What are the potential cons or dangers running a stretched tire?
03-26-09, 10:00 AM
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What are the potential cons or dangers running a stretched tire?
Basically what the title says but more specifically a 275/30/20 on a 10.5 inch wheel???
03-26-09, 10:13 AM
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What do you guys think of a 285/30/20 instead of a 285/25/20?? The offset of the wheels is 45.
03-26-09, 10:15 AM
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potential danger....An empty wallet, credit card debts, and everyday lunch of cup of noodles
03-26-09, 10:35 AM
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i dont get the post above me.
03-26-09, 10:54 AM
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275/30/20 on 20x10.5 is hardly a stretch.
03-26-09, 10:57 AM
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i agree with blksrpnt... a stretch on 10.5 would be running somwhere on the 265 range,...
03-26-09, 11:14 AM
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hahah I am running 235s on 10's on my s14 (rear)
and 265s on 10.5s on my EVO IX
The EVO IX is now a dedicated track car now w/ 275 R-comps (no more stretching).
03-26-09, 11:18 AM
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275/30 is a baby stretch if not a stretch at all. Im going to run a 245/35 on a 10.5....Youll be good on FL roads.
03-26-09, 11:24 AM
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hahah I am running 235s on 10's on my s14 (rear)
and 265s on 10.5s on my EVO IX
The EVO IX is now a dedicated track car now w/ 275 R-comps (no more stretching).
holy. you got some nice cars....give me a job!
03-26-09, 11:27 AM
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Basically what the title says but more specifically a 275/30/20 on a 10.5 inch wheel???
yeah, i dont think 275 on a 10.5 is a stretch at all. at 275 the tire still should be sticking out a little farther than the rim lip
Most of the guys here are running 245 on a 10 and 10.5 wheels. at that much stretch up to half a inch of bare lip is sticking out past your tire wall.
but to answer you question the dangers.... it makes it 10x easier to get wheel damage.
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03-26-09, 11:30 AM
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this is stretched.
03-26-09, 11:32 AM
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You'll be fine with 275/30/20. I'm on 19's and i'm running 265/30/19's and thats barely a stretch, its kind of scary to drive in Cali cause we have some awful roads. You're lucky to be in FL
03-26-09, 11:32 AM
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wow thats a crazy stretch...
03-26-09, 11:34 AM
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yea but you're not supposed to curb your rims reguardless if the tire is stretched or NASCAR phat, right? i run stretch 225 9in front/245 10in rear and i have no problems at all... well ok i really gotta watch for the potholes but doesn't everyone?
03-26-09, 11:44 AM
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yea but you're not supposed to curb your rims reguardless if the tire is stretched or NASCAR phat, right? i run stretch 225 9in front/245 10in rear and i have no problems at all... well ok i really gotta watch for the potholes but doesn't everyone?
i think im a pothole magnet though.... 3 rims with pothole damage and my front left has a chunk missing on the tire
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