Stretching Tyres

[Alf]

On the track no problem.

On the the street its a big problem, get into an accident and the insurance company isnt going to like it.

Id be worried about the wear to the side walls as their not designed to grip the road.

Edited June 5, 2007 by Alf

[Duncan]

oh come on guys.

I am happy to accept that stretching a tyre helps with drifting, and obviously some in here have experience with that which is great.

But when you start suggesting that it is better for actually sticking to the road, steering feel etc....cmon give me a break. What do you guys know that all of the world's race teams, f1 guys, tyre manufacturers etc etc have missed.

For road tyres....stick to the manufacturer's recommendations so you don't have an insurance claim rejected - for sure they would do it if they found you were outside recommendations. If you want to improve the tyres performance pump it right up eg 40psi.

For track use.....the wider the better it will improve your grip. Track tyres like semi slicks have super stiff sidewalls anyway so its not an issue in practice.

For drifting....go for it if it works.

But there is no way an undersized tyre is good in most circumstances.

[scathing]

But when you start suggesting that it is better for actually sticking to the road, steering feel etc....cmon give me a break. What do you guys know that all of the world's race teams, f1 guys, tyre manufacturers etc etc have missed.

That's because most of the world's race teams are stupid, of course.

If they weren't stupid they'd all be running RB engines, because they're the greatest engine ever made in the universe since the dawn of time, and will forever be until the universe ends. That's something anyone on here should know.

Edited June 6, 2007 by scathing

[Alf]

That's because most of the world's race teams are stupid, of course.

If they weren't stupid they'd all be running RB engines, because they're the greatest engine ever made in the universe since the dawn of time, and will forever be until the universe ends. That's something anyone on here should know.

Too many experts on this forum

[Sticky]

stretching does look weird but for the best fitment ive been told to fit a tyre which is the same width as the rim

9 inch rim = 25.4x9 =228.6mm therefore a 225 or 235 is perfect fit.

for drags go wider but for cornering dont.

[Rolls]

http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

This is a good read for anyone interesting in tyres etc and how they work.