tire stretch???
06-02-10, 03:20 PM
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tire stretch???
eyy guys need a little input on stretchin some tires bought some 18x8.5 fr and 18x9.5 rear wheels...wat size tires should i mount on em to get a little stretch so i can tuck em nicely
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im stretching 225/40 falken 912's on my fronts [18x9.5]
incase you're wondering, my rears are 18x10.5, with a bf goodrich g-force, also a 225/40 size.
for the 8.5 and want an equal stretch of the 225/40 - 18x9.5 , go with 205/40 or 205/45... if you can find them.
incase you're wondering, my rears are 18x10.5, with a bf goodrich g-force, also a 225/40 size.
for the 8.5 and want an equal stretch of the 225/40 - 18x9.5 , go with 205/40 or 205/45... if you can find them.
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Pizza cutters on the front
225/40 on 9.5 Looks great.
As far as the fronts not much you can do there IMO.
All depends on what brand of tire too...some tires run wider than others so not as much Strech.
Federals Run a tad wider than normal I do know that much.I'm running a 245/40/18 on 10.5 and a 235 in the same Brand would have looked way better though looks better from behind w/ 245's.Trial and Error but 8.5 is a tad weak for a Strech.
225/40 on 9.5 Looks great.
As far as the fronts not much you can do there IMO.
All depends on what brand of tire too...some tires run wider than others so not as much Strech.
Federals Run a tad wider than normal I do know that much.I'm running a 245/40/18 on 10.5 and a 235 in the same Brand would have looked way better though looks better from behind w/ 245's.Trial and Error but 8.5 is a tad weak for a Strech.
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He wants a Strech.
275's on a 9.5 will be Gravedigger Status...shoot even 255's would look like Dragster Fitment. Offset dosen't chage the fitment of the tire.
Tucking Them will require the correct offset and Judging by those widths I would guess they are +30 or more and Will be Hovercraft Tuck (atleast on the 8.5's) - am I right?
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thanks guys for all the input and yea this is gonna be my street setup slammed with nice tucked look...so kinda still confused on wat i should do...lets say frnt 225/40r18 rears 245/40r18 is that should give me some stretch notin crazy?? or could i do 215 front wit the 245 rear or the stretch is gonna be mismatched?? ...because i still want some tire on the rear or ima be driften all over the place with 18lbs 
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No strech on the setup listed above ^ I promise you.
225/40 on the rears (9.5) will Look great - a really thin width (205/215) 35 series tire will be tight to the wheel on the fronts.
245 on the rears will be thick and "bubblie"
Tighter the tire,the better "tha Drift y0!"
Your car though.Do what you like.
Its normal intention is to fit a really wide LOW Offset wheel,and the tire Streched will allow it to clear the fenders which normally Need to be rolled.
Low offset + Wide wheel= Strech Tire for Fitment.
Some cars now just want the look and the offsets are only +35 and up and NO Need what-so-ever for a strech.
225/40 on the rears (9.5) will Look great - a really thin width (205/215) 35 series tire will be tight to the wheel on the fronts.
245 on the rears will be thick and "bubblie"
Tighter the tire,the better "tha Drift y0!"
Your car though.Do what you like.
Serious question, why? What is the intended purpose of stretching a tire like that? I'm genuinely curious.
Low offset + Wide wheel= Strech Tire for Fitment.
Some cars now just want the look and the offsets are only +35 and up and NO Need what-so-ever for a strech.