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Originally Posted by RotorDad
As far as tire stretching goes I will simply say impractical for a street vehicle IMO. Why sacrifice real performance for this appearance or to be able to slide an underpowered car? Stretching a tire beyond it's limits is unsafe, a lot of tire shops will not do this for that reason alone. The fact that you would be raising the wear on suspension pieces, wheel bearings & the tires themselves is a reason in itself not to follow this style. I have to agree that if you can't fit a wheel with the tire manufactures suggested sizes, then it's not correct. Running a 215/45-17 on a 17"x10" wheels, with the rim exposed is asking for trouble. This just my view, so if tire stretching is your thing fine just don't impose this trend on others as being the right way to fit wheels & tires.
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Originally Posted by RETed
So basically you're insisting to run "big" wheels (which are heavier than properly sized wheels) and then run smaller tires just to get the proper (less) traction?
So you're basically doing it just for looks?
-Ted
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i totally agree that tire stretching is impractical for street driving, i mean your talking about pot holes, construction zones etc. which can cause the tire to debead in some cases.
also i dont drift for the competition i drift for the fun of it and making the car look cool while its in motion simple as that, atleast for now. though at the same time dialing in suspension and still learning the car. i came from a s13 which is a really easy car to drift then went to an fc which is totally different and much harder.
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Originally Posted by TehMonkay
you could just run lightweight 17x7.5 or 8 wheels.
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hm, i might just give that some thought.