12 is kinda..

 

18x12 -5 Weds

275/40

50mm origin fenders on 240sx

 

Tire Size: 265/35
Wheel Size: 18x12

 

 

Yeah. That's just a little too much. I would do 11s but not 12s.

 

265s on a 12 by the looks of that set up if you cornered hard you would pop a bead.

 

nah. It's stiff. It wouldn't hurt anything. You gotta remember that you have -camber and some roll over.

 

350z noobs

 

Looks like a prolasped anus.

 

Whats the point , i know its not for looks cause it will look stupid. The of course with the proper offset you can get 305's or 295's in the rear. A 255 makes a good front tire!!

 

Nasty *** ZZOOO EEUURROO stretched look. Heinous. Whoever thinks that looks good needs to get their eyes checked.

 

I would stick to an 11" rear and run a 255 or 265 tire if you want to run a low/aggressive offset.

 

i beg to differ. 12" wide will fit no sweat with the correct offset. +25 or so will get it no prob. even room to run a 335 if ya like. after a fender roll or trim ofcourse. oh ya, you can run this at about -0.5-1 degree camber which will still keep most of the tire on the ground, depending on the tire pressure you decide to run. run it about 3-5psi over recommended @ cold, and even non-tireburning cars will get even wear (if you hit turns hard enough to wear the outsides!!).

 

i just went back and saw the tire stretch picutres showing the "vip" look. i have driven on both stretched, balooned, and symetrical tires. the standard "vip" look actually held very well considering the actual tread width. the one and only thing it gains is tread flex that compared to the same exact tire on a smaller rim is inertia. when the tire is at \ /wall, there is no flex in the tire at all, and no they don't unbead on a speed bump. VERY responsive. ballooned they can create the same effect, fighting against the side wall. running tires square with the rim is usually due to class rules or straight line.

if ya wanna get technical,for the best performance, nothing beats more rubber to the road, but differentdriving styles need to be adapted for the rim/tire/psi to make the car handle it's best baised on weight balance and driver feel.

 

^thank you, finally someone who actually knows what the #%ll they're talking about 95% of the people have never ran a wheel/tire setup that I would even consider remotely aggresive but yet consider themselves qualified to bash other people for doing them essentially..... so thank you overzealous1 for chiming in....

 

Well, let's not just spout subjectivity, let's hear these "aggressive" set-ups you've ran and tested on your car? I'm curious.

 

as am I.

 

stretched tires (especially in the above pics ) to that extent would have terrible effects on handling. i dont wanna sacrifice that seeing as i track my car fairly often. the widest ill go is most likely (and almost limited to) 11, and a less aggressive offset. +1 on overzealous1's post

 

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ew to the stretch