"Stretch" (tires that is) painful to read

[masraum]

Good grief

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2234638

what is stretch?
- "stretch" refers to stretching a narrower tire over a wider wheel, the sidewalls stretch from the lip to the tread

why do stretched tires?
- well the whole thing started in germany/belgium, local laws required that the tire tread be within the fender line. well that doesnt allow one to run wider or lower offset wheels, so they put narrower tires on the wheel to maintain legality

- when you would like to run really wide or low offset wheels and keep the tire tread at the fender

- when you would like to go really low and not rub

isnt this unsafe?
- there hasnt been any soild evidence that running a stretched tire is any more dangerous than a regular tire.

where can i get tires stretched?

-any reputable wheel/tire shop should be able to do it. i know when i did a 215-45 kumho on a 8.5" wheel, it took one shop 90lbs to pop the bead. getting a 225-45 on a 9 and a 245-40 on a 10.5 took another shop 50 lbs

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[Jim Richards]

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Stupid knows no boundaries.

[Gogar]

If you think it's painful to read look at this:










Werd to the extreme.

[masraum]

Yep, like I said, painful.

and as far as loss of pressure is concerned, i tested my wheels the other day after putting them on, i drove around one day (~60 miles mixed highway/city) and one tire was at 10psi, no visual or performance cues.

[Zeke]

Low riders in Ca have been doing that for 20 years.

[David McLaughlin]

... because your expensive wheels should be the first line of defense to any curb or pother solid obstacle.

[flatbutt]

well if you're a poseur and boulevard cruising I suppose it's OK. But not on my rides...nuh-uh.

[johnco]

used to take 2 vw rims, cut out one inner and outer lip and weld together for wide rims on my dunebuggy. mudgrips and innertubes and you could just about float the thing thru the swampmud

[porsche4life]

MEXIPOKE!!! The Corrado guys do it too. I think it looks STOOPID.