Most Extreme Tire Stretch Thread

[DomChan]

Does anyone know if Federal 595RS-R runs wide like regular feds?

[PurePontiacKid]

^yes they do.

[g_mac530]

Ok everyone, so here's what happened. I have a 245/40/18 on an 18x11. Hasn't given me any trouble over the year + that I've had them mounted. I go out Monday night, checked my PSI and all tires were around 40-42 psi. Everything was fine. I wake up the next morning and the tire bead unseated on the front of the wheel. I was like wtf?? Took it to a tire shop today and had a buddy refill it with air and the tire beaded right back up. Checked for leaks, none.

So, has this happened to anyone else before? Should I up the psi a little more to make sure it doesn't happen again?

[DeleriousZ]

Maybe someone let out air overnight :P

Maybe the valve stem got stuck slightly open? lol

[g_mac530]

Originally Posted by DeleriousZ

Maybe the valve stem got stuck slightly open? lol

Haha you know what? As crazy as that sounds, it may have happened. I have those silly Fatlace dice valve stem caps and the little o-rings in there fall out and maybe it got seated incorrectly when I tightened it down putting enough pressure on the valve stem to slowly leak out air.

I didn't even think of that.

[DialedLife]

My old ebayd out civic before I realized RWD is more fun. 165/50 on a x8. Nothing super crazy.

[Matej]

Is a 205/55 on a 10.5" wide wheel doable, without exposed barrel and such?

[Firestorm999]

Originally Posted by Matej

Is a 205/55 on a 10.5" wide wheel doable, without exposed barrel and such?

That would be opptomistic

[snags]

what is the most stretch I can run on an 18" 12J? looking for the shortest sidewall possible too

[Firestorm999]

245/35 id say is possibly with the right tyre. But 255/35 or 265/35 would be fairly easy to do.

[silviamang]

Originally Posted by KGB

Did anybody ever had some problems with federal tires beads leaking after flipping them? I love these tires but this is 4th time its happening to me, 3 times with 215/35 on 18x10 before and now 225/35 on 18x11. Only had this tire for over month and a half, valve stem started leaking so I had to take the tire off to tighten it up from the inside. Mounted it back up and inner bead is leaking now Thinking about trying different brand of tires.....or mabe different tire shop Any suggestions? Thanks.

Hmm ive flipped all my ss595s before with no problems... maybe your tire shop is ripping the bead?

Here are my 265/35 on a 12.5 wheel.

[05subysti]

from the looks of your stretch, i think 255/35 feds will stretch fine on my 12.5s.

[05subysti]

Originally Posted by KGB

Did anybody ever had some problems with federal tires beads leaking after flipping them? I love these tires but this is 4th time its happening to me, 3 times with 215/35 on 18x10 before and now 225/35 on 18x11. Only had this tire for over month and a half, valve stem started leaking so I had to take the tire off to tighten it up from the inside. Mounted it back up and inner bead is leaking now Thinking about trying different brand of tires.....or mabe different tire shop Any suggestions? Thanks.

take to a better shop man ive flipped federals many times with no issues.

[DeleriousZ]

Originally Posted by 05subysti

from the looks of your stretch, i think 255/35 feds will stretch fine on my 12.5s.

Keep in mind that those are Federals which run quite wide.

[JonathanPrem]

Any One ever Stretch Michelin Pilot Super Sport Or Yoko S-drives? Looking To do 205/40/18 on 9.5

[05subysti]

yoko s drives are great if you can spare the dough to buy em.

[Te37]

Originally Posted by JonathanPrem

Any One ever Stretch Michelin Pilot Super Sport Or Yoko S-drives? Looking To do 205/40/18 on 9.5

Look in my recently started threads and I have a thread where I stretched Michelin pss, those tires make any nitto feel like a bicycle tire.

[SupaDoopa]

If I hear a 215 is an extreme stretch on a 9.5 again, I'm going to explode.

[pch]

Wish we had some tire stretching experts here in AZ. I can't find anyone to stretch a 245/35 on an 11.5 & 225/35 on an 10.5...had to go with a 235 on the 10.5 and 255 on the 11.5

[pch]

Originally Posted by SupaDoopa

If I hear a 215 is an extreme stretch on a 9.5 again, I'm going to explode.

I've seen a 215 on a 10 with no negative adverse affects.

[nismobenzo]

yeah true^ ive seen a 215 on a 10.5 errday

[theStig880]

^ Truth. I run a 215 on 10.5s on my daily. No major problems so far and its been nearly six months

[d_nice]

^^^^^going to try the 215 on the 10.5 see how it goes

[05subysti]

Get my 255/35s tomorrow!

Will post when I get them mounted on 18x12.5s :devil:

[snags]

reporting back to this thread. 18 x 12.5 meister s1 with 265/35/18 achilles atr sport

[05subysti]

Wtf how'd you get it to bead?!

Ive been trying to get my 255/35 federals to bead up and they won't budge at all.

[snags]

the shop just used a very large bead blaster as far as i know. i drive them at 50 psi

[05subysti]

it seems like the sidewalls dont want to flexxxx.
there has been a 255/35 feds on 12.5 vsxx but they have diff style drop centers.

any tips to get the sidewalls to flex a bit more. i also tried the starter fluid/fire trick. idk if im doing it right or using enough but it ends up as a bail of fire and no air explosion/pop.

btw i have went to 5 tire shops and all of em are pussies either turning it down, or can't do it. They have used a cheetah-5, cheetah-10.

idk i want to get this stretch so badly lol

[snags]

we left the tires outside baking in the sun on a very hot day before mounting thats one tip for getting it more stretchy

[05subysti]

I almost had it to bead on the inner barrel side, I think im not using enough starter fluid lol if I cant get it to work ill get some 265/35s.. which would be better to stretch 265 Achilles or 265 federals