In reply to irish44j:
wide in one dimension, narrow in the other
long and narrow?? short and wide??
semantics...
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Jan. 30, 2010 8:28 p.m. mith612 New Reader
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Jan. 30, 2010 9:26 p.m. Streetwiseguy New Reader
I gotta admit, as a balding 49 year old, I gots a serious case of hair envy.
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Jan. 31, 2010 12:12 a.m. unevolved Reader
I thought that was a hat...
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Jan. 31, 2010 12:30 a.m. zipty842 Reader
Streetwiseguy wrote:
I gotta admit, as a balding 49 year old, I gots a serious case of hair envy.
being a balding 25 year old, I do too
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Jan. 31, 2010 1:18 a.m. Salanis SuperDork
doc_speeder wrote:
I'm part of the "vw crowd". A tiny bit of stretch looks OK in my opinion, but I'm talking a 205/50 on a 8" rim, not a 9+ rim. That's just stupid. The hair is stupid too, but in a hilarious "I would point and laugh publicly at it" kind of way.
205/50 on 8" makes some sense. That's about perfect on 7". At 8" the sidewall would be stiffened nicely for drifting.
One of the funnier moments I had discussing stretching with a drifter was after he put 185's on like 15x9 wheels on a Miata. He accused me of starting a "why would anyone stretch tires" rant. I had to inform him that I was actually starting a "why would anyone run crappy 185's on a sportscar" rant.
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Jan. 31, 2010 1:28 a.m. mtn SuperDork
Salanis wrote:
Jeez... I'm on crappy all seasons, but at least their 195's.doc_speeder wrote:
I'm part of the "vw crowd". A tiny bit of stretch looks OK in my opinion, but I'm talking a 205/50 on a 8" rim, not a 9+ rim. That's just stupid. The hair is stupid too, but in a hilarious "I would point and laugh publicly at it" kind of way.
205/50 on 8" makes some sense. That's about perfect on 7". At 8" the sidewall would be stiffened nicely for drifting.
One of the funnier moments I had discussing stretching with a drifter was after he put 185's on like 15x9 wheels on a Miata. He accused me of starting a "why would anyone stretch tires" rant. I had to inform him that I was actually starting a "why would anyone run crappy 185's on a sportscar" rant.
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Jan. 31, 2010 2:51 a.m. ValuePack HalfDork
Obscure referance: HellaUNflush.
There, that should be a thread killer.
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Jan. 31, 2010 9:17 a.m. unevolved Reader
I love that car.
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Jan. 31, 2010 9:42 a.m. 4cylndrfury Dork
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Jan. 31, 2010 2:17 p.m. ReverendDexter Dork
That Scooby is perfect
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Jan. 31, 2010 2:45 p.m. Travis_K Dork
I wonder where those tires came from? If they are what i think they are, they are long discontinued.
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Jan. 31, 2010 5:32 p.m. Treb Reader
If it had big rally mudflaps on all 4, then it would be perfect. But it ain't half bad as-is.
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Jan. 31, 2010 6:42 p.m. ignorant SuperDork
ReverendDexter wrote:
That Scooby is perfect
no skid plates. That guy needs some armor.
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Jan. 31, 2010 9:19 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
i just came up with a awesome business idea. Start a wheel company, sell super wide wheels with beads set closer to the center so these deutcshe-bags can safely have the stretched tire look without the danger of running super stretched tires.
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Feb. 3, 2010 1:40 a.m. CLNSC3 Reader
I absolutely HATE the "hellaflush" movement...
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Feb. 3, 2010 2:11 a.m. Luke SuperDork
I think it has its place, with the proper Bosozoku-styled cars, that is.
Anywhere else, though, or on anything that gets seriously driven, and it starts to get silly.
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Feb. 3, 2010 4:26 a.m. ZOO Dork
^Okay, that looks pretty cool. Wonder what happens when you corner, though?
