Stretched tire pressure...

[skate07]

I did a couple of searches, and only came up with pics of stretched tires and references to pressure, but no actual numbers.

I'm puting a 235/40/18 on an 18x10, what kind of tire pressure should i be working with?

or, if it pertains to each particular tire, for that much of a stretch (not too crazy, but not mild either) then maybe someone could say " X lbs over what it says on the tire" or schwateverr!

thanks in advance

[McRussellPants]

55psi.

Any less than that and your risking it unseating on the highway.



Happened to me, True Story.

[arkive43]

dam 55psi!.....is that the same/or similar range for all sizes like for 16,17 +?..

[EJ253]

thats almost as much boost as i run!

[koukimonster139]

^ fail.

seriously though, u need a shitload of air in there to make the tire solid and not roll around on turns and expand at high speed

[EJ253]

to make the tires solid?
i thought you would put alot of air is FAT tires because they have more room to move. i thought people put stretched tire on because they cant move as much and for good response... i guess ive got a lot to learn

[chmercer]

i usually go +5 whatever the max air pressure is for the tire, good ballpark. obviously needs tweaking for personal preference at the track however.

[blackcoupe]

what psi would you reccomend on 205/50 stretched on 15x8?

[nevaland9]

i would recommend getting the right size tire.

[arkive43]

whats the max tire pressure for the tires you have? add 5 psi per what mercer suggested read man, rabdargab......

[thekidzkid]

i have a different kind of stretch, i have 18x7 1/2 and im running 275/35.. so it bulges the tires out to 10" wide...and it took a tire machine and five guys to get the tires on

[blackcoupe]

whats the max tire pressure for the tires you have? add 5 psi per what mercer suggested read man, rabdargab......

oh shit i missed his post, thanks though.

[MaRshMaLLow]

what psi would you reccomend on 205/50 stretched on 15x8?


i run a 195/50/15 on a 15 by 8 and i usualy run 44 psi ... altough it depends from the tire ... cuz i had a cheap tires on ones and 44 psi turned to like 50 after 10 min of drifting and it blew the treadwear patch off .... but now i run Falcon Ziex and 45 psi is no problem to em

[seekanddestroy]

run them at 25 psi

go do a wangan run!

[lilredstiffy]

its not going to come unseated

anything above 30 should be fine

[boostin13b]

How about getting some tires that fit the rim? I can't stand stretched tires. 265's fit 10" nicely, and 285's will fit perfect.

[FaLKoN240]

How about getting some tires that fit the rim? I can't stand stretched tires. 265's fit 10" nicely, and 285's will fit perfect.

That's nice, you have an opinion.

Why are you posting in a thread about stretching tires?

[boostin13b]

He is worried about what tire pressure to run on them. He wouldn't have to worry about unbeading a tire if he put a correct size on there, plus have a lot better driveability, stability, etc.

[Dousan_PG]

whaaat
i run 32 on 245/40/18 on a 10.5 wheel

last event was 25 haha
pressure gauge broke
drove hom and track it was fine.

[McRussellPants]

holy shit dousan, I thought you'd know better.

only thing that saved you was heating up the rear and the air temp adding pressure.


seriously, 55+, or it will come off the bead.

[overb0ost]

wow 55psi on the front tires too?

that seems pretty high

ps: i think it also depends on what stretch you are running.

like a 225 on a 9J isn't much of a stretch.

i don't think running 25-30psi for the front tires would be bad? any inputs?

i'm incorporating track temps too so the fronts would heat up a bit as well of course

['90RPS13]

boostin, enjoi redland. if you dont have a post to contribute, stay the fuck out of the thread.

I for one run near 45psi. Hopefully never encounter a problem like McRussel. That shit seems sketchy as hell man.

[Dousan_PG]

holy shit dousan, I thought you'd know better.

only thing that saved you was heating up the rear and the air temp adding pressure.


seriously, 55+, or it will come off the bead.


no its not
ive been running 36 HOT psi at the track w/ my setup. drifting non stop HTM
disbead? FUCK NO
FUCK NO

shit runs fine
i daily drove at 32 psi cold daily w/ that setup.
disbead?
fuuuuck no

[McRussellPants]

I dunno man, I don't have a death wish.

