The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Why?
Are they better for handling?
Or vanity or new fad?
Are they legal?

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

Got 225/40/18 stretched on a 9.5"inch on my hawk sti, I would like to have gone for a wider tyre but it would catch the arches as my car is low,
I dont get no rubbing issue's at all with 225/40/18, so thats why I stuck with that tyre choice to give it that stretched look!!

Handling wise I felt I could push my car better with the 18x8"inch wide wheels, not saying that the car dont handle with the wider wheels but it felt better/more control with the 18x8's.
So yes I would say its more for looks then performance, But then again where can you really open your car up on public roads, most of the time I find myself pottering about at 30mph in traffic, And when I can open it up its usually in a straight line for a few mins at a time, so the wheels dont make a difference!!

As for being legal?? I think ill put the standard wheels on for MOT time!!

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

What's wrong with stretched tyres?I see nothing bad with these.SJ.

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

Yo those look dope yeah!!!

Saffy

a craze born from peeps who can't afford the tyres that fit their rims properly?

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Like.

brocksta

iTrader: (1)

Yeah i don't understand this stretch tyres bollocks.
They cant work or grip as good as proper fitted tyres, why do it ???.
Look good at maccy dees no doubt.

JonnyA

iTrader: (1)

I saw my first Impreza on stretched tyres (and massively lowered) the other day. I had to do a double-take because it looked just like a Dubber. Sad. Why ruin the handling of a car famous for just that?

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

It's practically this^^^^^To fit wide wheels properly you need wide tyres simples,and if you have wide tyres you need body work arch rolling or a body kit which all cost,it's like how people use to lower cars back in the days it weren't lowering springs it was,"Do you know anyone with an angle Grinder bruv".SJ.

RA Dunk

Looks completely **** and is generally only done by knobbers, why take a decent 'half decent' handling car from the factory and make it handle ****?

Suberman

I think it's dumb, but i do appreciate the entertainment value in which it brings. Hey, it'll be a boring world if we were all the same.

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

Cos it's cool blud. mi ride looks peng dropped an streeeeeeched init.

BULLITT

I asked this question to a group of dub fans and got a shed load of abuse for it.

I just couldn't understand why bother spending a fortune putting a 5 Cyl motor in a mk2 Golf tuning it up and then making it so low he couldn't go anywhere at sort of pace and then add stretch tyres for that extra crap handling

fawor

iTrader: (3)

that's the same with coilovers on road imprezas,you could not go anywhere to
ive got 225 on 8.75 wide rim and don't feel a difference, still my rear overtake me on roundabounds

Infected by sti

iTrader: (6)

On my first nova It was springs in a vice, get the oxy on them heat them to glowing and slowly wind vice in, cold water, let them cool and repeat low be ****ed, springs would fall out when you jacked the back of the car up days of our youth hey

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

You can say that again mate.SJ.

fawor

iTrader: (3)

+1

AWG

iTrader: (6)

Explains your ride height

RS_Matt

So long as my back end stops sliding out (left) every time the turbo kicks in I'm not bothered how my tyres look.

bigarf

iTrader: (67)

Stretched tyres means.look at me,i been to the shops and bought some realy wide rims.but hold on a minute they wont fit my car.so instead of getting the arches sorted so they will fit properly,what i'll do instead is use the tyres that were on my 7inch rims and hope no one notices they dont fit properly.stretched tyres just look ****e imo.

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

At least my front splitter is still in one piece.SJ.

RS_Matt

Think I saw you in Cas Asda Monday aft, near the meat counter.

JGlanzaV

iTrader: (3)

I would say you should invest in some decent tyres if your back end keeps sliding out lol.

AWG

iTrader: (6)

Low blow!

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

Lol.SJ.

bigarf

iTrader: (67)

might have been me,i spend half my life down the meat isle at asda.was suffering from a bit of a hangover on Monday though so carnt really remember.