I have no idea why anyone would want to do this. Isn't the whole point of putting 8, 8.5, 9 inch rims on your car to get MORE rubber to the road?

Why spend the extra money on wider rims to just put 7, 7.5 inch tires on? I read someone liked the look of it.... Personally i like the look of tires that are getting the most grip for your money.

I would love to go with a 8.5 inch wheel with some 255's maybe 265's on them. Cause i'm not gonna try to drift in a FWD car.

 

Do it!

 

Ummmm do what?

 

as they say, to each their own.

 

I have stretched tires simply because of rubbing issues. They look pretty nice too.

 

i think that those who get their tires streched know that it is not going to add to their handling performance but rather let them sit lower to the ground with a bigger and wider wheel and not have any rubbing issues. i personally have not had any experience with streched tires but i have seen them on many cars and i think that it depends on what the person wants and where they want to get with their car whether it be wining car shows or tearing it up on the track. like mentioned above, to each their own.

 

Don;t stretch, it is dangerous, the tire can come off of the seat and most reputable shops will not do it, we never would when I worked at tire shops years ago.

 

Here is what I wrote about this in a previous thread...

Just going to put this out there. Fitting tires that are too narrow for a specific rim is going to have 2 effects besides for how it looks. 1) Traction will be reduced due to a smaller contact patch caused by the bending of the tire. If a tire is too narrowl for a rim, the tire will bulge on the sides. If a tire is to wide for a rim, the tire will bulge in the middle, bringing us to the second effect. 2) Tire stretching will cause extremely excessive wear on the outer portion of the tread and hence cost a lot of money for new rubber. The effect on the tread would be very simmiler to running radical cambers. If this was for a show, I'd say cool, to each his own. If this was driven on the street...well lets just say I wouldnt suggest it. Tires are designed the way they are for a reason.

 

Good point. They spend alot of money to design tires these days. But if it's for a show car, why not spend the money to roll the fender? or have flared fenders to prevent rubbing? If i was a judge, i would dock points for taking the easy way out instead of doing things they way they should be done.

Ok, if by bigger you mean, 19, 20 etc inch wheels. Then running narrower wheels will help solve that problem.

And that's exactly what i dont understand, it costs more money for wider wheels. But if your not going to utilize the extra inches they provide, just run the narrower wheels that will let you use the same size tire safely. You save money, it looks better, and it's going to be ALOT less costly in the long run cause you wont have to change tires as often.


If they rub why dont you try a narrower wheel? I'm not sure how a tire that's angled inwards would look better than a tire that sits flat on the ground like it should .

 

don't stretch your tires then, mine are stretched and they look good

 

Ok, since i dont seem to be getting my point across.....


Why did you choose to run a wider wheel that requires you to sretch the tires, instead of going with a narrower wheel that wouldnt require you to strech them?

 

i wasn't required to run a smaller tire on my wheels as i am on coilovers and can just raise the car up if i rub, i just like the look of stretched tires in general and i went with the smallest size the tire company recommended for my rims width

 

Like so many people said before, to each their own.


I'm just one of those weirdos that looks at performance first, style second.

 

im with you there man, for next spring im looking into some 17x8's wrapped in 235/40/17s the car handles to well to be strapped down with big wheels

 

I didn't try a narrower wheel because it wasn't offered for the particular style and size I chose.
As for appearance, I have to say I love it at the current height.
I'm running 215/35 19x8 et35 so it sits pretty close to the fenders.
(you've probably already guessed perfomance isn't my biggest concern since I'm running 19s)
If I were to ever take my car to the track, I would of course change the wheels. But since the car is my DD, I'm willing to sacrifice a little performance for style.
Don't get me wrong.. I love the sense of speed, but it's not why I bought a tC.
Like you and many others have said, to each their own.