Stretched Tires
08-07-2012 | 04:56 PM
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Stretched Tires
Hey all,
I asked a question in another thread, but I dont want to clutter that thread up (Vossen was great to reply fast), and please dont think Im being rude by any means, Im learning, and coming from the off-roading world hence my screen name, 4runner short for Toyota 4Runner, never really seen stretched tires before, just on here.
So my question, why do you do it ? is just a style ? is there any performance gains ?
oh while Im asking lol Ive seen some rims that are at a severe angle, is that basically the same thing ? that cant be good for the life of the tires.
Again, Im not, trying to be sarcastic or rude at all, just trying to learn here.
Thanks
Ric
I asked a question in another thread, but I dont want to clutter that thread up (Vossen was great to reply fast), and please dont think Im being rude by any means, Im learning, and coming from the off-roading world hence my screen name, 4runner short for Toyota 4Runner, never really seen stretched tires before, just on here.
So my question, why do you do it ? is just a style ? is there any performance gains ?
oh while Im asking lol Ive seen some rims that are at a severe angle, is that basically the same thing ? that cant be good for the life of the tires.
Again, Im not, trying to be sarcastic or rude at all, just trying to learn here.
Thanks
Ric
Last edited by 4rnr; 07-22-2013 at 01:16 AM.
08-07-2012 | 05:03 PM
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Hey all,
I asked a question in another thread, but I dont want to clutter that thread up (Vossen was great to reply fast), and please do think Im being rude by any means, Im learning, and coming from the off-roading world hence my screen name, 4runner short for Toyota 4Runner, never really seen stretched tires before, just on here.
So my question, why do you do it ? is just a style ? is there any performance gains ?
oh while Im asking lol Ive seen some rims that are at a severe angle, is that basically the same thing ? that cant be good for the life of the tires.
Again, Im not, trying to be sarcastic or rude at all, just trying to learn here.
Thanks
Ric
I asked a question in another thread, but I dont want to clutter that thread up (Vossen was great to reply fast), and please do think Im being rude by any means, Im learning, and coming from the off-roading world hence my screen name, 4runner short for Toyota 4Runner, never really seen stretched tires before, just on here.
So my question, why do you do it ? is just a style ? is there any performance gains ?
oh while Im asking lol Ive seen some rims that are at a severe angle, is that basically the same thing ? that cant be good for the life of the tires.
Again, Im not, trying to be sarcastic or rude at all, just trying to learn here.
Thanks
Ric
08-07-2012 | 05:07 PM
#3
Well I'll save you the trouble of using the "search" button and getting flamed by a lot of people.
Stretching tires is when you take a wheel and put a smaller than recommend tire on it. If you put a wide wheel (let's say 11" wide) on the back of a car (G37 for example) with a low offset (+10 and below) then in order to make these wheels fit when you slam the car to the ground; then you need to run stretched tires.
Stretching small tires on a wide wheel will shorten the life some but running a lot of negative camber (severe angle) will shorten the life dramatically. There is no performance gains to running stretched tires; it's just a style. Some hate it, some love it.
Take Doggy's G37 for instance. I don't know his specs but his wheel lip can come up and past the fender while his tire can stay inside the fender well:
Stretching tires is when you take a wheel and put a smaller than recommend tire on it. If you put a wide wheel (let's say 11" wide) on the back of a car (G37 for example) with a low offset (+10 and below) then in order to make these wheels fit when you slam the car to the ground; then you need to run stretched tires.
Stretching small tires on a wide wheel will shorten the life some but running a lot of negative camber (severe angle) will shorten the life dramatically. There is no performance gains to running stretched tires; it's just a style. Some hate it, some love it.
Take Doggy's G37 for instance. I don't know his specs but his wheel lip can come up and past the fender while his tire can stay inside the fender well:
Last edited by Can'tGme; 08-07-2012 at 05:17 PM.
08-07-2012 | 08:02 PM
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Can'tGme said it well. There truly are no performance gains to be added by using a stretched tire. In fact depending on how much stretch you run, you end up compromising Function for Form. It is purely done for aesthetic reason and allows one to run wider wheels and/or lower offsets. Everyone loves a fat lip or an extreme concave setup but not every platform is designed to handle those extreme setup. Getting those extreme fitment to fit while retaining some sort of function It truly is an art. Some hate it, other live for it. I fall in between where I love to see an well executed aggressive fitment but would never do it myself because of all the impracticalities and headaches it brings.
08-08-2012 | 11:48 AM
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Hey all,
I asked a question in another thread, but I dont want to clutter that thread up (Vossen was great to reply fast), and please do think Im being rude by any means, Im learning, and coming from the off-roading world hence my screen name, 4runner short for Toyota 4Runner, never really seen stretched tires before, just on here.
So my question, why do you do it ? is just a style ? is there any performance gains ?
oh while Im asking lol Ive seen some rims that are at a severe angle, is that basically the same thing ? that cant be good for the life of the tires.
Again, Im not, trying to be sarcastic or rude at all, just trying to learn here.
Thanks
Ric
I asked a question in another thread, but I dont want to clutter that thread up (Vossen was great to reply fast), and please do think Im being rude by any means, Im learning, and coming from the off-roading world hence my screen name, 4runner short for Toyota 4Runner, never really seen stretched tires before, just on here.
So my question, why do you do it ? is just a style ? is there any performance gains ?
oh while Im asking lol Ive seen some rims that are at a severe angle, is that basically the same thing ? that cant be good for the life of the tires.
Again, Im not, trying to be sarcastic or rude at all, just trying to learn here.
Thanks
Ric
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