Stretched tyres - discuss

[RobT]

is this a safe thing to do?

personally I would rather stick a rusty nail in a major artery and those of you that do it should be banned from driving

 

[m0rk]

Looks OK to me

 

[RobT]

immediate driving ban for being a **** head

and castration.......we dont need your genes in this world thanks

 

[MarkE]

Someone I met had a mate who said they knew someone who brushed past a guy once who emptied the bins at Prodrive and apparently stretched tyres are definitely safe.

 

[m0rk]

the general consensus on the 'scene' is that it's OK to have tyres with less grip, and no lateral support if you never make any sharp direction changes, like in an emergency or anything

 

[MarkE]

the general consensus on the 'scene' is that it's OK to have tyres with less grip, and no lateral support if you never make any sharp direction changes, like in an emergency or anything

The general consensus on the 'scene' is also that rubbing off your paint with Scotchbrite to make your car look like it's been sitting outside in Southern California for the last 60 years is A Good Thing.

There's a chance I may never get any 'scene' points.

 

[RobT]

just say no

 

[Oj 89]

I'd much prefer to keep my alloys in almost good condition with proper tyres than have them exposed like M0rk's showing.... is it me, or do they remind anyone else of those sad fake spinner wheeltrims you find in... places?

 

[warren_cox]

There's nothing more I love than a nice Mk2 Golf parked up in the queue at the Pod with 8J BBS rims and tyres stretched to break point. Really finishes off the car a treat.

 

[WeeJase]

It looks ****!

 

[warren_cox]

Showing my ignorance here, and how out of date I am, but is there actually an upside to doing this??? (And don't say cosmetic)

 

[Oj 89]

more likely to crash? I mean, if you love understeer, stretchings the way to go!

 

[RobT]

its cosmetic

except it isn't cos like jase says, it looks ****

 

[MarkE]

Showing my ignorance here, and how out of date I am, but is there actually an upside to doing this??? (And don't say cosmetic)

Smaller tyres are a bit cheaper?

 

[Brummy]

Yes Warren.. its worth Billions of 'Scene ' points


thank fook i dont have any.. not even been tempted to go down the route of stretchies...
even on my soon to be fitted BBS rims..

 

[WeeJase]

Smaller tyres are a bit cheaper?

elastic bands are even cheaperer

 

[Chris Eyre]

Someone I met had a mate who said they knew someone who brushed past a guy once who emptied the bins at Prodrive and apparently stretched tyres are definitely safe.

 

[Oj 89]

elastic bands are even cheaperer

can someone PLEASE photoshop that? Ghetto mod heaven-Elastic band tyres!

 

[MarkE]

elastic bands are even cheaperer

Don't give anyone any ideas - these are people who chop up spacesaver spare wheels with an angle grinder and then weld them up again with a new bit in the middle to make them wider...

 

[warren_cox]

Yes Warren.. its worth Billions of 'Scene ' points


thank fook i dont have any.. not even been tempted to go down the route of stretchies...
even on my soon to be fitted BBS rims..

Well know I know! I do love a good 'scene'!!! What a bag of @rse!

By the way I love BBS rims (if I wasn't so skint this year there would be some on the S3), it may be just coincidence that I always tend to see them on BBS split rims (and one set were **** / silver)