Stretched tires
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From: Lusby, MD
Originally Posted by Flite,Feb 8 2008, 04:40 PM
I'm curious to see what the S2000 community thinks about it
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Originally Posted by velocityracer,Feb 9 2008, 08:20 PM
Originally Posted by dalink @ Feb 9 2008, 07:04 PM
It's because the crowd is getting younger and the car is getting cheaper and cheaper for even more kiddies.
what does that have ANNYYthing to do with tire sizes??
WTF does that have to do with anything 
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From: Sheppard AFB, Texas
Originally Posted by TJF,Feb 8 2008, 02:02 PM
God... my last car was a VW and this is the big fad for the "euro" look (not my term, just using the parlance of our time). It is purely for looks most of the time. Sometimes it is done to make the tire fit inside the fender.
My thoughts:
1. Why would you want to have less contact patch than a wheel can allow? If I buy a 10" wheel, I want to but a 275 or 285 on it to get the most grip possible. Not to mention the air pressure required to stretch the tire makes the tire "ballon" so that you get uneven wear and even less contact patch .
2. Why would you want it to be easier to unseat your tires from the wheel bead under lateal g-load? This has been beat to death, but i stand by the position that extreme stretch is a safty hazard.
3. Why would you want to be able to DESTROY the lip of you wheel on a curb? Theose wheels have no protection or support from the tire sidwall. If you run them on a curb, or un over something sizable, you can pretty much kiss the wheel goodbye.
Just doesnt make sense to me.
My thoughts:
1. Why would you want to have less contact patch than a wheel can allow? If I buy a 10" wheel, I want to but a 275 or 285 on it to get the most grip possible. Not to mention the air pressure required to stretch the tire makes the tire "ballon" so that you get uneven wear and even less contact patch .
2. Why would you want it to be easier to unseat your tires from the wheel bead under lateal g-load? This has been beat to death, but i stand by the position that extreme stretch is a safty hazard.
3. Why would you want to be able to DESTROY the lip of you wheel on a curb? Theose wheels have no protection or support from the tire sidwall. If you run them on a curb, or un over something sizable, you can pretty much kiss the wheel goodbye.
Just doesnt make sense to me.
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As for the "looks" argument...it just looks like you cant afford (or don't know enough) to buy a correctly sized wheel/tire combination for your car and had to cannibalize it off of another car. If that's the look you're going for,
I guess opinions are like assholes though...
Performance degradation FTW!!!
Keep the silly pictures and stretch-defenses coming!
I guess opinions are like assholes though...
Performance degradation FTW!!!
Keep the silly pictures and stretch-defenses coming!
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From: E. Rock / Pomona / LA
Originally Posted by mrkjsn,Feb 8 2008, 01:50 PM
This is big in the VW (vwvortex) and E30 community. I can dig it. Not the most functional but definitely looks cool for show.
