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Smrf_
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28th Feb 13 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just wondering what people opinions are on it because you really dont see it very often on here
also because im thinking of doing it, went to get a quote for them today and the guy ended up test fitting some for me, id be going from 195/50/15 to 165/50/15...

after


before


then i would have to obviously hit it really hard with the lowering stick

[Edited on 28-02-2013 by Smrf_]
BeetleGav
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28th Feb 13 at 20:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You have the pictures the wrong way round but yeah. Stretch looks good, provided its not too much which it isn't. It's perfectly fine also
Nath
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28th Feb 13 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks alright that actually. Not too drastic.
karisma_corsa
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28th Feb 13 at 20:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
165/45 on an 8j
craig8
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28th Feb 13 at 20:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That looks stupid

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karisma_corsa
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I forgot to add they were on a set of wheels we bought and were swiftly removed in favour of some 185/45 which look loads better
Ben G
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28th Feb 13 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it only looks good if the wheels are wide.

sticking a tiny tyre on a tiny wheel just looks like you have poverty spec steels/alloys on your car, and from the rear it looks pathetic.
Ben G
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28th Feb 13 at 21:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good:





masively over-stretched, but better than skinny wheels:



[Edited on 28-02-2013 by Ben G]
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28th Feb 13 at 21:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
On 5.5j wheels it looks wrong. The view from the rear is comical.
BeetleGav
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28th Feb 13 at 21:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's not always for stretch. Can get lower too.

Looks good on the g60s
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28th Feb 13 at 21:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stretching tyres is for a reason - to get wide or low offset wheels to fit in the arches. having stretched tyres on skinny wheels or where there is loads of room in the arches with standard fitted tyres looks wrong!

[Edited on 28-02-2013 by jimmy 2.1]
BeetleGav
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I had them size tyres on a 5.5j

Looked fine


Ben G
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28th Feb 13 at 21:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice airbrake
Paul W
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28th Feb 13 at 21:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As said really, stretching for fitment is good. Stretching for no other reason than 'because it's cool' is bad.

This is mine. 165/45 federals on my 7j et33 oz turbo's



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BeetleGav
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28th Feb 13 at 21:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
nice airbrake



Seriously never noticed the boot before haha
custom_corsa
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28th Feb 13 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
165/45/16 over 8j wheel
Smrf_
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Stretch would actually give me a better fitment because vw wheels, and if I'm going there might aswell go all out right, and small car small tyres shouldn't be too bad, that's what I'm thinking anyway

[Edited on 01-03-2013 by Smrf_]
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28th Feb 13 at 23:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I really don't get that, it looks awful

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waj27
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1st Mar 13 at 00:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
165-55-14 on an 8j


195-40-14 on 9.5j
Smrf_
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1st Mar 13 at 01:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mhm the G's are only 6j, might look into getting them banded.
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Pointless and stupid.

The arguement for it enabling wider wheels is wank as you are going from a 195 wide to a 165, meaning the wheel is too big anyway.

Dangerous and out of design tolerance for the tyre.

Oh and while I'm ranting. STOP saying j afetr your wheel width as j is a code for the bead seat and you aren't even using the bead seat so it's irrelevant

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Going to need a cattle prod for all this beef
Balling
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This whole 7j, 8j thing is fairly new isn't it?

A couple of years ago people seemed to know just fine that a wheels width was measured in inches, but now everyone has suddenly dumbed down.

And imo don't put stretched tyres on a 6" wide wheel, it's going to look weird with the wheel being so narrow.
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The j thing isn't new ffs wheels been stamped with it for decades pmsl
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I meant that everybody's need to mention their tyre bead is a fairly new thing.

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