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no, theres no practical reason to run tires that narrow on wheels that wide, they are barely sealed on their bead, can easily pop right off their bead if they hit a good sized pot hole. Its just some ricey thing they like to do.
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looks like the tire is trying to S**t out the rim, but it aint comin out...throw some lube up thar
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thats cause you've never driven one.
that is a bit too much stretch (ok, way too much)
but, there is a practical reason to stretch the tire. If you stretch a little bit, it actually reduces tire roll over and sidewall flex. also getting anything wider the a 185 on that car can be hard. Alot of the wheels that have the correct offset to do that are wide, so people put narrow tires on it to make them fit.
but, there is a practical reason to stretch the tire. If you stretch a little bit, it actually reduces tire roll over and sidewall flex. also getting anything wider the a 185 on that car can be hard. Alot of the wheels that have the correct offset to do that are wide, so people put narrow tires on it to make them fit.
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thats cause you've never driven one.
that is a bit too much stretch (ok, way too much)
but, there is a practical reason to stretch the tire. If you stretch a little bit, it actually reduces tire roll over and sidewall flex. also getting anything wider the a 185 on that car can be hard. Alot of the wheels that have the correct offset to do that are wide, so people put narrow tires on it to make them fit.
that is a bit too much stretch (ok, way too much)
but, there is a practical reason to stretch the tire. If you stretch a little bit, it actually reduces tire roll over and sidewall flex. also getting anything wider the a 185 on that car can be hard. Alot of the wheels that have the correct offset to do that are wide, so people put narrow tires on it to make them fit.
heh, I knew someone would post this but I was too lazy to expand on it in my first reply
there is perhaps a slight (*slight*) advantage to running a one size narrower tire to decrease rollover and improve steering response, which has also been widely debated to be less desirable performance wise than getting the extra traction out of the larger tire. Regardless, that situation is about running one size narrower, which is hardly visually noticeable, though somehow it always comes up as the battle cry of every ricer who runs there 13" rim an inch out past there 175 width tires.
I know thats not not your cup of tea though
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crappy tires are the only way to have fun in 100 hp RWD machines.
my 195 60 14 RS2s are sooooo boring...wish i had my Costco tires back on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ClLGMVSIA
my 195 60 14 RS2s are sooooo boring...wish i had my Costco tires back on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ClLGMVSIA