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Offline stainesy

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Tyre stretch help
« on: 28 August 2012, 14:10 »
Ok I'm asking this here as I will get better responses and more of them plus it does not relate to a car in general.
I have a set of 15" 8j wheels with and offset of ET20 front and rear.
It's going to be tight on the arches so I am going to want some tyre stretch but still needs to be safe to use as a daily driver.
What size tyres do I fit? Iv had a look at tyre stretch.com but they all look pretty muc the same to me.
Would like advice from people that have experiance with this that I know and trust.  :wink:

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Re: Tyre stretch help
« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2012, 14:33 »
195/40/15

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Re: Tyre stretch help
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Re: Tyre stretch help
« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2012, 15:26 »
Iv just been quoted a very good price on a set of 185 55 15's
Any good?

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Re: Tyre stretch help
« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2012, 16:42 »
If im correct in saying I don't think that will give you loads of stretch because of the size of the tyre wall, someone may say different thou...

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Re: Tyre stretch help
« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2012, 17:00 »
i am now booked into the place i got the wheels from on thursday to have 185 45 15,s put on my 8j wheels.
nankangs. can only afford to have 2 done this week tho but at least that will give me wheels to use to get the arches right.

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Re: Tyre stretch help
« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2012, 18:05 »
My 195/40/16 on my 8j gives better stretch than my 195/45/16 on my 9j.

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Re: Tyre stretch help
« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2012, 18:13 »
My 195/40/16 on my 8j gives better stretch than my 195/45/16 on my 9j.

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Re: Tyre stretch help
« Reply #8 on: 28 August 2012, 18:47 »
Nankangs.... id think otherwise mate..
  


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Re: Tyre stretch help
« Reply #9 on: 28 August 2012, 19:14 »
Yh toyo t1rs are dirt cheap and better then nankangs
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