The Off-Topic Thread

[orangeLJ]

but wouldnt the answer be to run correctly fitting wheels then???

 

as for flared guards... well... this is my other torana...

 

 

[Jono.C]

The wheels themselves do fit well, That's the thing.. It's the fat tire that doesn't fit..

[Hiro Protagonist]

There's no hard-and-fast rule for what size tyre fits (apart from a good 1-2" range) and looks good on a wheel, it depends a lot on the car. Take the beloved-by-many MA61 Supra wheel, 14X7 +8 so it has a decent bit of dish; factory fitment for the MA61 is a 225/60 tyre, and this style looks good under the wide haunches and flared guards of the Supra. Put the same wheels on a KE55 Corolla though, and the tyres look positively balloon-ish - 195 is a much better fitment, with sidewall height to suit (I ran 196/65 for the rally-car look, but that can still be a bit high for some people, and puts the speedo out too)

 

I for one am not a big fan of the whole stretched-tyre scene, especially when taken to the extreme. A little bit here and there, especially if it is on a smaller car to help tuck the tyre under the guard, can be ok though. What I really hate is stretched tyres fitted to small (like 14") wide wheels on cars like MA61s which have flares especially to take fat tyres (the stretch ends up almost being a continuation of the flare), it makes the car look like it is rolling around on castors rather than actual wheels and tyres

 

I've also ran 205 tyres on both a 6.5" (which would be way oversized to some people) and 7" wheel (45/16 for the 6.5", 20/17 for the 7"), with, and to be honest you can't really tell the difference in width of the wheel just by looking at the sidewall, even on such a low profile.

Edited September 25, 2012 by Hiro Protagonist

[orangeLJ]

this is a better view of the racecar (with the non-track wheel on)

 

 

and standard vs flared

 

 

But we have "bogan toranas with balloon tyres" lol

Edited September 25, 2012 by orangeLJ

[Jono.C]

You're comparing totally different cars though..

 

Torana's look ok with wide tyres, But you wouldn't get that size tyre under a ke70 without work..

 

You wouldn't get that size tyre under my ke10, you'd struggle to get a 195 under it with ANY offset..

 

Therefore.. Skinnier tyre, better fit, looks better, rides better, doesn't scrub, doesn't muff my guards, po-po haven't complained about any of my cars so..

[Trev]

"Stretched tyres, making drifters tyres look bigger than 165's since 2009"

[Willis]

You and your "drifters" Trev...

 

A little bit of a stretch doesn't bother me but when I see people putting 185's on 10" wheels, it makes me feel a little queasy.

Saw an S13 with 9.5" wheels with some ridiculous stretch on it the other day, untouched guards, it looked horrid. I wanted to go 8.5"s on my car for a little while but now it just seems kinda retarded. I think 7.5" is the biggest I would go but my Chevoits are 14x7 -5 and with 185/60's up front and 195/60's at the rear and they seem just about perfect.

[It's_AUDM_Yo]

Chevoit... yuck

 

Not sure about which one i'm thinking about though.

[Willis]

Look like SSR MK1's.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

 

70s Japanese pursuit cop car. Look familiar?

Edited September 28, 2012 by B.L.Z.BUB

[Trev]

70s Japanese pursuit cop car. Look familiar?

 

Mach 1 Mustang.

[towe001]

Mach 1 Mustang.

Really ?

 

Yeah i guess, looking at that ugly frontend. It'd have to be early to mid 70's mach 1 not the sexy '69

[Hiro Protagonist]

The widow's peak on the bonnet doesn't help things either...

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Its a 73 . I meant the panda look

[Jono.C]

And the writing on the door....