Stretched tyres dangerous?

[redline]

I've herd somwere that stretched tyres might be dangerous? Is this true?

[akyakapotter]

Yes as they are stretched onto the rim more chance of them coming off the rim when hard cornering

[ryan lang]

Mot only are they dangerous, they are gay aswell

[Chris Green]

^^lol

I've see quite a few nasty ones where the tyres have split and ruined wheels etc.

[StuDoc 72]

In danger of coming off the tyre. In danger of looking like a bell end.

Im with ryan here they are seriously gay leave it to the bent shots in their VW's.

[Glanza Mac]

I think 195 to 185 is acceptable for example but any more and it's dangerous

Rob.

[ryan lang]

195 is what i run, and are in no way stretched

[funny onion]

I think 195 to 185 is acceptable for example but any more and it's dangerous

Rob.

kind of depends on the width of the wheel mate, not just the tyre!

[redline]

That's how mines looks on stretched tyres :s duno weather its safe or not as am not to clued up to tyres and being stretched

[Amjad]

195 on an 8J is fine, I'll be running the same.

Drifters go round bends sideways at silly speeds on stretched tyres, as long as it's nothing silly you shouldn't have problems I'd have thought

[TrisK]

http://www.yokohamatire.com/tires_101/customizing/rim_wheel_width/

Read this, 195/45 on a 8j is barely out of spec.

[redline]

195 on an 8J is fine, I'll be running the same.

Drifters go round bends sideways at silly speeds on stretched tyres, as long as it's nothing silly you shouldn't have problems I'd have thought

Is that what mine is Amjad 195 an 8j?

[Amjad]

Grid Drifts are 8j, I think they're probably 195/45 going by what other people using those wheels have run

[redline]

He said there16 x 8j ?

[Beastmode panda]

They're not dangerous lol... Yeah, maybe if you have like an inch of inside rim showing then sure, you are a twat.

But the stretch that guys have that you see day to day, no, they will be fine.

You'd have to be going fucking rapid round a corner, with insane stretch for a tyre to pop off the bead!

[daniel_g]

Unless you do it like the celica owner you'll probably be fine haha.

http://noriyaro.com/?p=9586

[jakeep82]

having a sensible amount of stretch is fine its just when your putting a 195 on a 10j wheel it gets stupid and dangerous 195 on a 8j wheel gives nice stretch !! like this my bro's xxr 527 there 9.75j and i think these are 235 45 imo a nice amount of stretch !

[Roachy1994]

i had stretches on my clio they were fine and dont people drifting use stretch to so how could they be dangerous :S

[Matt1878]

Stretching = ugly and pointless imo

Stretching tyres can ruin the appearance of a nice set if wheels

[Amjad]

Stretching = ugly and pointless imo

Stretching tyres can ruin the appearance of a nice set if wheels

All down to opinion I guess. Massive stretch looks silly but IMO slight stretch looks better than tyres balooning over the edge of the rim.

And I'm pretty sure the OP's wheels won't fit easily with unstretched tyres (16x8), I'd assume most people stretch to make the wheels fit rather than for looks

[Jarrod]

Mine where fine on my Audi I've Been up to 150 in that and on motorway bends and no trouble at all no difference in feeling to normal sized tyres