streched tyres

[dankspaxo]

Anybody put stretched tyres on a c2 rim , puttin 20 mm spacers on and wana make sure they in arches still

[holdawayt]

What width are the wheels? Just roll the arches if you're worried about it scrubbing.

[dankspaxo]

Pretty sure tyres are 195\45\16 wanting to put lower profiles on to but liked stretched look , how can I roll arches thought u could only do that on a metal arch ?

[Quick]

195 45 16 are not going to look stretched on a C2 16", you are going to need wider rims or narrower tyres.

[dankspaxo]

Can it be done on that rim ?

[dankspaxo]

There the tyres that are on rims now wanting to change them for lower profiles we a strech as putting spacers all round , 25mm spacers but I can shave um on cnc machine if there to much poke on them

[jage]

you'll have to go to like 155/??/16 or 165 maybe. I had 155;s on my 13's because theyre the only tyre i had sitting about and you get a little bit of stretch. Didnt rub like my 16's on 195/45/16 anyhow!

Stretch is usually for big wide wheels to stop them scrubbing.

[holdawayt]

As said you'll need something like a 155 tyre but itll look awful. I didn't realise c2's had plastic inner arches.

For reference im running 195/45/15's on my 8" wide wheels.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o317/Holdawayt/utf-8BSU1BRzAxMzktMS5qcGc.jpg

[MiniGibbo]

What tyres are they..? im also looking to run 195/45's on a 8j and most tyres give a lot more strech than that.

[jage]

nankangs give a little more but not loads more tbh; 195 on an 8 isnt much to be fair!

[holdawayt]

Budget Mohawks. The pic doesn't really show the stretch due to the contrast. But 195 doesn't give a massive stretch tbh, 185 is the poser choice :p

[dankspaxo]

I'm not really going for the look tbh , and there c2 rims on my vtr , recon ill just chuck lower profiles on when I've made the spacers and see what happens fronts 60mm lowerd and backs 50mm , the front scrubs seriusly bad on full lock make the car shake lol and I don't really wana take inner arches out as end up we all crap in doors n sills .

[dankspaxo]

So if I go 155\35\16 should cure it

[jage]

dont need to go to 35 as you wont stretch a 35 very easy.
155 kills the handling imo.
iv been there and done it haa.
Mine hardly rubbed on full lock; just dont go to full lock?

[MiniGibbo]

Budget Mohawks. The pic doesn't really show the stretch due to the contrast. But 195 doesn't give a massive stretch tbh, 185 is the poser choice :p

195 is dangerous enough for me tbh I'm meant to run 245 on the back so im already loosing 100mm :S

[dankspaxo]

I had 195\35\16 on another set a rims and they seamed to look like they had a little strech probs the brand of tyre n didn't rub they was on car before c2 rims