Warning to those with stretched tyres
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I know PH is generally anti tyre stretch, but I thought I'd post my experience for others to share.
I bought my car with aftermarket wheels and a moderate stretch on the fronts (225/40/R18s on a 9J rim), not anything insane, but a stretch all the same and I've had to replace three front tyres if the space of no more than 500 miles.
All three tyres have failed in exactly the same way, I.E the stretched inner edge of the tyre separating from the main body of tyre exposing cords. The first time this happened it was only on the one tyre so I replaced it with a part worn, and in the space of a month that same has happened to the replacement and the other side has started to show similar symptoms.
It would seem that the stretch puts immense amount of stress of the outer edges of tyre and if the case of older tyres this causes the edges to eventually break away.
Now rocking 235s on the front, the car doesn't look broken anymore , the rims actually have some protection and I doubt I'll be having any more issues
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I haven't heard too many stories of stretched tyres failing so spectacularly, so like I said, I thought I'd share.
I bought my car with aftermarket wheels and a moderate stretch on the fronts (225/40/R18s on a 9J rim), not anything insane, but a stretch all the same and I've had to replace three front tyres if the space of no more than 500 miles.
All three tyres have failed in exactly the same way, I.E the stretched inner edge of the tyre separating from the main body of tyre exposing cords. The first time this happened it was only on the one tyre so I replaced it with a part worn, and in the space of a month that same has happened to the replacement and the other side has started to show similar symptoms.
It would seem that the stretch puts immense amount of stress of the outer edges of tyre and if the case of older tyres this causes the edges to eventually break away.
Now rocking 235s on the front, the car doesn't look broken anymore , the rims actually have some protection and I doubt I'll be having any more issues
.I haven't heard too many stories of stretched tyres failing so spectacularly, so like I said, I thought I'd share.
279 said:
I know PH is generally anti tyre stretch, but I thought I'd post my experience for others to share.
I bought my car with aftermarket wheels and a moderate stretch on the fronts (225/40/R18s on a 9J rim), not anything insane, but a stretch all the same and I've had to replace three front tyres if the space of no more than 500 miles.
All three tyres have failed in exactly the same way, I.E the stretched inner edge of the tyre separating from the main body of tyre exposing cords. The first time this happened it was only on the one tyre so I replaced it with a part worn, and in the space of a month that same has happened to the replacement and the other side has started to show similar symptoms.
It would seem that the stretch puts immense amount of stress of the outer edges of tyre and if the case of older tyres this causes the edges to eventually break away.
Now rocking 235s on the front, the car doesn't look broken anymore , the rims actually have some protection and I doubt I'll be having any more issues.
I haven't heard too many stories of stretched tyres failing so spectacularly, so like I said, I thought I'd share.
Well I am shocked.I bought my car with aftermarket wheels and a moderate stretch on the fronts (225/40/R18s on a 9J rim), not anything insane, but a stretch all the same and I've had to replace three front tyres if the space of no more than 500 miles.
All three tyres have failed in exactly the same way, I.E the stretched inner edge of the tyre separating from the main body of tyre exposing cords. The first time this happened it was only on the one tyre so I replaced it with a part worn, and in the space of a month that same has happened to the replacement and the other side has started to show similar symptoms.
It would seem that the stretch puts immense amount of stress of the outer edges of tyre and if the case of older tyres this causes the edges to eventually break away.
Now rocking 235s on the front, the car doesn't look broken anymore , the rims actually have some protection and I doubt I'll be having any more issues
.I haven't heard too many stories of stretched tyres failing so spectacularly, so like I said, I thought I'd share.
Urban Sports said:
Well I am shocked.
I was a bit. I came at it as impartial as possible, I don't like streched tyres and wouldn't fit them myself personally, but the car came with them and its what all the kids are doing and only 10mm short of the minimum I'd personally run on the width of wheel, so what's the problem?3 massive failures in such a short period is concerning.
And what's more is that I don't remember many people posting up a similar accounts when tyre strech is discussed. In fact people go to great lengths to prove tyre manfactures approve a certain amount of stretch.
279 said:
I bought my car with aftermarket wheels and a moderate stretch on the fronts (225/40/R18s on a 9J rim), not anything insane, but a stretch all the same and I've had to replace three front tyres if the space of no more than 500 miles.
Now rocking 235s on the front, the car doesn't look broken anymore , the rims actually have some protection and I doubt I'll be having any more issues.
I would have thought both sizes were within spec, after all the difference is only 10mm, which is 5mm at both the inner and outer edges?Now rocking 235s on the front, the car doesn't look broken anymore , the rims actually have some protection and I doubt I'll be having any more issues
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hole?I know I'm going on a bit but I do enjoy all the hatred for this FU@KING idiotic craze. Every time I see a dubber peering over the wheel (because his seat is virtually horizontal) bouncing down the road in his death trap (the stupid splayed rear wheels remind me of My dog when it squats for a sh!t) it just makes me foam at the mouth. How do they get away with this monumental breach of safety? Crush all of this sh!t with the spacktard owners in them. Yes I am a hater.
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