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bordin34 · 08-12-2010, 06:23 PM

Could somebody explain to me whats up with the stretched tires and insane camber trend? From my section of the hobby the thing to do is to fit the fattest tire you can on a rim to get better traction. I cant imagine that some of these stretched tires are safe to drive on and wont pop off the bead on a hard turn. I heard it was to artificially stiffen the sidewall on a cheaper tire and then it jut caught on to look cool? With the camber is it just for looks, those cars cant handle good and dont look safe. So whats up with these trends?

97TurboDSM · 08-12-2010, 06:28 PM

who cares? it's a style, not one that you like obviously. and if you think that these people are going road racing with wheel/tire setups like that then you are just as retarded as you think they are for doing it.

FocusDude · 08-12-2010, 06:28 PM

I'm sure there are a few hundred other threads with people spouting the same comments over in the Gallery and Member Journals.

No stance for you... NEXT

twastheglow · 08-12-2010, 06:31 PM

One of the reasons that some people do it is to run super wide wheels to get a deep lip. In order to pull that off (on some cars) without any fender modifications is to stretch the tire a bit as well run some negative camber to fit the wheels within the wheel wells. I'm not saying it's a great reason, lol, but that's definitely one of them. Others just like the "stretch/poke" look. lol

Me personally, I'm doing a slight stretch on my tires when I get my new wheels. I did that for fitment reasons. I've already rolled my fenders but a slight stretch will still be necessary for what I'm looking to do. But don't get my wrong, I won't be rocking 205's on a 9.5J. hahahaha

mckpat03 · 08-12-2010, 06:32 PM

97TurboDSM · 08-12-2010, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by twastheglow

One of the reasons that some people do it is to run super wide wheels to get a deep lip. In order to pull that off (on some cars) without any fender modifications is to stretch the tire a bit as well run some negative camber to fit the wheels within the wheel wells. I'm not saying it's a great reason, lol, but that's definitely one of them. Others just like the "stretch/poke" look. lol

Me personally, I'm doing a slight stretch on my tires when I get my new wheels. I did that for fitment reasons. I've already rolled my fenders but a slight stretch will still be necessary for what I'm looking to do. But don't get my wrong, I won't be rocking 205's on a 9.5J. hahahaha

That's because.............well nevermind.

twastheglow · 08-12-2010, 06:37 PM

The bottom line is this is solely done for style anymore. Any reasoning regarding "stiffening sidewalls" is long gone with newer tires that are out. With that being said, if people aren't into the styling, then they're not into it. There's nothing to "get". If you love it, cool, rock out with your bad selves. If you hate it, that's cool too.

twastheglow · 08-12-2010, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 97TurboDSM

That's because.............well nevermind.

You're an asshole for making me laugh out loud to the same ****ing joke in two different threads!

**Got Insulin?** · 08-12-2010, 06:39 PM

Does this really require yet another thread? Stretching tires is an OG rally car and grip car trick to make sidewalls stiffer and allow the use of wider wheel/tire combos and still stay in their class. Recently it's caught on as people try some more exterme things, but it's really not a "trend" as it's been around longer than probably longer than like 85 percent of TSTs populace.

97TurboDSM · 08-12-2010, 06:39 PM

yea but. i win.

twastheglow · 08-12-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 97TurboDSM

yea but. i win.

I can't even argue that since it's 100% true.

97TurboDSM · 08-12-2010, 06:43 PM

well. my work here is done.

RSX Type-Slow · 08-12-2010, 11:06 PM

if you have to ask, then you dont know.

mckpat03 · 08-12-2010, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RSX Type-Slow

if you have to ask, then you dont know.

Isn't that the point of a question? You don't know, so you ask...

MX5 · 08-12-2010, 11:58 PM

Honduh · 08-12-2010, 11:58 PM

This thread needs more meat spin.

GOULET · 08-13-2010, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Honduh

This thread needs more meat spin.

hahahaha

but seriously if you have to ask, then you wouldn't understand.

08-12-2010, 06:23 PM	#1
bordin34 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mahwah,NJ Member #16443 My Ride: 1973 Dodge Charger SE......1974 Plymouth Valiant iTrader: (0)	Can Somebody Explain to Me... Could somebody explain to me whats up with the stretched tires and insane camber trend? From my section of the hobby the thing to do is to fit the fattest tire you can on a rim to get better traction. I cant imagine that some of these stretched tires are safe to drive on and wont pop off the bead on a hard turn. I heard it was to artificially stiffen the sidewall on a cheaper tire and then it jut caught on to look cool? With the camber is it just for looks, those cars cant handle good and dont look safe. So whats up with these trends? __________________ 1986 Porsche 944 Red N/A 5-Speed 1974 Plymouth Valiant Green 318 Auto-Sold, in Louisiana 1973 Charger SE Brougham Black 400 Auto. 1974 Charger SE Brougham Blue 318 Auto-Sold,in Croatia Mahwah,NJ

08-12-2010, 06:28 PM	#2
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	who cares? it's a style, not one that you like obviously. and if you think that these people are going road racing with wheel/tire setups like that then you are just as retarded as you think they are for doing it. __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

08-12-2010, 06:28 PM	#3
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08-12-2010, 06:39 PM	#9
Got Insulin? Hard Snarker Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Philly Member #7591 My Ride: 01 Audi TT 225, GVR-4 #72/1000, 91 TSi AWD iTrader: (16)	Does this really require yet another thread? Stretching tires is an OG rally car and grip car trick to make sidewalls stiffer and allow the use of wider wheel/tire combos and still stay in their class. Recently it's caught on as people try some more exterme things, but it's really not a "trend" as it's been around longer than probably longer than like 85 percent of TSTs populace. __________________ -Taylor DenOfDebauchery Last edited by Got Insulin?; 08-12-2010 at 06:41 PM.

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08-12-2010, 06:43 PM	#12
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	well. my work here is done. __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

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