Tire Stretch Opinions?
#184
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Its pretty hard dude i daily mine 20k+ miles a year on stretched 225/40's. Ive hit some pretty crazy **** and ive always been good. Its all about tire pressure if your stretching them, i keep mine around 40-45psi....but then again **** happens if your not careful. Just gotta realize that a stretched tire on a subaru isnt going to be performance orientated so personally i wouldnt track it. But for daily driving and some fun here and there. Youll be good, got nothing to worry about
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Its pretty hard dude i daily mine 20k+ miles a year on stretched 225/40's. Ive hit some pretty crazy **** and ive always been good. Its all about tire pressure if your stretching them, i keep mine around 40-45psi....but then again **** happens if your not careful. Just gotta realize that a stretched tire on a subaru isnt going to be performance orientated so personally i wouldnt track it. But for daily driving and some fun here and there. Youll be good, got nothing to worry about
#186
Its pretty hard dude i daily mine 20k+ miles a year on stretched 225/40's. Ive hit some pretty crazy **** and ive always been good. Its all about tire pressure if your stretching them, i keep mine around 40-45psi....but then again **** happens if your not careful. Just gotta realize that a stretched tire on a subaru isnt going to be performance orientated so personally i wouldnt track it. But for daily driving and some fun here and there. Youll be good, got nothing to worry about
#187
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That also varies and depends on the type of tire one is running, and the rubber properties such as thick side wall, good or bad rubber compound...... etc. Theres a lot of factors into play. And since a lot of stretch is paired with ****ty tires... I highly doubt its consistent throughout conditions.
#188
Would stretching a 275 on a 9 wheel work?
I think i can fit 295 on that set of wheels
I think im stretching it wrong =[
Last edited by MonsterGC; 04-29-2012 at 03:30 AM.
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I remember back in the day when GM had 16.5 x 8.5 inch wheels. Course at the time I didnt know better. But it sure was fun watching the tire guys fit 285/30/16 tires on them. Took like 3 of them to do it.
Was not till way after high school did I find out that those were 16.5 and its really dangerous to do what I did. God protected the stupid that day and well everytime I drove it. This was way back in the day before 8 lug was cool. We had to run steel wheels back then. About the time most of you were born. hahaha.. 1985-86
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Back in the old days I'd throw mr2 days at the house and we would all get together and build stuff. BBQ and Beer, I'd be helping to do a clutch and others would be doing fender rolling. It was like twice a month and everyone pitched in to help. I see more and more now days people just expect ****. Then when you say sorry they get all pissy.
I do miss those mr2 days. I hope we can have something like that here in the future.
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