Hellaflush?

In reply to irish44j:

wide in one dimension, narrow in the other

long and narrow?? short and wide??

semantics...

I gotta admit, as a balding 49 year old, I gots a serious case of hair envy.

I thought that was a hat...

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

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.

Salanis wrote:

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.

Jeez... I'm on crappy all seasons, but at least their 195's.

Obscure referance: HellaUNflush.

There, that should be a thread killer.

I love that car.

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scoobies

That Scooby is perfect

I wonder where those tires came from? If they are what i think they are, they are long discontinued.

If it had big rally mudflaps on all 4, then it would be perfect. But it ain't half bad as-is.

Pics, info on tires, etc.

ReverendDexter wrote: That Scooby is *perfect*

no skid plates. That guy needs some armor.

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.

I absolutely HATE the "hellaflush" movement...

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.

^Okay, that looks pretty cool. Wonder what happens when you corner, though?