Lets get your rubbers on!!!!!

[GINCH]

Well I had a chance to get the tires mounted on the wheels today!! They actually stretched a little more than I thought they would. I love it!!! They are 195/45/15's on an 8" rim!! Will take some pics once I test mount them!










Cheers
Derek

[nismodrifter]

Re: Lets get your rubbers on!!!!!

Nice!!

[Silverfire]

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cant wait to see them on

[VAG_Tech]

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Looking good but stay away from those curbs! Man I hate curb rash!

[Triple G]

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Those look great

[R_Ethug]

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jeeeebuuus! those are going to be some of the best looking wheels in town man!! derek you're getting my vote for mk2 at das again this year

[Canadian Turbo]

Re: Lets get your rubbers on!!!!!

Hotness!!!!!

[R-Audi]

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Maybe I am not in enough with the VW crowd, so dont mind me if its a stupid question, but whats with stretching tires being so popular?
I always liked the tires with a rim-guard built in...Maybe I'm just out of it.. somewhat compared to back in the day kids wearing huge pants when they could have just got pants that fit properly?

[R_Ethug]

Re: Lets get your rubbers on!!!!!

i loved the look of the stretch on my jetta 19s.. on the audi i dunno how'd it look.

[GINCH]

Re: Lets get your rubbers on!!!!!

Maybe I am not in enough with the VW crowd, so dont mind me if its a stupid question, but whats with stretching tires being so popular?
I always liked the tires with a rim-guard built in...Maybe I'm just out of it.. somewhat compared to back in the day kids wearing huge pants when they could have just got pants that fit properly?

The reason I went with tire size I chose is for 2 reasons:

1. The more sidewall stretch, the less fender work I need to do to run an 8" wide wheel and still be relatively low without extreme rubbing.

2. It looks wicked!!!!!

And just so you know, I've never worn a pair of paints that didn't fit properly!!
Cheers
Derek

[R_Ethug]

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i prefer painted on skin tight pants.. that way you can rock the sidepipe!

[Tuna]

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With Stretch comes much controversy so i'll just say, some like it some don't. Some think your tire will blow and cause a firey death for you and everyone on the road. Some say it's Euro, some say it's plain dumb. I quess it's all in what you like. Personally, I like the look and it's advantages (as Derek said) but it's not for everyone.

Thos should look good when they're all done. Did you get hassled by whoever mounted them?

I thought it would be funny to stretch the tires on the Volvo and see what the reaction is among THAT crowd (that would be interesting!).

[GINCH]

Re: Lets get your rubbers on!!!!!

Hey Jason,
Yeah its definately not for everyone. I had them mounted here at work and it actually went pretty smoothly!
Derek