How safe, or otherwise, are stretched tyres?

[KarlT]

Yeah I know it will be frowned on but is stretching tyres dangerous?
Safe limits? 1" stretch?
Quite like the look.
Anyone with with actual knowledge or experience?

[CycloneMike]

Some professional advice here
http://www.btmauk.com/data/files/Euro_l ... y_2011.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[pictonroad]

Ive run em for years on cars with plenty of power and camber, so have loads of my mates. never had a problem, get decent tyres, don't run mad stretch and you'll be fine.

James

Ps. Don't blame me if you explode or anything....

[Peter-T]

Some professional advice here
http://www.btmauk.com/data/files/Euro_l ... y_2011.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thats some awesome stretch in the picture there!!

[KarlT]

Cheers for replies.

Yeah I thought the tyre people would say inch under tyre width.

P'Road, What are you saying is a reasonable stretch? Inch over tyre size?

[pictonroad]

Sensible hat on, there's no hard and fast rule, it's down to the intended use, the front of a rwd car might be fine with 195 on a 9" wheel but I wouldn't do that on the back of a bus.

Plus, the wheel on that car posted in the tyre manufacturing advisory looks like a prolapse. Stretch like that may not kill but it looks awful.

There's a site somewhere with loads of examples...

[pictonroad]

http://tyrestretch.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And this:

http://www.willtheyfit.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[72BUG]

Absolute lunacy. Anyone caught running tyres like that should have an instant 12 points and a ban for running on 4 defective tyres and any business caught fitting them should be heavily fined.

[Aberdeenbus]

For my tuppence, i think it looks a bit "barry" although as long as your rims are within the manufactures permitted widths your ok, If not and your stopped by the police or Vosa, yep its points time.

Si