ok so who has...Fluorescent Gram Lights 57D Yellow & Orange?
12-18-2008, 07:29 PM
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where im from everyone blazes lol
...somebodys a grumpy *****
and doesnt no wat style is
hahaha
please dont drive anywhere near me on the track with these wheels and that offset
k thnx bye
k thnx bye
and doesnt no wat style is
hahaha
12-19-2008, 01:17 PM
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This is a public forum and so people can read your posts and post their opinions. Oftentimes, many of us try to help others if we feel they're going to make a mistake, which is the case here. The size you're proposing to run is simply going to stick out way past the fenders. Rolling the fenders won't help, pulling the fenders won't help, nothing sort of cutting your fenders or a widebody kit is going to fit those wheels, and when you fit on such an offset you're going to be dealing with issues related to your scrub radius being WAY off what they were intended to be, not to mention bearing wear. If you can't take the opinion and observations of what a proposed setup is going to be, perhaps you shouldn't be posting on a public forum.
Oh, and there is absolutely no advantage in performance to stretching your tires to that extent. Having a bit more wheel width for a given tire width helps in responsiveness, but going past the manufacturer's recommended wheel width range is a possible recipe for disaster as the stresses on the sidewalls can go past what the tire is designed for and then you end up with a de-laminated tire. On the track, that's a huge safety issue.
Drifters started doing it because they're always going through tires and they had wide wheels, but ended up going through thinner tires for cost and availability reasons. It's not a performance thing.
Oh, and there is absolutely no advantage in performance to stretching your tires to that extent. Having a bit more wheel width for a given tire width helps in responsiveness, but going past the manufacturer's recommended wheel width range is a possible recipe for disaster as the stresses on the sidewalls can go past what the tire is designed for and then you end up with a de-laminated tire. On the track, that's a huge safety issue.
Drifters started doing it because they're always going through tires and they had wide wheels, but ended up going through thinner tires for cost and availability reasons. It's not a performance thing.
12-19-2008, 01:34 PM
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stretched tires lower sidewall flex, I know a lot people people say you can play with tire pressures. But from experience, stretched is just smoother I have no idea how to explain this. We are not talking about the best setup for the car, we are not talking about grip here. We are talking about sliding.
If it doesn't help, then there is no reason why pro's sponsored by tire companies stretch their tires.
This is an old argument which I'm not going in to.
quick google search
http://www.drifting.com/forums/tech-...nd-them-3.html
If it doesn't help, then there is no reason why pro's sponsored by tire companies stretch their tires.
This is an old argument which I'm not going in to.
quick google search
http://www.drifting.com/forums/tech-...nd-them-3.html
Last edited by imput1234; 12-19-2008 at 01:37 PM.
12-28-2008, 12:16 PM
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i didnt have a camera at the time when i put them on my car.
and the offset was +15 tho...
i like the orange ones too,
but i think i a black rx8 with the same rims but in a bright purple would look sooooo sick too! aahhaha
and the offset was +15 tho...
i like the orange ones too,
but i think i a black rx8 with the same rims but in a bright purple would look sooooo sick too! aahhaha