themccoy14

OK so I recently got my wheels on and I'm running a 225/35/19 on a 9.5" wide in the front and a 245/35/19 on a 10.5" in the rear. I've been driving like a geriatric because I got a flat on day one because of inadequate tire pressure. My question is for all who drive daily on stretched tires; how often are you on the highway and how hard to you drive in general? I'm just afraid of popping one of the tires off the bead from driving too hard. My wife even commented on my super careful driving yesterday "are you stopping...?" "No, there's just a lip between those two slabs of pavement..." Am I overreacting?

Highway

Running streched tires can be tricky.. I been getting bubbles constantly and also popped on this year. This is on a Nissan s14 tho.. Now i find some stretch better than others and actually feel better as well. Some tires are wider than others even being the same size.. For our cars i'd prolly feel more comfortable with 255 or fawk even a 275/35 on a 10.5.. Good question tho cause running streched tires becomes a job in itself.. Zilvians say it is your job to avoid potholes and such when on stretched tires.. So keep up the good work lmao

geeznuts

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I daily my Infinity F50 on 215/35/19 on 19x9.5 and 245/35/19 on 19x11 rides great. Right pressure & alignment is the key! My car is on air and slight camber in the rear. I try to dodge all road construction but I work at night and sometimes can't avoid them lol that's when wou brace yourself and squeeze cheeks as tight as possible. So far almost a year in and I'm still on the same tires and showing very minimal tire wear

gs400rpg

I have 225/35 on 20X10 and daily drive it. Worst part is entrances to parking lots that have a step. I would like to go at an angle to avoid scraping but then the rims hit before the tire lifts the car over the egde. With your streach being more mild I wouldn't worry about taking the tire off the rim.

Edgar300

I had the same problem in a way with my 7 Series wheels not knowing when one was way too low and caused it to pretty much shred, this is why I decided to go with 18's lower more and a bigger tire size.

I daily and the the roads around here suck.

themccoy14

Thanks for all the input guys. I am getting more ballsy but kind of working my way back to normal driving. My alignment sucks because of a few seized components in the suspension but that'll be sorted shortly.

themccoy14

BTW when I dropped the car off at Lexus Service yesterday both of the service writers stopped what they were doing and came over to me and the first said with a puzzled look on his face, "those tires aren't made for a wheel that wide..." I responded simply with "yeah..." Ballerstatus = confusion from the general public.

vwynn

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if ur driving around 25k-30k miles a year then ude prolly not want to do the stretch/camber setup anyways like me unless you have good $$ to buy tires constantly.

nGooo

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i drive quite alot and run stretched tires. i always run max psi and i have not had a problem yet so maybe try that?

HangLoose

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So what are you guys running 45-50psi?

handoverfi

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Man I'd put a 255/35/19 on that rear depending on what offset you running !!

tiger4life

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You'll get used to it. I used to drive 20 miles on the freeway everyday to work. On my 1st day running a 245/35 on a 20x10.5 I drove at like 45-50. Like I said in your other thread you have to monitor your air pressure. You're kinda stuck though since you bought such agressive wheels. If you're that worried about it, you might want to consider getting some other wheels or fender work.

tiger4life

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He's running +12, not gonna happen.

geeznuts

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I do 50psi lol

eastonis30

i've never had a serious problem, i've had a tire come off of a bead due to not enough pressure, but both times, i was going at a slow speed and rubbing hard up an incline.

I keep them at 35-40 psi, like any normal tire, and have many different setups and stretches.

I always run Nankang and Achilles, due to the price and the achilles last forever, nankang stretch awesome.

I mean, i'm not saying it's going to be like running stock tires, it may be a little less comfortable, and yeah, one day you may have an air leak if the stretch is too much, or the tire will pop off the bead. Just be prepared and have the right tools, the tire can be put right back on.

The stretch you're running isn't too aggressive so I don't see why you'd have any problems, I ran a 245/35 x11, 235/35 x10, 225/35 x10, 215/35 9.5, 225/35 9.5, and a bit more.

The trick to it all is really having them mounted the right way, some tire shops can only pump up to 60psi and it takes a good 120 psi to pop the tire on the bead completely.