pengen iseng ikut2an juga jadi aliran bas betot kek om Akbar Dkk, ..
iseng2 gugling 'stretched tyres'.. ada bbrp polemik di internet...
yah back to the modip theory kali yah, no pain no gain!
http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=718800
What is with this stretching tires trend...?
It's 2009 the virus has got to a lot of folks. Every new wheels thread has this as the centerpeice.
I don't get it guys... Help me out here.
Why.
That used to be a trend in the Euro crowd, but as Japanese manufacturers begin to converge thier styling towards German design, I can see why the influence is bleeding over... but I didn't understand it then, and I don't understand it now.
1) It's dangerous. the sidewall is designed to absorb energy horizonatally, not at 45 degrees. Thsi is hotly contested on the internet, but it is a fact, and few shops will mount stretched tires for a reason.
2) It's expensive. Raw lips hangin in the breeze. Can you say curb damage?
4) When coupled with these extreme offsets that are danger close to the "rolled" fender, the danger is amplified more, as most of these wide stance cars I've seen are slammed. At 120 mph, slammed, and your stretched tire that close to the fender... get my drift? and that said, most folks are only doing lock to lock steering checks in thier slammed configuration. What happens when you hit a bump with your wheel turned? I'll give you one guess.
3) It's aestetically... awkward. It's interesting to look at as it more cleanly shows the rims, but it looks like something has gone wrong in your tire mounting.
I guess I like to pretend my 300+ WHP car has a performance side to it, and when I choose to engage that side of it, I want my wheels/tire choice to help, not impair the driving style I've elected. I'm not driving a trailer queen 64 impala on hydro's...
I expect a lot of "cuz it looks hawt..." responses, which is acceptable I guess... but 13" Dayton's looked good in 1989, and 30" on Donks looks good to some folks today. To me, the stretched tire trend is counter performance and is in the same category.
Maybe I'm gonna buck the trend and go back to subdued lightweight 17's and beefier wider tires... A real perforamance car look, and real performance to go with the look.
Discuss...
