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at least you admitted it hahah and have a legit reason lol.
Some folks I know run a 7 front and a like a 8.5 er 9 rear with stretched tires.... on a ff car? I just dont get it.
Stretched tires have a big Xb following. I know alot of guys who prefer a stretched fat lipped 15 over a flatspoke 18. Plus i truly believe that with some negative camber and airbags those 15's will look better than almost all flatspoked wheels.

 
you guys know nothing of stretched tires..

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Pre-stressing the bead on the tire like that cant be good for performance... so why do this? For looks? Im just curious...
In a word. Yes. For looks. And it doesn't affect tire performance too much. I just drove from San Diego to STL and the tires aren't that much worse for wear.

 
In a word. Yes. For looks. And it doesn't affect tire performance too much. I just drove from San Diego to STL and the tires aren't that much worse for wear.
Its heavy cornering where a pre-stressed bead would lead to problems, not doing the interstate. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif But yeah, unless you are a road racer, prolly not a problem. Thanks for the info.

 
Its heavy cornering where a pre-stressed bead would lead to problems, not doing the interstate. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif But yeah, unless you are a road racer, prolly not a problem. Thanks for the info.
I dont do much heavy cornering. My car is kind of uhh slow. Thanks all for the responses.

 
**** that tire stretching is ugly as hell.. Why? and who thought of this hideous procedure?
LOL. Its known as VIP style. Known as Bippu in Japan. Thats where it originated. Check out Vip'ed Lexus'es they look badass to me. I say to each their own. I personally think flatspoke wheels are retarded. And most look the exact same. And donked cars look even more ridiculous. But some like that look, so who am I to tell them they are wrong? Personal preference man. Do you really think I would spend over 2k on 15's that i didnt totally love. Or should i have bought some cheap 20's made by a noname company?

 
Pre-stressing the bead on the tire like that cant be good for performance... so why do this? For looks? Im just curious...
drifters use stretched tires..

usually running stretched tires is to allow you to run a wider wheel and still keep a lower stance. the fender clears the tire. the euro crowd has a thing for poke...

 
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