"Stretched tires" - are you kidding me?

[SparkyJJO]

Every time I see a car with tires like that, and/or the crazy camber, it is like a warning to other drivers that they are retards and should not be trusted to drive like a sane person.

 

[Tristicus]

 

[her209]

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language warning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S-BGIcRBPHM

How the hell does that thing turn?

 

[exdeath]

How the hell does that thing turn?

Same way a tortoise does with it's stubby legs while looking just as funny all the while. :awe:

 

[JCH13]

This is how you do tractor trailer tires,you need a lot more either than what their spraying.and you spray a line down the tire to light

I'm pretty sure that's not an approved method for any tire installation. Tires really don't like volatile organic compounds and fire...

 

[Jeff7181]

I'm pretty sure that's not an approved method for any tire installation. Tires really don't like volatile organic compounds and fire...

Actually I've seen it done many times, not only on tractors, but big rigs too. Most of the time I saw alcohol being used because excess liquid evaporates and leaves less residue than something like starter fluid.

Also, tires deal with volatile compounds every day - they're designed for that. Roads and parking lots are never degreased or otherwise cleaned of volatile organic compounds, and there's plenty of them found there. The fire is a non-issue because it's the fluid that's burning, not the tire, and once the oxygen is gone the flame goes out, so you don't have to worry about cooking the inside of the tire. Nobody's saying empty a whole can of ether or dump a few pints of gasoline on the tire... just a little squirt to get it to burn to get the rapidly expanding gasses to seat the bead on the rim.

 

[Jeff7181]

How the hell does that thing turn?

It's obviously photoshopped. Look at the right rear wheel. There's part of the orange wheel showing through the tire.

 

[PottedMeat]

Actually I've seen it done many times, not only on tractors, but big rigs too. Most of the time I saw alcohol being used because excess liquid evaporates and leaves less residue than something like starter fluid.

i've used propane to reseat a tire on a lawn tractor. love that 'pop' sound it makes.


i watched a few of those youtube videos and they all look like they use way way too much fuel.

 

[JCH13]

Actually I've seen it done many times, not only on tractors, but big rigs too. Most of the time I saw alcohol being used because excess liquid evaporates and leaves less residue than something like starter fluid.

Haha, I'm sure you have seen it many times. That doesn't mean that it's the right way to do it.

 

[Jeff7181]

Haha, I'm sure you have seen it many times. That doesn't mean that it's the right way to do it.

Sure... they make machines and tools specifically for this purpose. The fact that this is not the procedure outlined by the manufacturer of the tire doesn't mean it's not an acceptable way to do it. It doesn't hurt anything if done correctly.

 

[dawp]

I know a few years ago when I lived in TX the fad was to have wide rims, stretched tires and then to have spacers big enough to have the wheels over half the width past the fender. looked stupid and my neighbor damaged a rim by hitting a curb because of it.

 

[LTC8K6]

It's obviously photoshopped. Look at the right rear wheel. There's part of the orange wheel showing through the tire.

Nope. That's just something orange.

Looks like a sticker on the tire. Vid of the car. Warning - language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_vxzD6Cd6w

 

[Jeff7181]

I know a few years ago when I lived in TX the fad was to have wide rims, stretched tires and then to have spacers big enough to have the wheels over half the width past the fender. looked stupid and my neighbor damaged a rim by hitting a curb because of it.

I'm sure he also destroyed the wheel bearings if he drove it like that for any length of time.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Nope. That's just something orange.

Looks like a sticker on the tire. Vid of the car. Warning - language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_vxzD6Cd6w

lol, the guys was barely keeping his car between the lines with that shit. Looks aweful.

 

[Bignate603]

Are these inflated to sidewall?

That goes without saying.

 

[Jeff7181]

That goes without saying.

They're inflated above sidewall usually. If they were inflated to the recommended pressure the tread would take a concave shape and wear the outside edges, just like an under inflated tire that is mounted properly.

 

[Gillbot]

I plan on stretching a 205/60/16 onto an 8" rim, but it's not for anything except i'm too cheap to buy real skinnies for the strip. Some manufacturers list the rim range for a 205 as 5.5 to 8, others stop it at 7.5 so I think i'll be ok.