stretching tires onto 6's

ivan_a_t3 · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: stretching tires onto 6's

i wanted to know if its possible to stretch tires onto a 6j or a 6.5j rim...most guys stretch tires onto 8's and up from what i have seen...i also wanted to do this on my fastback, any ideas on any possible methods or suggestions?
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ScrapJunkie · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject:

Use some 125s, there's some stretch for you.
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ivan_a_t3 · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:

so that would be 125s all around and most likely michelins?
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ScrapJunkie · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject:

Sure, why not?
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dirtydeedss · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

ha, dont do it.....
heres stretch

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50ate · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:28 am Post subject:

hotair65 · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:42 am Post subject:

you are kidding right????? Shocked

definately not sick. totaly silly. defeates the purpose of building a performance car and then making said car completely unsafe and unstable.

sorry missed the sarcasm!!! Embarassed

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50ate · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:49 am Post subject:

Dude all im sayin is i like the way it looks.. I like the fact its got a vr and i like they way it sits.. Lets not start a practicality and whats "safe" war, cause if i gave a shit i dont think id be drivin a bug

ubercrap · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:27 am Post subject:

I believe stretching tires came from the legal need in Europe to have the edge of the tire tread no farther out than the outer edge of the fender- it was a way to run the widest/lowest offset wheels possible and stay within the technical limits of the law for inspection reasons. Whether their original goals of wide wheels was pointless or not, you'll have to use your own judgment. I think the reason poeple responded to the look of it so well is because the tire sidewalls look like they are deflecting from hard cornering just standing still (the whole "it looks fast just standing still" idea) and the wheels are out farther towards the edge of the car- making it look more aggressive or stable. Now, I have seen very mild stretch look really nice, keeping the viewpoint I just presented in mind. I've also seen pics of, and in real life, cars with tires stretched so far that the rim looks like a pizza cutter and the tire sidewalls are inches away at a 45 degree angle. Certainly this is stupid looking and obviously dangerous. In the end, does it really make sense to start with relatively narrow 6/6.5" wheels and then find one of the narrowest tires available to stretch on to them, especially when said tire contact patch is narrower than stock? At least on the "Eurotrash" cars, the contact patch is at least the stock width.
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