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01-11-2010, 11:11 PM | #37 | |
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01-11-2010, 11:15 PM | #38 |
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Thank you sir!
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01-12-2010, 03:39 PM | #39 |
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enough of the bickering... when are you getting your wheels? I want to see these bad boys on your car
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01-12-2010, 05:15 PM | #40 |
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How about you find one tire manufacturer that recommends putting a 205 tire on a 9 inch rim, and then we can have a discussion. Or Racerfreak can put up a link of a "pro drifter" using some ridiculous stretch. I'm not talking 5-10% out of specs, I'm talking a 205 on a 9 inch rim
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01-12-2010, 07:05 PM | #41 |
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do some reading cuz it'll take me too long to find a pic of a pro drift car streched considering they are pics of them drifting.
http://www.drifting.com/forums/tech-...hind-them.html I'm not gonna lie I'd rather put a 215 on a 9" but it could be a 195 |
01-12-2010, 07:40 PM | #42 | |
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Ive heard that hey give you better grip, but ive also heard that its more for show and a lot more stuff. Post 2 from your link: but in all honesty, if i can stretch a 245 on a rim designed for a 275, id run the 275. Thanks! Even wannabe drifters disagree with you. |
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01-12-2010, 07:46 PM | #43 | |
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I love subjective reading ... I'm not saying stretch is better but saying it serves a purpose and is not bad. I would never run a major stretch on car for grip but then again your not gonna fit a 245 on a 9" wide wheel on a yaris. |
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01-13-2010, 01:07 PM | #44 |
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I think stretched tires look pretty cool, I'm not gonna lie. However, if it were advantageous to stretch your tires for performance, don't you think most racecars (not just D1 drivers) would do it?
Stretching, from what I understood, came from the need to pass inspection in Germany/Belgium. The inspection required that the tire's tread be completely under/inline with the fender. This, of course, didn't allow for very wide wheels or low offsets. So, people started to stretch the tires—tread was still in the fender, but the sidewalls and whatnot poked out a bit.
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01-13-2010, 02:52 PM | #45 |
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well small stretching actually eliminates side wall flex... that's about all it does for grip racing. It helps create a smoother drift but most people just get bigger wheels to cut down on side wall flex. I still give the op lots of credit for stretching the wheels on the little yaris.
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01-13-2010, 03:24 PM | #46 | |
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I'm sure Toyota doesn't recommend half the crap we do to our cars, but they in point of fact run better and/or make more power -- so what's your point about manufacturers?
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01-13-2010, 08:52 PM | #47 | |
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It doesn't offer performance gains, find me an auto crosser running a ridiculous stretch and placing. |
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01-14-2010, 08:53 AM | #48 | |
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OBVIOUSLY....autcrossing is totally different than being on a track or on the street. It's night and day.... |
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01-14-2010, 10:03 AM | #49 | |
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i've come to the conclusion that arguing with boneheads who want to do what they want to do, regardless of other data out there, is a giant waste of time. therefore i'm leaving one last thought.
to each their own.
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01-14-2010, 11:02 AM | #50 |
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I say let the man do whatever he wants to do. YOur style or not just let him do it.
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01-14-2010, 01:04 PM | #51 |
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how did autocrossing become the point, supmet? Irrelevant to a guy with a street car running stretched tires. Hey Walter and other stretched-tire-guys, how many flats or tires coming off the rims have you ever had? THAT is real data, which is all I keep asking for.
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01-14-2010, 01:23 PM | #52 |
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Got enough complaints gonna close this till everyone settles down.
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