17x10" +12 FN01rc on S13?

[eyustfu]

Originally Posted by Jcb890

i was simply saying i'm not impressed by him being on the news for drifting cuz i'm not a drift fanatic, drifting is fine and good and cool in its own aspect just like drag, track, autox and whatever else, its all fuckin cool and fun, drifting just isn't my thing.

stretching a tire isn't good for anything. you don't want to stretch a tire period. ever. you just don't.

how many le mans cars, drag cars, autox cars, track cars, real drift cars have stretched tires? the answer should be 0 for a reason. so yeah, stretched tires on a huge rim are super sweet d00d.

I'm trying to cure this tire stretching epidemic that has been going around. anyone else care to help me stop it?

Drifting isnt my thing either but i can understand stretched tires.

le man cars dont run stretched tires because they have the budget for wideass R compound slicks. You cannot compare all out race tires to street tires. Some AutoX/track drivers i talked to stretches their tires mildly to prevent sidewall flex. As for drag cars, they run narrow wheels up front for weight issues if RWD, and wide in the back for traction. All motorsports set up their cars different.

[Jcb890]

Originally Posted by eyustfu

Drifting isnt my thing either but i can understand stretched tires.

le man cars dont run stretched tires because they have the budget for wideass R compound slicks. You cannot compare all out race tires to street tires. Some AutoX/track drivers i talked to stretches their tires mildly to prevent sidewall flex. As for drag cars, they run narrow wheels up front for weight issues if RWD, and wide in the back for traction. All motorsports set up their cars different.

le mans cars dont have the budget??? dude... are you smoking crack? they're driving C5R's, RS6's, etc, etc, they have the budget to run whatever the fuck works best.

who stretches their tires for autox/track? i'd like to know who and see how stretched. running narrow wheels up front.. no shit, that has nothing to do with stretching tires. they run wide rims and tires in the back for traction... guess what, no stretching. according to vik tho, the wider the wheel, the better, no matter what, so why dont they run 35" wide tires with tires stretched like whoa across them? oh wait, thats cuz stretched tires don't handle/grip as well.

[eyustfu]

Originally Posted by Jcb890

le mans cars dont have the budget??? dude... are you smoking crack? they're driving C5R's, RS6's, etc, etc, they have the budget to run whatever the fuck works best.

who stretches their tires for autox/track? i'd like to know who and see how stretched. running narrow wheels up front.. no shit, that has nothing to do with stretching tires. they run wide rims and tires in the back for traction... guess what, no stretching. according to vik tho, the wider the wheel, the better, no matter what, so why dont they run 35" wide tires with tires stretched like whoa across them? oh wait, thats cuz stretched tires don't handle/grip as well.

wtf are you talking about, i said they have the budget to get expensive tires that works best. for that type of driving they have slicks with stiff ass sidewall. so you can't compared street tires to a le man's tire.

too wide of a tire creates sidewall flex when turning, some people dont like that sloppy feeling so they stretch it SLIGHTLY, i didn't imply that they were throwing on 225's on a x10. You can stretch it up to a certain point. Handling well depends on who is driving the car and their preferences, some people don't mind sidewall flex, some hate it... As for grip, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that if your running a narrow tire on a wide wheel, traction isn't as great as a wider tire. Some people put 245's 255's on a x10 for that extra sidewall stiffness while still having some traction for whatever power they have. It all depends on the size tire your stretching on whatever wheel... a 255 tire non stretched will still have the same contact patch to the ground as a 255 tire on a wider wheel but stretched.

[statik]

Originally Posted by eyustfu

le man cars dont run stretched tires because they have the budget for wideass R compound slicks.

Originally Posted by Jcb890

le mans cars dont have the budget??? dude... are you smoking crack? they're driving C5R's, RS6's, etc, etc, they have the budget to run whatever the fuck works best.

yeah, reading is weaksauce

[Jcb890]

Originally Posted by statik

yeah, reading is weaksauce

LOL woops. my bad on that one, sorry to the dude who posted about the le mans cars, i was at work so i just read it quickly and thought to myself "wtf is this kid thinkin?" lol.

[vik]

Originally Posted by Jcb890

according to vik tho, the wider the wheel, the better, no matter what, so why dont they run 35" wide tires with tires stretched like whoa across them? oh wait, thats cuz stretched tires don't handle/grip as well.

your are a dumbfuck i run a 245 on a 10j
i guess this is an extreme strech for you
well newsflash for you
so how do you get the idea that this such a bad combo well wait yeah i guess from your lack there of.

[JVD]

Originally Posted by vik

your are a dumbfuck i run a 245 on a 10j
i guess this is an extreme strech for you
well newsflash for you
so how do you get the idea that this such a bad combo well wait yeah i guess from your lack there of.

Wow! Simply stunning. I'd recommend repeating grade 1 and on.

And about running a 12" rim for drifting, chmercer doesn't. He drifts with stock wheels I believe.

JVD.