Tyre Stretch

[Alan B.]

whats the stats on twails banded steels on the mx5?
they have serious stretch and i stretched them with a can of lynx and a stick with a lit rag on it.
simple as that.

[gone0-60mph]

165 45 15 is the streach for you but will be a cunt to get them on the rim but would look class

I read somewhere that a 175 stretched would be a serious stretch never mind a 165 haha......

im stretchin a 195 45 15 onto a 9 inch wide rim,dont think any thing smaller would go on to easy as i have a serious job exploding them onto the rim

Simon here on the site reckons in another thread that 175 should be no problem so I dont know?

[ae86turbo]

well a 175 50 or 55 will fit but i think for a 15 inch rim u need a smaller tire wall,to sit it in the arch

[jap scrap]

I read somewhere that a 175 stretched would be a serious stretch never mind a 165 haha......

Sure try it if you cant do it stick on the 175

[Alan B.]

165 will look shit in my opinion. far too little witdh in theflat portion of the thread to look good. wouldnt waste time trying it.

i'd go with 185 or even 195 45 15.
enough to look good without the tyre being too narrow.

[ian g sr20]

i hve 205 on a 9j rim and its fairly stretched i wudnt go lowere than i95 would look crap 195 is narrow enough

[Alan B.]

195/45/15 on a 9J

[gone0-60mph]

195/45/15 on a 9J

That looks perfect I think I will go for that..... Thanks a million for it. I will post up pics when I have it done.