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Originally Posted by dobbrz
xxr 968. Can't afford to drop thousands on wheels so still on the fake wheel bandwagon. Not really an upgrade but I think I am going to like them.
Also...I'm not going to beat this to death. But 235/40 on a 9.5 is "fine". It is not ideal, but it is a very mild stretch. And stretched tires are the most dangerous if you are dumb and don't check tire pressure. There is no doubt that running stretched tires raises the probability of breaking the bead when your tire goes flat... So yes, it is slightly more dangerous...but I am more worried about being struck by lightning. Especially with such a mild stretch. Check out some of the setups on http://tyrestretch.com/
Many of those are extreme and I would never go that far..haha |
Not a bad choice on the wheels. I always recommend replica wheels. Unless it's a race car just buy any wheel you can afford that you hunk looks good.
I will never understand why people stretch their tires. I don't need to remind you how unsafe it can be. And honestly I think it looks terrible. I'm not bagging your setup but it seems to me to be the cheap way out. Running tire sizes 3 or more sizes lower than you should and running ridiculous camber makes it look like you couldn't afford to buy the necessary parts to make it look and handle correctly. 235 on a 9.5 wheel is too small and 225 is the same size as stock lol. Why would you want to keep the Prius width tire?! I was considering 235/35 for my 8.5 wheels at one point and I honestly would never go any smaller than that. Maybe I'm just more about the American muscle sense that wider tires look 10x better, regardless of the power you're running, and performance aside. If you check my build thread I have nothing that gives my car better performance only appearance. Stock power on these cars is more than adequate and that's coming from a guy with a 340 hp evo ix mr so don't tell me I don't know what fast is. Anyone that says this car needs more power is clearly ready for f1 and should be buying a different car. Plain and simple. If you can't afford a better car buy a steering wheel for your pc and play grid 2 or Mario kart.
While I understand there is a huge community that stretches their tires for the "look". I'll never understand why they think it looks good. I think it just looks cheap
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