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Stretched tires and driving style

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Old 09-14-12 | 03:40 AM
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I got 275/30-20 Achilles streched to 12,5" wheel and no worries, yet!
It's a little hard but i dont mind. Tire pressure is 3,5 BAR = 50 PSI.
Old 09-14-12 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by geeznuts
225/35/19 and 245/35/19 either nankangs, achillies, nexans and generals lol I pretty much use all the cheaper tires they all stretch nice


yeah thats diesel stretch lol, i hope you know im in new york and the roads here are *****ty!
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Old 09-14-12 | 06:16 AM
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im actually running

275 35 19 on the 19x11 +22
255 35 19 on the 19x9.5 +24

the ride is very comfortable but i scrap EVERY TIME i hit a pothole small or big.
so sooner or later i might OR HAVE TO get smaller tires=\
Old 09-14-12 | 09:28 AM
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am doing 225/30 20 front and 245/30 20
rim is 20x9.5 all around
Old 09-14-12 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sc300jz
Thing is with the cheaper tires, they are not directional so it'll give you "double" the tread wear. Plus if you have a lot of camber why get expensive tires to just burn them up?

geeznuts recommendation gives its a nice aggressive stretch, shows about 5mm of the lip of the rim. If you dont like that much stretch just go a size up.

I drive about 80 with no problem i'm pretty confident I can hit 100mph with no problem.
Not trying to call you out, but there is a common misconception that camber cause tires to wear faster, but in actuality, it's the toe that causes the tire to wear faster or slower.. camber only causes uneven tire wear
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