yes i have a tC but i know of only a few tC's who are running some stretched tires...

i am getting a new set of wheels that are quite aggressive therefore would need to stretch some tires on to them...

i know you xB guys love stretched tires so if some of you can post some pics. i am looking to see how certain tire sizes stretch on certain wheel sizes.

i am looking for.

205/45/17 on a 8inch wide wheel
215/45/17 on a 9 inch wide wheel

as well as

215/45/17 on a 8inch wide wheel
225/45/17 on a 9 inch wide wheel

when posting please do not post side shots. i needs shots angled from the back showing the stretch.

also make sure to post brand and model of tires as different brands/ models stretch differently.

 

Falken 912 195/50/16 on 16X8 with 15 offset






those are the best shots i could find


i don't know that 215/45 would look streched on a 8" wheel

 

thanks for the reply. when you have a taller sidewall, you can fit a narrower tire on a wider wheel. so with a thinner sidewall itll look more stretched i believe

 

your right, but you are also talking about a wider tire.

a 215/45 on a 8" will not look very streached, now with a 9" wheel..................... thats a different story

let me dig up another pic of a different size

 

thease are 215/40/17 on a 9" wheel


the PW in the back is me with my old wheels, 15x7.

 

Old pic with 215/45/17 on 17x8... slight stretch.



Nowadays I would go with 205 on 8's AND 9's... if the tire was right. Best tires for stretch are Falken 512's (not 912's) and Toyo T1r's. Otherwise 215 on 9's.

 

whats wrong with streaching the 912s
ive hade mine this way for 8 month with no problems

 

there is nothing wrong with them, its just that the 912's are wider.

i had 225/40/18 512's and they looked streched on my 18x8's

i now have 225/40/18 912's and the sidewalls are square on the exact same wheels.

i think the 512 have softer sidewalls and are a bit narrower.

 

watching the stretchness :D

 

235/35/19

rims are 19x10




tires arent that stretched but they're slightly stretched...

 

oh yeah only the rear rims are 19x10 fronts are 19x8.5 and those are 225/35/19

 

^ dude, you find every excuse to post pics of your car LOL!

 

muhaha yep you better believe it, no real recent shots cause its undergoing a makeover :D

 

215/40 on a 9 inch wheel. toyo t1r strech nicely

 

^^^^ yummy tires :D

 

also i have 215/45 and 225/45 on 18x8 and 9 inch wheels on my xb2. there kumho ecsta spt's. they really dont look stretched imo. i'll go with narrower next time around.

the 215/40 on 9s i posted above are for my vw.

 

912's are fine tires, but the sidewalls are much thicker so they don't stretch as well as 512's. On 16x8 it's not a big deal, but say for 205's on a 17x9 you want pliability.

 

isnt stretch tires AKA rubber band tires?? n it doesnt mean its a good thing right?

 

195/45 on a 15x8


195/45 on a 16X8

 

225/50 on 15x10 kumho, next time i'll go 205/50