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Old 04-27-2012, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Shagon Wagon
for example i did not vote for your car everysingle time it appeared on nasioc's top scoob because of the stretch





haha okay i gotta end the sarcasm. Shagon your car is so sick, and in general i think if the car is lowered properly then it can pull off a slight stretch. but then of course there are cars that take it too far, i think the line is drawn when the tire doesnt even get seated properly and all you see is lip. At that point why not spend some more time in rolling the fenders or throw some more camber in to make it fit, or do what Shagon did and get some flares put on. Andthe same goes with meaty tires, there are some that take it too far and it just looks stupid. Not to mention I have seem some people put too wide of a tire on a wheel and it just balloons, no way that is safe either. Each person has their own style. why not just appreciate the work that goes into it
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Kind of disappointed in my fellow iclubbers...after 10pages there's still not a sexually related "stretch" joke
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Tire fitment is a weird science...

I thought I would be all good with 235 tires on my 8" wheels. I did some research and found that 8" is the minimum width for the particular tires I got. But low and behold, after everything is all mounted up, the tires look stretched. Nothing insane mind you, but if I get too close to a curb, the wheel is going to make contact before the tire.

I wish I had some decent tire pics. But even with the widest tire that I could put on my wheels, the set-up still looks stretched.

What gives?
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Originally Posted by slugrx
Kind of disappointed in my fellow iclubbers...after 10pages there's still not a sexually related "stretch" joke
Kind of disappointed in my fellow iclubbers... This thread is only 3 pages long.
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I realize I'm late to the gangbang but that is f**king stupid. On any car, let alone a Subaru.
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How about we post up wide tires on narrow rims now!

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Originally Posted by JourdanWithaU
Kind of disappointed in my fellow iclubbers... This thread is only 3 pages long.

Haha too lazy to sign onto a computer to change my settings..iclub mobile sucks though
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Originally Posted by JourdanWithaU
Kind of disappointed in my fellow iclubbers... This thread is only 3 pages long.

Noob settings... psssht.
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Originally Posted by JourdanWithaU
Tire fitment is a weird science...

I thought I would be all good with 235 tires on my 8" wheels. I did some research and found that 8" is the minimum width for the particular tires I got. But low and behold, after everything is all mounted up, the tires look stretched. Nothing insane mind you, but if I get too close to a curb, the wheel is going to make contact before the tire.

I wish I had some decent tire pics. But even with the widest tire that I could put on my wheels, the set-up still looks stretched.

What gives?
Not all 235s are the same width.
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Originally Posted by JourdanWithaU
Kind of disappointed in my fellow iclubbers... This thread is only 3 pages long.
wtf mine is 10 pages
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wtf mine is 10 pages
Terminal Failure. Didn't you get flamed out of existence yet?
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I cut my rear quarter panel, run wide wheels, run wide tires and run low offset =] 255/35/18 on 18x9.5
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Terminal Failure. Didn't you get flamed out of existence yet?
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