Anyone Stretch?

[Thirty-Nine]

One of the original reasons for stretching tires came from Europe where laws stated that a certain amount of the tire had to be under the fender. Car enthusiasts who wanted to run a wider wheel, but still meet the governments compliance, started to put smaller width tires on wider wheels, so that the majority of the tread was still under the fender. At least that's the story as I understand it.

A primer on stretching tires:

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

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

A primer on stretching tires:

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

I love the line from that link:
"- its all about looks, you wont see anyone with low offset deep dish wheels flopping around the autox course.
"
It sums it all up - looks over practicality. Not my cup of tea, but it is nice to see it written down unashamedly.