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Offline joesgti

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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #10 on: 21 August 2008, 09:32 »
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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #11 on: 21 August 2008, 11:07 »
Guys....Thanks for the comments but there has been abit of a let down...the seller claims he has no more sets with ET45 5x112 and claims he doesnt know when he will be getting them. He currently has 5x112 or 5x100 with ET35. Would this make much difference and would the car still be alright with that "ET"? He claims i can get away with it if i were to stretch the tyre etc but dont want to take the risk of damaging the actual car. Any comments??  :sad:
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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #12 on: 21 August 2008, 11:10 »
stretch tyre  :cool: :cool: :cool: looks mint on mk5's  :evil: :drool:
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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #13 on: 21 August 2008, 12:18 »
....Would you really want to potentially risk your safety by stretching a tyre just because you think it looks cool? :shocked:

Even if you have an accident which is beyond any question someone else's fault and your car is checked and found to have inappropriate sized tyres, you are potentially suddenly in very deep sh!t, especially if there is an injury in the incident.

Your tyres are your only point of contact with the road and each tyre's contact area is only the size of a CD case.

Joe - I sometimes wonder about your mindset.
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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #14 on: 21 August 2008, 12:25 »
Quote from: RedRobin on 21 August 2008, 12:18
....Would you really want to potentially risk your safety by stretching a tyre just because you think it looks cool? :shocked:

Even if you have an accident which is beyond any question someone else's fault and your car is checked and found to have inappropriate sized tyres, you are potentially suddenly in very deep sh!t, especially if there is an injury in the incident.

Your tyres are your only point of contact with the road and each tyre's contact area is only the size of a CD case.

Joe - I sometimes wonder about your mindset.

nups robin, i said it looks cool. didnt say id do it to mine, ive driven cars with stretched tyers and they handle like crap so i already know this.

quote: Joe - I sometimes wonder about your mindset.

remember robin, im 40 years younger than you so we will not aggree on everything  :wink:
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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #15 on: 21 August 2008, 12:34 »
Please don't let this turn in to a stretch tyre discussion.. they bore the crap out of me and get deleted :afro:
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Offline Manu_R32

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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #16 on: 21 August 2008, 12:45 »
I refuse to risk my life, others lifes and ofcourse my car over a stretched tyre! Agree with joe they do look cool but cant be good with the way i drive. Guess il just need to wait till they are available in a higher ET or just save up for some originals  :sad:
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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #17 on: 21 August 2008, 12:49 »
Quote from: joesgti on 21 August 2008, 12:25
nups robin, i said it looks cool. didnt say id do it to mine, ive driven cars with stretched tyers and they handle like crap so i already know this.

....So why advise someone to do it if you already know it's a bad idea?

No probs with us sometimes disagreeing, Joe  :smiley:

Sorry topher but I think it's important that the original poster has info which doesn't result in the risk of his safety. I'll say no more on the subject :smiley:
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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #18 on: 21 August 2008, 13:05 »
Im not sure what the guy means by telling you to stretch the tyre.  You car will probably need a 235/35/19 no matter what the offset, if he was suggesting that you put a 225/35/19 tyre on then that will make no difference to the wheels fitting or not.

From some quick measurements the 8.5" ET35 will sit 20mm further out than Neg's 8.0" ET50 and there is no way that there is 20mm of room on Neg's car.  For the 8.5 to sit just like Neg's then you will need an ET of 55 (this would make the .5" extra width on the inside)

Basicaly, wait till you have the proper wheels!

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Re: BBS LM's
« Reply #19 on: 21 August 2008, 13:07 »
Quote from: Manu_R32 on 21 August 2008, 12:45
just save up for some originals  :sad:

Do you have any ideas how much they cost? You would be crazy imo to spend that ammount of money on a set of rims.
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