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Old May 24, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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No this is not another fitment thread. Yes I have searched that being said, for all you guys running stretched tires is there any tire that is recommended to be stretched, is there some better than others as far as brand is concerned. I wanna run a 245 on a 11 inch wheel. But undecisive which tires to buy. Thanks guys.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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WoW!! Might as well just buy a cheap nexen tire
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Old May 24, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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WoW!! Might as well just buy a cheap nexen tire
Why you say that just because it's cheap. I'm not planning on running any negative camber so I don't think I will have uneven wear. So I wanna get somewhat of a decent tire.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by flsc300
Why you say that just because it's cheap. I'm not planning on running any negative camber so I don't think I will have uneven wear. So I wanna get somewhat of a decent tire.
It just seems you're not looking for performance with such a stretch so no need to waste money on a better brand. Not being negative here but a 245 on an 11"=tire pop on a mountain run if you ever do one.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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in my experience, cheaper tires tend to stretch better. achilles will stretch well. right now I have nankang nsII's, a 245 on a 10 inch wide wheel. they stretched really well, but they also run really small, just a caution. a better tire that stretches pretty good is dunlop direzza dz101. stay away from michelins though, they don't stretch very good.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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I have 225 general gmax on 19x8.5 tires looks to stretch pretty good.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by soarer13oy
I have 225 general gmax on 19x8.5 tires looks to stretch pretty good.
That's not a stretch , generals run large too.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 04:58 AM
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Geez....I wonder why Michelins don't stretch.......
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Old May 25, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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19x10.5 245/35/19 Achilles ATR Sport tires





Originally Posted by Mr.1.5
It just seems you're not looking for performance with such a stretch so no need to waste money on a better brand. Not being negative here but a 245 on an 11"=tire pop on a mountain run if you ever do one.
I have never ever heard anyone say that their tire blow up just because of too much stretch....

This car is my daily. San Diego streets have been labeled one of the worst in US. My wife and my daughter rides in this car, even with groceries in it. And not once did I encounter any problems or even leaks from it. I'm even running -4 camber all around, although I wanna get that fixed later on, not that there's any problem to it, I just don't wanna go through tires that fast.

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Old May 25, 2012 | 08:01 AM
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I have 235/35/19 on x10, and no problems, i seen run 225 on a wider rim.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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Nankang NS-II is what i run stretched, pretty cheap and stretch good. I have a 215/40 on a 9.5 and a 225/40 on a 10.5
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Old May 25, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Nankangs don't last but stretch nice I got 215/35 on 9.5 Bridgestone duranza , 245/35 on 11.5 general gmax
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Old May 25, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.1.5
It just seems you're not looking for performance with such a stretch so no need to waste money on a better brand. Not being negative here but a 245 on an 11"=tire pop on a mountain run if you ever do one.
Yeah this is gonna be my weekend car and not tracking it at all. This is my look good car not my go fast lol. I was gonna get the Achilles now that it's recommended I feel alot better.
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