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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: wolfie1981 on 23 December 2013, 19:34

Title: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: wolfie1981 on 23 December 2013, 19:34
Just got a set of 19" rims 8j all round.
I want a good stretch so the rims are sitting out any clue to what tyre size would be best.

Ive been to a couple sites but only show 8.5j rims
Any guys on here running 8j with stretch
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: dom on 23 December 2013, 19:46
You've got to go pretty skinny to get stretch on 8J, this is hard enough on 18's and I'm guessing will be even harder on 19's.

I'm running 205/35/18 on 8J and that's the smallest tyre size there is available:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG_20131123_122218_zps6bfa126a.jpg) (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/codling1234/media/IMG_20131123_122218_zps6bfa126a.jpg.html)

215/35/19 is the smallest size that Camskill sell and even that doesn't give much stretch:

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w143/unitedgti/bbs%20wheels%20fs/DSC_6705.jpg)

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w143/unitedgti/DSC_5204.jpg)
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: damien010685 on 23 December 2013, 20:02
If u wanted stretch you should of got 18s bud
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: dom on 23 December 2013, 20:15
Quote from: damien010685 on 23 December 2013, 20:02
If u wanted stretch you should of got 18s bud

Or wider 19s :grin:
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: wolfie1981 on 23 December 2013, 20:22
Lol just got given a set of rs4's and wanted them to look a bit different.

Not sure if there going to look any good might just leave them
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: damien010685 on 23 December 2013, 20:50
Quote from: dom on 23 December 2013, 20:15
Quote from: damien010685 on 23 December 2013, 20:02
If u wanted stretch you should of got 18s bud

Or wider 19s :grin:

Well that 2 haha sell the 19s and get 18s 9.5 rears :) looks good on a mk4
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: wolfie1981 on 23 December 2013, 20:51
Might just put them on with the tyres thats on the rims see what they look like. I have 20mm rear spacers will I get away with them not catching do you think.

As at the moment im running 16" 6j's
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: dom on 23 December 2013, 21:04
What tyres are already on them? Are you lowered?
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: Wayne on 23 December 2013, 21:44
18" is the better choice.
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: Wazzzer on 24 December 2013, 08:55
man up you lot :laugh:

(https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1483319_561981960559285_1792032202_n.jpg)
Title: Re: looking good tyre strecth on 8j 19" rim any help would be great
Post by: Shizzle on 24 December 2013, 09:06
Here is a great website for looking at stretched tyres on all sort of wheels all types of stretches and wheel sizes.
http://www.tyrestretch.com/home