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Originally Posted by Golf Loon
Having said that... Have you tried sitting the tires next to a heater dude? Just get them really soft and pliable and try it again?
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:stupid: ...............Quote:
Originally Posted by Golf Loon
Having said that... Have you tried sitting the tires next to a heater dude? Just get them really soft and pliable and try it again?
I'm not all that fimilier with tyre stretching but if you are having this much trouble getting the tyres to fit will they be safe to drive on?
They will looks awesome though :)
They only come off when they deflate and when you corner realy hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by static1800
Ive seen 165/45 on a 8 but not 165/40.
Try the bike tyre thing.
Dom you are one crazy dude :cool:
Love it
Not many people have the balls to try something really different
now, one thing i will say is......
PLEASE... DO NOT! TRY THIS AT HOME!!
this **** looks and IS! soo dangerous... im not even going to attempt to drive on them...
in saying that.... YAY!!! THE TYRES ARE MOUNTED!!! offsets are perfetc stretch is nice at the front, not the back :frown: but thats what happeneds when you have to wait 4 months for tyres....
anyways i ended up taking the wheels back to the tyre shop to give them a few lessons about stretching tyres!! the first time they attempted the stretch with the bead blaster they tried with the rim face up, but there was wayy too much of a gap so air would leak, i told them to try it face down and whattaknow!? the rears mounted with some difficulty but in the end they mounted on!!!!
now for some pics
7.5 rim
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...12010034-1.jpg
8" rim (sooo dangerous i would NEVER recommend it)
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...12010033-1.jpg
now the reason i say never is bacause of this......
yes, thats the inner barrel you see between the lip and tyre.... yes i can fit my fingers between them and its around 10mm gap
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...12010032-1.jpg
cant wait to finally drop this badboy!!! should be any day now before the bags arrive!!!
as for the haters! get over it i know its dangerous but if you have something you'd like to say about it, you can tell me at SEDF in person... :banana:
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...12010037-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...12010038-1.jpg
thanks
dom
To much stretch for my liking but at the end of the day it's your project do it for yourself and no one else :)
Got the bags yet? i'm surprised you haven't exploded from excitement yet :)
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Originally Posted by static1800
yeah believe me! the stretch is waaaay too much for myself also, but trial and error will eventually work and hopefully others will learn from this
nah no bags yet, end of the week they should arrive....
dom
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...12010032-1.jpg
Dude you have balls of absolute ****ing forged titanium to even think about driving it like this!
top mark to you Dom for trying!!!! you are are pushing it to the limits ;)
maybe go 195/40's or 185's would look much fatter IMO.
Keep up the crazy work :cool::bowdown:
You are one crazy mother ............! But in saying that, if you wern't crazy we wouldn't have a soon to be airbagged passat in Vic.