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Post by BikeTuna on Jun 11, 2017 19:56:56 GMT
I've finally got to change my wheels for some I like through a swap on Facebook, and the new ones look proper Nice, but the tyres are stretched.
I don't know if I trust them. I can imagine them peeling off the wheels as I'm drifting. I'm only ever going to find out if they are safe by doing it, but then if they fail I'll wreck my rims.
But they are also 16s, and if I go a wider tyre I'll have to go a taller tyre, and they won't fit.
What's the best route? Is there a secret supply of tyres in an odd size I haven't found? Is the stretches safe? Do I just keep them for show and run 15s for abuse?
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Post by Horney on Jun 11, 2017 20:43:44 GMT
What's the wheel width?
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Post by tgbshelby on Jun 11, 2017 20:54:27 GMT
i have mild, and i mean very mild stretch on my 8j wheels running 195 tyres and they're absolutely fine, just punished them (yes i was slow before anyone else chimes in) on track at coombe this weekend no issues
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Post by Oliver Rooney on Jun 11, 2017 22:48:19 GMT
I have nankang ns2's their a 195/45/15 on an 8j rim, so not to agresivly streched but it looks nice !
Not a track day warrior or skid master but i havnt had any issues with them.
Got my wheels from demond tweeks and spoke to one of the guys their about tyres and he said abit of strech is ok but to much you will loose the propertys of the tyre in the dry and wet ?
But so far streched a 195 or a 205 wheel i believe and havnt had any issues with de beading etc !
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Post by Rickster on Jun 12, 2017 12:22:30 GMT
Heres a question from an old man, why the stretch tyre thing? I assume it started when people couldnt get hold of the right size tyres and thought it looked good and so a fad was born?
Personally I think it looks horrendous when its extreme!
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Post by rhyswh on Jun 12, 2017 12:30:28 GMT
I run 195/45/15 on an 8j no problems. For me it's about the look, I love the wide/aggressive stance. With slight stretch you can fit the wheels under the arch much easier. I don't agree with extreme stretch though, looks daft. There was a car in Combe this weekend that had silly stretched tyres, it would have looked much better with wider tyres as it would have closed his/her arch gap as well!
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Post by Rickster on Jun 12, 2017 14:46:54 GMT
I run 195/45/15 on an 8j no problems. For me it's about the look, I love the wide/aggressive stance. With slight stretch you can fit the wheels under the arch much easier. I don't agree with extreme stretch though, looks daft. There was a car in Combe this weekend that had silly stretched tyres, it would have looked much better with wider tyres as it would have closed his/her arch gap as well! So is it just a way to get wider rims but still stance the wheels under the arches? |
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Post by rhyswh on Jun 12, 2017 14:49:28 GMT
For some yes (including myself) yes. Others go to the extreme because they like the look.
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Post by nickd on Jun 13, 2017 10:07:12 GMT
The Nankang NS2, I'll say that again, NS2, not NS20 or any other Nankang has a reversed bead design that is very compable with stretch. Apart from a solitary Falken tyre, these are the only ones that allow for this because the are a very old design of tyre and would not pass current type approval. This is why you see so many on stances cars. However even Nankang will tell that its a very poor tyre and would rather not have it in their range.
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Post by stiff on Jun 23, 2017 12:31:36 GMT
i have mild, and i mean very mild stretch on my 8j wheels running 195 tyres and they're absolutely fine, just punished them (yes i was slow before anyone else chimes in) on track at coombe this weekend no issues Having seen the wheels in question I'd suspect it's a 9j wheel. The stretch IMO is extreme. For your imagination they have Toyo Proxes with rim protection fitted and the rim protector bit is about 10mm behind the rim it's supposed to protect. I'd be expressing the same concerns as OP if these were my wheels. On the topic of why, I fear I side with the oldies on this one. I view wheels and tyres as a single piece as style goes. The more neat and purposeful they look together the better the overall look. |
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Post by atlex on Jun 23, 2017 18:17:12 GMT
The Nankang NS2, I'll say that again, NS2, not NS20 or any other Nankang has a reversed bead design that is very compable with stretch. Apart from a solitary Falken tyre, these are the only ones that allow for this because the are a very old design of tyre and would not pass current type approval. This is why you see so many on stances cars. However even Nankang will tell that its a very poor tyre and would rather not have it in their range. That's damned funny. |
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Post by FFS Corders on Jun 23, 2017 21:03:42 GMT
Always take a look at www.tyrestretch.com when choosing tyres as you can very quickly see how they will look |
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le sigh