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Offline stevo

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tyre stretch on a bbs lm??
« on: June 28, 2011, 07:04:15 pm »
getting a set for my mk5 golf and was thinkin of fitting streched tyres whats peoples opioin on the look would it suit the wheel aslowhats the tyre size i would need to do it on a 18"wheel

Also seen to set of bbs lm wheels one set is 18"x45offset x8j
and the others are18"x42offset x8

would theses both fit my mk5 golf GT without rubbing

any help would be great thanks

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Re: tyre stretch on a bbs lm??
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2011, 07:14:34 pm »
I had ET42 18x8 with 225/40/18 and no rub, once the front arch liner screw had been pushed out of the way.
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Re: tyre stretch on a bbs lm??
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2011, 07:24:58 pm »
I had ET42 18x8 with 225/40/18 and no rub, once the front arch liner screw had been pushed out of the way.
whats best et45oret42? is that tyre size a stretch look

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Re: tyre stretch on a bbs lm??
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 09:57:15 pm »
If you want the stretch look with the tyres you will need some really narrow tyres, probably 205 maximum width, i have no idea though just a guess and you will need the car slammed on its arse or it will look considerably sh*te with stretch and no low.  :driver:

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Re: tyre stretch on a bbs lm??
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2011, 11:54:56 am »
If you want the stretch look with the tyres you will need some really narrow tyres, probably 205 maximum width, i have no idea though just a guess and you will need the car slammed on its arse or it will look considerably sh*te with stretch and no low.  :driver:

What he said, I had 17" alloys on my MK5 way before I had air with loads of stretch, and it looked so daft it was  embarasing.

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Re: tyre stretch on a bbs lm??
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2011, 05:08:27 pm »
If your going for 18" then you can put a 215 on and looks good  :happy2: