Streched tires and performance driving

[Bracknaphobia]

It depends on the shop. Some will tell you no, others will do it for you. If a manager isn't around, sometimes you can roll around back and slip the guy a 20 and hell do it for you...

Helps to know people.

[Nicolaus Pro]

Can any tire shop do it?

[M.Burroughs]

No.

Take it to a tire shop and have them do it. Ether/Lighter is a bad idea and totally unnecessary.

[aar0n.]

Lol inspections. Mine ran out at the end of July, but with the changes here in jersey (we only need emissions now) I'm pretty sure most cops stopped caring.

But another question is how do you guys mount your tires? Get it mounted, the stretch it with brake clean and a lighter?

They changed NJ? Last I remember it was a bitch as they actually checked window tint and things like that. As for getting tires mounted, having a few people at the mounting machine to push down on the tire to get it to bead helps. Cheetah's work too but they're kind of explosive

[Nicolaus Pro]

Lol inspections. Mine ran out at the end of July, but with the changes here in jersey (we only need emissions now) I'm pretty sure most cops stopped caring.

But another question is how do you guys mount your tires? Get it mounted, the stretch it with brake clean and a lighter?

[aar0n.]

so how the hell are there so many cars in the uk with stretched tires? Swap on stocks for MOT?

Most likely. Far as I can tell, that MOT is quite a bitch. So glad all I need to get inspected in NY is an OBD2 scan lol

[Tuck&Poke]

it is here for the government, my car won't pass with those tires (MOT, dunno what that's called in US, or AUS)

so how the hell are there so many cars in the uk with stretched tires? Swap on stocks for MOT?

[Oxer]

Stretched tires aren't "legal" here either... but meh.

[P78]

it is here for the government, my car won't pass with those tires (MOT, dunno what that's called in US, or AUS)

[Oxer]

are there any guides, how much pressure goes in?

like 205/40/17 on 7.5.. (i know, not really stretched but still)

Should be in the fineprint on the sidewall.

Thats not a stretch at all anyway lol...

[Oxer]

I never said its "better"... I just said its not worse in a sence. Different applications require different needs.

[P78]

are there any guides, how much pressure goes in?

like 205/40/17 on 7.5.. (i know, not really stretched but still)

[aar0n.]

Driving hard on stretched tires is fine as long as the tire pressures are kept in check. I can't stand when people try and argue that it's BETTER for performance though bc it really isn't. There are benefits to running some stretch on performance applications but overall, a meatier tire will usually yield better results when compared directly to the same application with a more stretched tire.

I run 35-40psi on my tires

[Oxer]

I run 38psi. I have run up to 45 before... All tires have a max pressure of around 55-65 psi, but they should be marked on the side wall. Ive also had them down to 20psi, and still driven on them.

At the end of the day, the psi you run will be relative to the way you drive.

[Nicolaus Pro]

Awesome, thanks guys! What PSI are you running?