#76: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: chrisscousins, Location: Home-Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Uni-EdinburghPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:43 am ---- IMO tyre stretch looks good if your have your car modified to suit it. An d for all the stretch you are talking about running you should be fine as you have stated that you won't be pushing the car hard. Yes the stretched tyre came from the drift scene because it makes it easier for the rear drive cars to break traction but i've been in a passat with non stretched tyres and then again with the slightly stretched tyres and its made nearly no difference. but thats just my 2cents. If you wanna do it then do it! Its your car at the end of the day so who cares what other people think! i think the phrase is "haters gonna hate"
#77: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: europug, Location: londonPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:27 pm ---- Indeed
#78: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:43 pm ----
chrisscousins wrote:
i think the phrase is "haters gonna hate"
Not quite. It's more, 'academics gonna frown', if you ask me.
#79: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: Coolspot, Location: East SussexPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:11 pm ---- Imo I think it looks great on the right car,
But ..... I don't feel that they are safe for an everyday car as you are asking the tyre to do something it wasn't designed to for a longer period of time that show use.
But as said above by Gem if you wanna do it and think it's safe enough just get it done.
Roll safe and stay on the black stuff
#80: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: Mike_XS, Location: SouthamptonPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:00 pm ---- I don't think stretched tyres look that good. And in my opinion it is a stupid thing to do as you are manipulating the tyres wall in a way it's not designed to.
BUT I do know someone with stretched tyres on his van. It's a medium sized van and the tyres are very stretched, he's never had a problem.
I suppose if you think it looks good, and you drive to the car's new limits, then go for it. Last edited by Mike_XS on Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:10 pm; edited 1 time in total
#81: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: europug, Location: londonPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:03 pm ---- I use my every single day and its fine the tyre is designed to with a great lot of greaf so driving daily would not cause a probably like ant said they hang round bends on the limit at over 80 mph n they take it
#82: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: Mike_XS, Location: SouthamptonPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:12 pm ---- But the tyres don't stay on the drifters for long though. They obviously wear them out very fast.
I wouldn't drive everyday on stretched tyres, but like I said, my mate in the van manages without problems.
#83: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:19 pm ---- Well I cba to read this whole thread but to my knowledge there is NO evidence to suggest that stretched tyres have caused an accident.
I'd still say stupid stretch is a bit silly as contact with the road is reduced and handling compromised.
#84: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: namgaj, Location: Chasing Ash, Addaz and Lee........... hopefully catching Addaz and havin fun :PPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:26 pm ---- I say go for stretch Addaz, then if you have an accident and kill yourself, others will know not to do it, so you wont have died in vain
#85: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: rttam, Location: devonPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:52 pm ---- tbh dont get the whole stretched tyre craze think it looks rubbish, makes it even more easy to mess your wheels up on kerbs and is (unless a very mild stretch is done) unsafe
#86: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:05 pm ---- Stretch...Righty then,
Toyo T1-R tyres and also the Falken Zeix tyres both come out of the factory with slanted side walls which give the stretched look. They do them so people who are running low offset don't have problems with bottoming out and scrubbing causing strands,
I've personally had Falken Zeix ZE-912 tyres on my RS wheels and running them with 20mm spacers allowing them to sit at ET10 I've been able to get the car everywhere and everywhere at full pelt i.e. b-roads and the handling has been perfect and I didn't have a problem. These were 205/40 R17 on a 7J wheel.
My mam's were fitted with 205/40 tyes on them and they were and 8J wheel. The tyre was stretched yes, but it was not noticable purely because the tyres are originally stretched meaning that they were just only slightly more stretched then original.
A mate had 195/45 on a 7J wheel fitted to a 172 RSport and again that was the same.
a 195 width tyre on a 9J wheel is stupid. 165/45 tyre on a 6.5J tyre will be fine. It's not even stretched.
#87: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:14 pm ---- I managed to avoid Eastenders reading through all this. I think I would have preferred to watch it!
Addaz wrote:
Either way i cba to drive fast
How fast do you need to go to loose control and hit a tree or even a kid walking down the pavement?
I have learnt something today about stretched tyres, but surely the tyres are built to withstand certain forces. If you stretch something it gets thinner and therefore weaker so would this not happen with the tyres. I might be getting it wrong, so I stand corrected if I am, like I said I have learnt something.
If tyre suppliers like ATS and National Tyres fit tyres like this then they must feel they are safe otherwise they would be leaving themselves wide open to lawsuits. For me until someone can explain what happens to the construction of the tyre when stretched, the jurys out.
#88: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: Ruffy_206, Location: BristolPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:14 pm ---- as said above i no people that are running 165 on a 9j it is crazy and i would not want to drive it but with the correct psi its fine.
i got a little stretch on mine 195 on 7.5 and its barley anything at all. and it is no more unsafe than any other tyre.
#89: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: vanman_foci, Location: Barry, South WalesPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:29 pm ---- To be fair I hate stretch. It's mainly a "scene" thing. Looks s**t.
Anyway I like to be able to go around corners properly.
End of the day it's your car do what you want. Just remember this thread when your in a ditch
#90: Re: The Stretched Tyre Debate: Safe or Stupid? Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:46 pm ---- I love it! Of all the things that could cause your car to crash (oh and i particulary like the 'kill a kid' scernario for overly dramatic affect) people are worried about tyres with less grip! hilarious. How is it anywhere near dangerous if Addaz has already said he will drive slow as he knows they dont offer very good grip. Appreciating the limits of your car, no matter how low they may be is much safer in the real world than having the best of everything and thinking your invincible. If you like the look and are aware of the risks i say go for it! (and a f*cking hate mods!)
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