Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 18, 2015 If your penis isn't long enough you could clamp it in a vice and stretch it out as much you can, but it certainly won't function correctly afterwards. Are you speaking from experience? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 13 Posted December 18, 2015 I like the balloon look :D 195/50s are a lot cheaper than 205/50s though! I guess VW did it on the VR to get a bigger contact patch? Heavier car, more power and all that. Just a shame 205/50 is such a weird size and a pain to get in decent brands / compounds. £72 each for RE002's fitted m8 in a 205/50 - had 2 new ones on the front of the VR last week :D RE002's in 195/50's are £14 per tyre cheaper than the 205's the 205's have come down about £10-£15 over the past 18 months or so too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 13 Posted December 18, 2015 Are you speaking from experience? ha ha ha!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted December 18, 2015 Are you speaking from experience? Almost, but the vice would'n't open wide enough. Damn girth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Rossy 0 Posted December 18, 2015 I just picked up some Toyo Proxys from Demon Tweaks delivered 205/50 for £160 a set!!! and a set of the 195/50's for £112 (for my Renault 11 Turbo), great deals out there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZpog 10 Posted December 18, 2015 Almost, but the vice would'n't open wide enough. Damn girth. Not sure that others would call this a vice :) [ATTACH=CONFIG]82808[/ATTACH] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted December 18, 2015 Feck knows what that is. I used the biggest heaviest vice they make. :cheers: [ATTACH=CONFIG]82809[/ATTACH] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 18, 2015 And I see you left it open at the correct width :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted December 18, 2015 Yes my penis is actually a feeler gauge when manufacturing vices. Tough job but someone's got to do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Chatfield 0 Posted December 19, 2015 (for my Renault 11 Turbo) A rare beast even in the day, any chance of some pics. Rog. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bristolbaron 10 Posted December 20, 2015 Ultimately by running excessive stretch you are opening yourself to this sort of incident and looking at the rear wheels this guy is not running huge amounts of stretch: Whoops! This had nothing to do with stretch, but incorrect speed rating. http://www.ilovebass.co.uk/article/334/gethin-evans-mk3-golf/ so, what this has made me think about (apart from peoples temper on the interweb) is the width measurement of tyres, does the '195' in 195-50-15 refer to the tread width? My old sebrings were 6.5J rims which is 165mm, clearly no relation to the tyre width??? I then fitted the same 195 tyres to 7J rims and was advised that they would 'control the sidewall better in cornering', which made sense, but is that BS? 6.5 is the measurement of the inner lips, the total wheel width is about an inch more so 195 on 7.5" is about right. 'J' BTW doesn't have anything to do with the width, it's the shape of the tyre bead. It's all a bit grey to me too. Chaps in motorsport recommend matching the wheel width to tyre width, so 8J should have a 205 fitted. Sounds logical and sensible, but put a 205 onto a typical 8J rim and it's slightly stretched. And what is 205 on the VR6's 6.5J all about??! My Edition 30 runs 7.5Jx18, but with 225 tyres. Odd. See above - 8" will actuall be 9" on outside edge, so 225 tyre will be about right for flat/flush tyre fitment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted December 21, 2015 Utterly stupid that we still size wheels in inches but tyres in MM.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjgti 10 Posted January 18, 2016 I'm soooo happy I mot my own car haha, no hassle fat wheels, tidy stretch, big smile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjgti 10 Posted January 18, 2016 What's everyone's thoughts, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sexybourbon 0 Posted January 18, 2016 I think they look ok , but i aleays wonder how you drive it ! Surely it will just smash the arch and handle like a bag of **** Not digging just wondering , i like to drive my cars not smash them to bits and quite clerly if you go over a bump those will hit the arch and wither bend the arch or cut in to the tyres , either way you would be hopeless on the back roads Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjgti 10 Posted January 18, 2016 Haha ud be surprised my dear fellow, she handles like a beast, but she's also very hard, not much give in the suspension, so no rubbing, dose need to be raised a touch haha, I live in North Wales an there are plenty of back roads to do my head in Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sexybourbon 0 Posted January 18, 2016 Fair do's bud Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted January 18, 2016 What's everyone's thoughts, you need to get some T-cut on that bodywork... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjgti 10 Posted January 18, 2016 Why? The paint is matt...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
