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08-10-08, 04:52 AM

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^+1 what he said.

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08-11-08, 02:44 AM

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post some pics after you mount the tires

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08-11-08, 11:31 AM

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I actually spoke to someone that was a Work representative. And he helped me even though he was a big time ****. I ended up getting 225/35 & 245/35

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08-12-08, 12:29 AM

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+44 is really conservative... you can go +20 with 235's on 10" and run slammed, my question is what kinda look are you going for? cuz +44 usually = big tire tuner look and the stretch is usually for aggressive offset vip look.

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08-12-08, 06:14 AM

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The stretch is cause I'm lower then you

i meant offset wise as in you don't need to stretch unless your in the +22 or lower range, but with a +44 its gonna sit quite "in"

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08-12-08, 11:50 AM

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Sorry, but I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to stretch and offsets, I'm now learning a lot more than I knew before

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08-15-08, 02:58 AM

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so,any updates?

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08-15-08, 07:55 AM

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Yes, but I havent had time to take pics yet. Been trying to finish up something else. And you guys were right, 215/235 wouldve been too much

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08-17-08, 09:36 AM

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Ok, I'm about to pull the trigger for some Falken FK452s but I'm getting mixed opinions. Wheel size is 19x8.5 & 19x10, IMO I want to run 215/35 & 235/35 giving it a bit of a stretch but not too much. Is this a good stretch or overkill?

You will be fine. I ran a 235 on a 10.5 for the longest time and had no issues... but thats as far as I would go

currently running 235 on 10j and 275 on 12j

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08-18-08, 11:18 AM

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Falkens have a weak sidewall, so they can stretch better.

Bubbles happen from improper tire mounting.

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08-18-08, 11:23 AM

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My tires from mounted from the guys at Falken themselves, and I still got a bubble. I'm convinced that this is a FK452 problem since no one has this problem with other tires.