Why the f00k does my sidewall keep bubbling?

[Tuck&Poke]

whoa...

[Presns3]

Falkens FTMFL
look what happened to my Falkens on my E46 today on the freeway
sighh....

http://img696.imageshack.us/g/dsc0158vq.jpg/

[geoffafa]

Nitto NT555's are your answer.. they stretch great, good wear and are quality made... wet traction is the only issue i have heard, but that hasn't been the case with me.

hmm a friend is running those on his CHs. where did you buy yours from?

[Presns3]

ive had a sh1t load of falken 452s bubble on me... 215/35/19s

[Tuck&Poke]

Man everyone has prbs with 452s but I have not had any prbs with them.

x2, ive run two whole sets, with stretch, no issues, wore em down to the wires

one set was 215/40 on an 8.5 and 235/40 on a 10, the other set was a 215/45 on a 9.5 and 235/40 on an 11

[Jedidiah]

Nitto NT555's are your answer.. they stretch great, good wear and are quality made... wet traction is the only issue i have heard, but that hasn't been the case with me.

[geoffafa]

215/40 is always going to be 215/40, not a 205/40. The reason why 512's LOOK smaller is the sidewall construction. Mathematically, they are the same.

very true.

im probably going to buy another set of toyo proxes4 but 215/40 this time around, and we'll see what happens

[Han]

215/40 is always going to be 215/40, not a 205/40. The reason why 512's LOOK smaller is the sidewall construction. Mathematically, they are the same.

[HKSpeed]

Fuzion is Firestone's tire for the import/tuner market, so i guess its reputable.
i've never used them, but I see alot of people recommending them behind Falkens and Toyos for stretching. you can also get 512s off Ebay from Discount Tire Direct.

[geoffafa]

Falken zeix 512 are my favorite only cause they run narrow as is so you typically don't have to go as small to acheive the same stretch for example my buddy's 215/40 zeix fit exactly like my 205/40 toyo's on 8" wide wheels.. But a lot of ppl also run fuzion ZRi's with no problems and good stretch

i believe the tires that i bought from a friend of mine used are 215/40 512s and they definately do not look like the 205/40 proxes4 that i have in the back.

ill look into the ZRi's but ive never really heard of fuzion before, and id rather run a falken or a toyo over a fuzion tire.

edit** i have ziex 912's 215/40 on the front, do those run the same size as the 512's?

[FreshLikeSushi]

you are using falkens.
i use hte shit out of some nankang NS2s

[balleur]

fuck my life!

so now i ask this....

what IS a good tire to stretch?!?

Falken zeix 512 are my favorite only cause they run narrow as is so you typically don't have to go as small to acheive the same stretch for example my buddy's 215/40 zeix fit exactly like my 205/40 toyo's on 8" wide wheels.. But a lot of ppl also run fuzion ZRi's with no problems and good stretch

[Royal_T]

Man everyone has prbs with 452s but I have not had any prbs with them.

[geoffafa]

452's are notorious for bubbling, as for the proxes...i donno :/

fuck my life!

so now i ask this....

what IS a good tire to stretch?!?

[EMU]

feel ya bro, its common to falken fk452's i had it done to me so many damn times that i quit buyin 452's fuck them!!!!