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Offline shepgti

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streched tyres on 6j rim
« on: 23 July 2009, 13:19 »
ok so views on strecthed tyres on a 6x15 rim? think it would look too small? maybe a 165/55 tyre? :undecided:

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #1 on: 23 July 2009, 13:22 »
tbh if your rim is only 6j, there really is no point in having stretch. The whole point of it is to give some extra clearance.

Just stick to a nice 195 tyre dude!  :cool:

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #2 on: 23 July 2009, 13:41 »
No point to be honest, I would stick to 195/50/15's

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #3 on: 23 July 2009, 13:54 »
same again, you want like a 9J wheel to get some nice stretch. mine are 7.5J and i have a straight wall, if not slightly stretched. running 195/45/16.

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #4 on: 23 July 2009, 13:55 »
as pointless as wearing skinny jeans  :laugh:

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #5 on: 23 July 2009, 13:59 »
can someone tell what the "j" means please. My wheels are 205/8" so are they 7j?

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #6 on: 23 July 2009, 15:10 »
I would go for something smaller than 195/50/15 if you are concerned about the look. Maybe a 45 or 40. As 195/50/15 does look pretty tractor ish.

Offline Paul86S2

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #7 on: 23 July 2009, 16:58 »
can someone tell what the "j" means please. My wheels are 205/8" so are they 7j?
The J number is the width of the rim, so if you have 8 inch wide rims they will be 8J.

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Offline shepgti

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #8 on: 23 July 2009, 17:00 »
i should of said i was thinking of this because i was thinking of whacking some decent sized spacers on the back.. :undecided:

i mean ive seen strecthed tyres on a 6j d90..

Offline Dec

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Re: streched tyres on 6j rim
« Reply #9 on: 23 July 2009, 17:08 »
On my VR6 standard BBS's ive got 195/45/15's :)