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is it possible to use 17 inch tires on 18 inch wheels?

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Old 03-23-11, 09:43 AM
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drop kick your friend lol
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Old 03-23-11, 11:03 AM
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Sure a "friend".
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Old 03-23-11, 11:06 AM
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wonder why he hasn't replied... lol he was on earlier today
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omg wait a second....

HOLY SHIIIIIIIIT IT IS POSSIBLE!!!!!!

pics and everything... WOW WTF!!
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lol it was my friend. He said something about stretching it. and I always read about stretching tires but wasnt sure what it meant.
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Old 03-23-11, 10:45 PM
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i dunno anything about tires, but I do know that 17 would not fit 18!
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Old 03-24-11, 06:56 AM
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lol it was my friend. He said something about stretching it. and I always read about stretching tires but wasnt sure what it meant.
you can stretch the same size tire for the same size wheel.
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Originally Posted by IS300Black
lol it was my friend. He said something about stretching it. and I always read about stretching tires but wasnt sure what it meant.
stretching tires means putting a smaller width tire on a wider width wheel.
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Old 03-24-11, 12:08 PM
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Who is your friend, that said it could be done? I want to meet him!
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Old 03-24-11, 12:55 PM
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While this should seem like COMMON SENSE to everyone, apparently it is not.

I work at Costco Tire center and i actually get this question more than you think. I got into an argument with a lady on the phone for literally 20 mins about this same thing. She insisted we made a mistake and installed a 13in tire on her 14in rim. SMH
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Originally Posted by llllllllll
omg wait a second....

HOLY SHIIIIIIIIT IT IS POSSIBLE!!!!!!

pics and everything... WOW WTF!!
http://www.dafk.net/what/
I walked right into that one. ****
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In all my years of forum-ing i've never came across anything quite like this lol
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do us all a favor and smack your friend in the face REALLY FRIGGIN HARD for the dumb question...
how old are you again?
no really it dont...
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