tire stretch ?
well its either gonna be a 245/35 or a 255/35... a 245/35 will prevent me from running more negative camber. i was going to originally run -4 in the front and -6 in the rear but if i could get away with having a couple months of tire saving im up for it lol. if i run a 255/35 im going to be around those numbers which my tires are going to last 5-6 months.
i chose my offsets based on robzones car which is my inspiration. should be a couple milimeters more aggressive lets see if i could pull this off should be fun putting these bad boys on. im going to be rolling all week!It annoys me when people try to hide their offsets.
ill reveal them sooner or later ... and if your talking about the kransons then yes.
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From somebody that worked in the tire industry for years I can tell you that stretching the tire to those limits is not a good idea, it will alter the tires handling ability. I wish I still had all my dealer notebooks so that I could scan in and show varying tests that were done over the years. Now obviously this is not as severe with low profile performance tires as it is trying to run 195/75/14 white walls on 8.5's but it's still not suggested. We used to see about a wreck per month come through our shops from people loosing seal by stretching 205/50/15's on 15x10's and expecting them to perform the same.
I know my words will not stop anybody when they are after this particular look but please remember to be careful because regardless of what the custom shops tell you it is dangerous (they just want your $).
Best of Luck,
Jason
I know my words will not stop anybody when they are after this particular look but please remember to be careful because regardless of what the custom shops tell you it is dangerous (they just want your $).
Best of Luck,
Jason
I just find it odd that you won't share your offsets because by doing so we would be able to help you choose a tire size that would match with the amount of camber you'd like to run and the fender work you plan on doing. Its all about helping each other here, but its hard to properly help you when you won't share all of the info related to your setup.
Got pics of it Blain? That's pretty close to the 235/35 I'm running. He's got less width, I got smaller profile but it turns out to be just about even.
From somebody that worked in the tire industry for years I can tell you that stretching the tire to those limits is not a good idea, it will alter the tires handling ability. I wish I still had all my dealer notebooks so that I could scan in and show varying tests that were done over the years. Now obviously this is not as severe with low profile performance tires as it is trying to run 195/75/14 white walls on 8.5's but it's still not suggested. We used to see about a wreck per month come through our shops from people loosing seal by stretching 205/50/15's on 15x10's and expecting them to perform the same.
I know my words will not stop anybody when they are after this particular look but please remember to be careful because regardless of what the custom shops tell you it is dangerous (they just want your $).
Best of Luck,
Jason
I know my words will not stop anybody when they are after this particular look but please remember to be careful because regardless of what the custom shops tell you it is dangerous (they just want your $).
Best of Luck,
Jason
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As for hiding offsets, it's a thing of the past. If you're only going a few mm more aggressive, it's not that much more to make a difference. Anyone can achieve what you will be doing with a little more negative camber and/or fender work.