kyteler Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 I could have sworn you just said; Get out of my furry cow cunt True Story. Made more sense too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 I did, she's beautfu;l etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big tymer Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 yea i like the look at the mo i have 18's that are 8" wide and have 215/35/18 on them they look like they dont have tyre on there at all but its all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLO616 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 finally ive had this in my head for ages,wanting to do this for my next project but not to the extreme that the v.i.p. guys go to.Im going to try it on my 616 project not so much because i like the look, but more so to get the rear wheel more up into the guard to stack it out with out lookin like some aussie style rx.I mean every bit of travel you can get on a lowered car must be a bonus without the highrider look.proberly will shorten the diff by maybe 1 inch on either side put some 16x8's on the back and im away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 Pic=didn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TygerTung Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Stretched on tires are good, the lower the profile, the more the stretch too by the way. I have a 215/40/17 on a 7.5" rim and it's got a bit of stretch Wide tires on skinny rims is shit because you get heaps of movement in the sidewall, and the tires don't sit flat against the road, with stretched on tires you get minimal sidewall movement which is best for performance, not to mention it looks really tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Stretched on tires are good, the lower the profile, the more the stretch too by the way.I have a 215/40/17 on a 7.5" rim and it's got a bit of stretch Wide tires on skinny rims is shit because you get heaps of movement in the sidewall, and the tires don't sit flat against the road, with stretched on tires you get minimal sidewall movement which is best for performance, not to mention it looks really tough. I dont think so. Maybe anti stretch... a 7.5 inch rim is 190.5mm. So u have wider tyres than rim with 215's. Most of these pictures with stretched tyres so far all have the wrong offset wheel so it looks real stupid. Even with the right wheel i still think it looks a bit gay. (personal opinion tho) Surely it also does something to the handling. worse or better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE25 Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 fat tyres are such a kiwi thing, but handle like crap.. try some sideways action on em and they sloppy as. stretched is so oldskool jdm and i love it but not to the extreme as some them japs do also tyres with sidewall protection like the old dunlop fm901's give em that extra stretched look without actually stretching as much. 185's on a 7" rim is good enough for me. im running 195's on 15x7 and still looks a lil stretched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 fat tyres are such a kiwi thing, but handle like crap.. try some sideways action on em and they sloppy as. stretched is so oldskool jdm and i love it but not to the extreme as some them japs do also tyres with sidewall protection like the old dunlop fm901's give em that extra stretched look without actually stretching as much. 185's on a 7" rim is good enough for me. im running 195's on 15x7 and still looks a lil stretched that;s it right there, not too much stretch, more like a proper fit, for handling etc... hell, I hate overwidth tyres so hard, looks farmbike as, keep baloon tyres on quads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 I have 195s on a 6.5" rim, not stretched, but I like the look, quite staunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kris Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I would have never called 185s on 7" rims stretched - at least mine don't look stretched. BTW IMO: I agree big stretch = gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 185mm = 7.2in A tyres bead (the surface that mounts to the rim) is often a smaller width than that of it's tread surface, so a 185mm tyre will often have a bead of around 165-175mm, so you would have to stretch a 185 slightly in order to fit it on a 7" rim, but not by too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kris Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I appreciate the technical point kyteler, that said - the sidewalls on usually curve outwards, so visually it doesn't 'look' like there is anything in the way of stretch happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Yeah sidewalls obviously make a huge difference, so dependant on the profile and the tyre design it can look as though they're anything from buldging to stretched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TygerTung Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Stretched on tires are good, the lower the profile, the more the stretch too by the way.I have a 215/40/17 on a 7.5" rim and it's got a bit of stretch Wide tires on skinny rims is shit because you get heaps of movement in the sidewall, and the tires don't sit flat against the road, with stretched on tires you get minimal sidewall movement which is best for performance, not to mention it looks really tough. I dont think so. Maybe anti stretch... a 7.5 inch rim is 190.5mm. So u have wider tyres than rim with 215's. Most of these pictures with stretched tyres so far all have the wrong offset wheel so it looks real stupid. Even with the right wheel i still think it looks a bit gay. (personal opinion tho) Surely it also does something to the handling. worse or better? Even so I just took a picture, and it appears to have a little stretch It only happens with a 40 profile however, I also have some other 17x7.5" rims with a 45 profile, and there is no stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Yeah you got some sweet stretch tyger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
510WGN Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Can't be stretched having a 215 on 7.5" rim. I've got 215/35/18 on 7.5" alloy which isn't stretched, just the rim protection of low profile that makes it look that way. Yeah I'm still toying with the idea of stretching some tyres on some 13" mags for the 1200... I prefer the Jap style over the gay mid 80's-90's Kiwi style of fat Eagers on boring Modgies! But all to their own I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I prefer the Jap style over the gay mid 80's-90's Kiwi style of fat Eagers on boring Modgies!But all to their own I guess Ohh them fighting words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atropine Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 how is fat rubber 80s-90s kiwi styles? theyve been doing it for decades all over the world.. its true oldschool bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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