Do stretched tires compromise grip/handling?

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  • F34R
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    Everything changes with stretch. When you lose your side wall to stretch it makes the walls very stiff. Sometimes the bead will pop loose but all depends on how MUCH you do. Also on how you drive it, racing on stretch is dumb. Mostly stretch is for people that suffer from stancing normal cars with small arches. that is really the only way to go low AND have wide wheels tucking a nice bit of rubber. I am tucking 16x9.5 on my e24 with NO rolling or pulling what so ever.

    It all depends on what car you go for. E30 will need stretch and rolling with wheels wider than 8". But again the offset plays a HUGE role in what you can fit under the arches too.

    What is the specs on the wheels?(They are wheels, not "rims". Rims are the outer section of the wheel)

    Once we know the specs height and width, we can then give you an idea of what you need to pick out. For 16x8-9" wheels a 205-215 with a 45 wall is spot on. For 17" it is about the same. It all depends on how low you are planning on going(Tucking rubber). So figure out the specs, the offset and how low you are planning on going.
    Last edited by F34R; 06-21-2011, 02:42 PM.

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  • e30BMart
    started a topic Do stretched tires compromise grip/handling?

    Do stretched tires compromise grip/handling?

    Let's say two same tires with two different rims one makes the tire stretch the other makes it a straight wall. Does stretching the tire compromise any handling characteristics? Does the ride quality change? Thanks
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