Quote:
Originally Posted by ebphoto
i love that people always assume stretch is only for looks.
mild stretch usually allows for a flatter contact patch.
i had a good stretch on my ae86 with 195s on a 9j wheel.... it stiffens the sidewall, and with more pressure allows tires to spin easier which is obviously good for drifting... especially for an underpowered car like that e7 corolla posted above.
|
Dunno i just think the look is silly, its my opinion oh well. As for stretching for the sake of drifting your reasoning seems to be oxymoronic. If you have an underpowered car you would prefer to have a smaller contact patch so traction is easier to break, therefore the argument that a stretch "flattens" out the tire tread would defeat the desired outcome for a drifter...
I think the only reason tire stretch even started in the import world was to help prevent tire rub, and someone somewhere just explained that it made it easier to drift so they didnt have to explain that they bought wheels a little too big for their car.
Also if this is such a huge drifting style, then why stretch the fronts...once again its a style where form > function...kinda like an impala on 13" daytons.
I'm sorry for the topic derail, but there's no way someone will convince me that tire stretching is a performance modification intended to help drift car setups. If that was the case every professionally set up drfit car would have stretched tires...