streched tyres - Saxperience

dankspaxo · 26th March 2012, 22:43

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

holdawayt · 26th March 2012, 22:57

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

dankspaxo · 26th March 2012, 23:06

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 · 26th March 2012, 23:21

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

dankspaxo · 26th March 2012, 23:50

Can it be done on that rim ?

dankspaxo · 26th March 2012, 23:56

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 · 27th March 2012, 09:55

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 · 27th March 2012, 10:38

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.

MiniGibbo · 27th March 2012, 10:40

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 · 27th March 2012, 10:54

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

holdawayt · 27th March 2012, 10:55

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

dankspaxo · 27th March 2012, 11:12

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 · 27th March 2012, 11:16

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

jage · 27th March 2012, 11:19

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 · 27th March 2012, 11:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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

dankspaxo · 27th March 2012, 11:29

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