stretched tyres

[eyeletboy]

Would 195/45/15 tyres fit on an 8 inch rim? i seem to be having trouble around my area getting garages to do this for me.When i ask they say its not within the tyres spec and that it would be a safety issue.Is this true? I went in to a local tyre exhaust garage local to me today and asked how much it would cost me for 4 toyo proxes t1-s? They hadn't even heard of them   This what i'm up against in this backward part of wales.

[jv]

Yes they would fit but they would be stretched to do it and a lot of 'normal' garages may not want to fit them. Safety issue - well it's to look gangsta innit 

Could get the tyres you want delivered instead but you will still have the fitment problem 

[...joe]

yeah they'll fit and wont even bee too stretched. i've got 195/50/15 on an 8.5" wheel. they are kinda right about what they are saying about it being a safety issue as well. but that also wont be a serious stretch so shouldn't be dangerous.

[eyeletboy]

found a local garage who would supply and fit toyo proxes t1-s and stretch them for me.£164 all in :smiley:here's a couple of pics of the rims that will be fitted next year to the sportline.roll on the summer

[Golf8vGti]

sorry to threadjack but a mate was asking is it possible to stretch toyos on to standard BBS ra's? and what profile would he need??

[eyeletboy]

i can't see there being a problem with stretching toyo's on ra's.pm ...joe as he's quite up to speed on these sort of things.

[jv]

Stunning wheels matey

Would have to go for some very narrow tyres to get much stretch going on with a 6" width wheel. StyleDynamix could sort it out I am sure - would need 175's or something

[gibby]

I'm no BBS geek that's for sure, but those wheels look absolutely sweet as !

My TH Mono's for my Rallye have got 195/40/16s on and I've seen them more stretched that's for sure.

Who sells four tyres fitted and balanced for £164 ! That's £41 a wheel. Bargain.

[Lewy]

Who sells four tyres fitted and balanced for £164 ! That's £41 a wheel. Bargain.

Fap me that is cheap, I got my F1's for £40 a corner and fitted them myself. Next time I'm off to eyeletboys local!!

For stretching on RA's you might want to try 165/50's as they could give you a nice stretch

yeah they'll fit and wont even bee too stretched. i've got 195/50/15 on an 8.5" wheel. they are kinda right about what they are saying about it being a safety issue as well.

Recently I've fitted a couple of sets of 195/50's to 8" & 8.25" rims, and personally there is too much sidewall to achieve the stretch. My old RM's were 8.25 and the 45 profile looked aesthetically better, as there was more of a stretch with the smaller side wall.

[Organisys]

Yeah, 195/45,  looks nice. I had these on G60. only prob. is the part lip of the wall that sits tight to the edge of the rim looks lifted off the rim a bit (if you see what I mean!)

damn wheels are in pitch black garage, so no photos.