Holy crap read this about stretching tires.
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Yeah. Stretched tires do look neat, but I wouldn't be riding on stretched tires. You can easily puncture the sidewalls. I always stick to the manufacturer specs. Like a 205 on a 6.5", a 215 on a 7", a 225 on 7.5", etc.
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A little bit of stretch do help a tad and add some stiffness to the car but I would not run any kind of extreme stretch too hard. Good thing Scions can not take hard corners and it all for looks so we all should be good !! 
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Yea thats not a stretch at all. I would put a 215 on a 9" wide wheel if the wheel is a 17 or 18. As for Scion's not taking hard corners. I beg to differ. And yes I had stretched tires on the track. 215/35 on 8.5 and 225/35 on a 9.5
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I didn't take it to the track nor tooke hard corner but just on street and my tire poped on me but this is a tad too much for most people !! 215/35-18 on 18x11s !!
But even at normal driving, they are not beaded all the way !! This is with 60 PSI, daily driver !!
But even at normal driving, they are not beaded all the way !! This is with 60 PSI, daily driver !!
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Falken FK452 tires are the best to stretch. Thats what they are made for... Check them out at www.fk452.com
And I sell them if anyone is interested...
And I sell them if anyone is interested...
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Before I voice my opinion let me say I'm not calling anybody here stupid.
But my god that is the most moronic thing I've ever seen. Why install a bunch of performance parts on a car that are intended to help the performance and ruin not only the apperance of performance but also the actual performance.
When it's all said and done it's your money, time, and car. Which means do what you want, just be safe and think twice when somebody comes up with the idea that it's "cool" to install brakes that are 2 sizes smaller than the brakes that came on the car.
Again that's just my opinion.
But my god that is the most moronic thing I've ever seen. Why install a bunch of performance parts on a car that are intended to help the performance and ruin not only the apperance of performance but also the actual performance.
When it's all said and done it's your money, time, and car. Which means do what you want, just be safe and think twice when somebody comes up with the idea that it's "cool" to install brakes that are 2 sizes smaller than the brakes that came on the car.
Again that's just my opinion.
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Originally Posted by MyBoX
I didn't take it to the track nor tooke hard corner but just on street and my tire poped on me but this is a tad too much for most people !! 215/35-18 on 18x11s !!
But even at normal driving, they are not beaded all the way !! This is with 60 PSI, daily driver !!
But even at normal driving, they are not beaded all the way !! This is with 60 PSI, daily driver !!
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Originally Posted by Short_Bus
I used to run 215's on 9" rims, I never had a problem..and i drove like an butt....Falken ziex tires
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Falken ST215 are one of the best for stretching because it has steel reinforced sidewalls. Stretched tires have been in use for many years in gymkhana and drifting in the US and overseas. A properly inflated and matched tire can pop just as easily as a reasonably stretched tire. If you use cheap tires like kumho escta they will eventually pop regardless of being stretched or not.
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I don't have a problem with my stretched tires other than my camber ruined them. drove two years on it with out any problems at all. In Japan, cars drift on it all the time. I'm sick of people bashing and b!tching about stretched tires.