Stretched Rubber

[Spike]

"Stance" doesn't get you laid

-James

This cannot be true. I saw a 1969 Ford Econoline van on eBay a few months back.. it was lowered, covered in rust, and didn't run.

He said park it in the front yard, and girls will come!

-Joe

[MONSOON]

Wow.. Just wow...

Congrats on reviving a 7 year old thread .


Oh and a quick Google netted 3.3 million hits and the 1st 4 pages all had negative responses as to the safety of "Stretched rubber"

https://www.google.com/webhp?source=search_app#gs_rn=17&gs_ri=psy-ab&tok=wiUi_1fycJDWoqqgwMWKpw&suggest=p&cp=12&gs_id=1i&xhr=t&q=stretched+tires&es_nrs=true&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=stretched+ti&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48293060,d.aWc&fp=a710b5d9ce41f237&biw=1366&bih=681

Do it at your own risk if safety and looking like a dumb*** dont concern you.

[MiltonHavoc]

Haters gon hate. This we know. Now instead of reading a bunch of threads from Google search how bout you go on thses websites (zilva.net, 300zxclub.com, northwestnissan, driver.com, Hondatech, clubroadster.com; if thats not enough I got more) and see ALL the threads about guys drifting, auto-x, rally-x, touge,tracking, gymkhana, and some even drag racing ( I don't read to many drag sections) with mild to extreme stretch on DAILY DRIVERS none the less for years now without fail. AND then come back and tell us all about how its sooooo unsafe :rolls eyes:

[Advancedynamix]

[M3NTAL]

165/45/15 stretched on some 15x7s

[FestYboy]

that there is the limit that i'd EVER think of stretching a tire. any more and whatever benefits there were go out the window.

[Advancedynamix]

Marc, I'm jealous. Your 15x7's must be wider than mine, you got a lil more stretch than me. Same tires too. You need more camber sun!

[rmoltis]

I like the looks but feel the ride quality would suffer with a car like that.

[deathrace2000]

While it does tend to look rather stupid in most instances; stretching tires is not unsafe. Those who make that claim most likely have no experience with stretched tires.

In my opinion, the only reason to really stretch a tire is to get it to fit inside of the wheel well.

Extreme stretches like 205 on a 10.5J and things like that do look ridiculous, though.

I also find it funny that many people look at a car that is actually low and assume that the ride quality is poor.

[Potta]

I love my stance. Here's my r8 that does very often get raced with my street tires still on with 245/40 19" on 9.5" wide wheels. I think it looks badass and well everyone does it in oz. from racers to drifters, jdm tuners the works.

For 500rwhp she hooks up pretty well even with stretched 245's





I plan on getting some 15x8"s for when I start taking the 121 to some shows. It'll look badass. The whole stretch tires is really a trivial thing nowadays.

If you can't beat them join them hahaha.

[Advancedynamix]

I like the looks but feel the ride quality would suffer with a car like that.

Actually, this car rides smoother and nicer than any Cabby that I've driven. It's on accu-air air ride. To drive it down the street you just hit #2 position on the remote (or cell phone app) and it self levels at a reasonable ride height. I'm not sure if I'd take it one the track (that would be up to Brian, the owner) but I'd drive it to Big Bear (he drives the car thousands of miles to every show, it's no trailer queen). It's also got a Vr6 swap and shaved bay. My good friend Jason at PartsScore built it, I helped with some custom fabbed goodies.

[Advancedynamix]

I love my stance. Here's my r8 that does very often get raced with my street tires still on with 245/40 19" on 9.5" wide wheels. I think it looks badass and well everyone does it in oz. from racers to drifters, jdm tuners the works.

For 500rwhp she hooks up pretty well even with stretched 245's





I plan on getting some 15x8"s for when I start taking the 121 to some shows. It'll look badass. The whole stretch tires is really a trivial thing nowadays.

If you can't beat them join them hahaha.

Nice Ride!

[blkfordsedan]

Potta........can you enlighten us "Yanks" as to what exactly an R8 is? Looks like some kind of a Chevy....er...Holden?

[Advancedynamix]

Same thing as a Pontiac G8 GXP. But it looks like his has an LSX in it, which means it's a monster.

Here is it's americanish cousin for sale on Ebay, this one is LS7 though, not the LSX.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-G8-GXP-Sedan-4-Door-2009-pontiac-g-8-gxp-6-speed-ls-7-/171061213371?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item27d40af8bb&vxp=mtr#ht_936wt_1182

[Potta]

Potta........can you enlighten us "Yanks" as to what exactly an R8 is? Looks like some kind of a Chevy....er...Holden?

Yes it's a Holden body. Chevy is blasphemy over here. If someone calls a Holden a chev (Holden owned by gm) here in Aus a fight would surely break out hahaha.
These are probably the easiest ways of showing you what it is. My car is naturally aspirated but makes more power then the super clubby does anyways Enjoy.

http://youtu.be/Ld_nn9H-AAY

http://youtu.be/9Prks8Sdq9Q

Here is what it sounds like.

http://youtu.be/EbTNtqXA09w