stretched tyres

he was told about that  on the rallye but was told by another source it would be ok hence the reason i mentioned it  

not arguing with you just debating like i say we all have our own opinions and when a question is asked about said tyre stretch we air them views.

weather the guy asking the question follows our instrutions is up to them really
 :wink:

no your quite right i haven't read the forum. the picture was put up to show an example of what could happen with a stretched tyre.

what you have failed to mention however is the reason for the post which was to clarify the legal standing on stretched tyres. which is that it is illegel.

and yes i do consider calling someone you don't know an idiot on a public forum and attack thanks.

In my opinion its upto the driver to do as much as humanly possible to make sure his/her car is as safe as can be, therefore doing something 'unconventional' such as using stretched tyres is not something I would do on the grounds that well, I don't design/make tyres therefore I don't disagree with people who do.

Its like fitting a 10A fuse for an 11A load knowing as I do that it'll work, because the tolerances will allow it, why risk it?

i say each to there own, if you want to do stretch do it, if not dont , simple as that for me

feel bad now looking at the post didnt want to cause a stir

anyway anyone got a pic of 175/50/15 tyres on 7j rims ?

Kenno said

At a guess, the answer you got from the last response was not the sort you was after so here you go mate

Good site here giving you pictures of all sorts of combinations of wheels and tyres fitted to give you a better idea of what you looking for. But it does all depend on how mad you want to go really.

Tyrestretch.com

Cheers Kenno

bye_all_c_ya said

feel bad now looking at the post didnt want to cause a stir

anyway anyone got a pic of 175/50/15 tyres on 7j rims ?

and soyou should :mrgreen: only kidding

i run 195/40/15 on 7j rims  175 wont fit :wink:

does that give you a stretched look 195?

and there are no picture on tyres stretch site ov 175

um nope  :mrgreen:

but a nice low profile tyre look like having elastic bands on alloys

bye_all_c_ya said

feel bad now looking at the post didnt want to cause a stir

anyway anyone got a pic of 175/50/15 tyres on 7j rims ?

Only real pic i have of 175/50/15s but there isn't any real stretch

as i said on a 7j a 165/40/15 would give you a decent amount of stretch without looking stupid.

you cant get a 165/40

continental i think do a 165/45x15

nankang and bridgestone do a 165/50x15

ive seen 165/50x15s in use on a 200+bhp g60 mk1 on 8" rims

i regularly use 165/50s on rims between 5.5 and 6 and have used them on a 7.5 in the past

im currently running 195/45x15 falken ZIEX's on 8's

ive had two punctures in all my experience and both were slow valve related punctures and i drive my cars very hard

im not saying its safe,im not saying its clever what i am asking is why does every stretched tyre question descend to this

my bad was a 45

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