[Dousan_PG]

your right
i should be more careful
think of the children
55psi from here on forward. good call.

[Brian]

my daily fronts are like 32psi

215 40 17 on a 9

[skate07]

How about getting some tires that fit the rim? I can't stand stretched tires. 265's fit 10" nicely, and 285's will fit perfect.

i dont remember the thread being titled "hey boostin13b, do you like stretched tires".. so eat a bag-a-dicks..

[arkive43]

hahahahahahah^^^

[koukimonster139]

i dont remember the thread being titled "hey boostin13b, do you like stretched tires".. so eat a bag-a-dicks..

ROFL


noob pwnage :rl:

[boostin13b]

If anybody actually read my post, I wasn't just posting an opinion, I gave info on the correct tire size for the wheel. You wouldn't believe how many wheels I've replaced because some kid was either too cheap to buy the correct offset for there car and wanted to stretch there tire to not rub on the fender, or wanted the drifter look or something along those lines. Tire comes off bead, and shreds the tire and wheel. Gee, you gotta replace a whole wheel and tire because they wanted to either look cool or didn't want to put the correct size of tire on the wheel.

If your going to be drifting only on these wheels and tires, then it's your deal. I just wouldnt' recomend it for a street car driven on roads daily, see my second post above for a few reasons.

As for the noob comment, it looks like I've got about 2 years on you. I'm just not a post whore that jumps on trying to bash someone.

[koukimonster139]

lol
the noob comment wasnt towards u


but maybe now it should be?

[joecar]

55psi.

Any less than that and your risking it unseating on the highway.



Happened to me, True Story.


holy shit viceroy, true story dean cain ripleys belive it............

[lilredstiffy]

russell you are going to kill people with that 55psi bullshit

[McRussellPants]

If anybody actually read my post, I wasn't just posting an opinion, I gave info on the correct tire size for the wheel. You wouldn't believe how many wheels I've replaced because some kid was either too cheap to buy the correct offset for there car and wanted to stretch there tire to not rub on the fender, or wanted the drifter look or something along those lines. Tire comes off bead, and shreds the tire and wheel. Gee, you gotta replace a whole wheel and tire because they wanted to either look cool or didn't want to put the correct size of tire on the wheel..


lol, Tire coming off the bead.

Dude, I've driven around for days with 10psi in my tires a couple of times and its never budged.

I suppose if I ran 215s on a 10 and drove full bore over a pile speed bump it would pose a problem.

[skate07]

If your going to be drifting only on these wheels and tires, then it's your deal. I just wouldnt' recomend it for a street car driven on roads daily

right... because tires have emotional feelings and know the difference between the street and the track, you're so right, my bad..... . . . .. ....





BTW, thanks for the negative rep...



Edit - BTW, when my tires de-bead from my baller wheels, you can say "i told you so", but that'll have to be at least 15 mins after i set fire to, piss on, and laugh hysterically at wasting a set of wheels that cost over 4k to replace, its only money right?

[boostin13b]

right... because tires have emotional feelings and know the difference between the street and the track, you're so right, my bad..... . . . .. ....





BTW, thanks for the negative rep...



Edit - BTW, when my tires de-bead from my baller wheels, you can say "i told you so", but that'll have to be at least 15 mins after i set fire to, piss on, and laugh hysterically at wasting a set of wheels that cost over 4k to replace, its only money right?

I never said anything about emotional feelings. I'm talking potholes, speedbumps, and all different conditions of everyday driving that you don't have at a track. Not to mention your stuck with a blowout somewhere in traffic, maybe on a bridge or something, not out in a controled environment.

For the record, I never gave anyone negative rep, I got a ton from nutswingers, but it seems that I'm not the onlyone that feels this way if you recieved some negative rep, search for someone else that gave it to you.

If your tires come off that's your issue. I won't be harrassing you every post and telling you I told you so. I'm just not like that, I was trying to give my take on the issue, and as I said, I have a bunch of experience with this issue and deal with it on an almost weekly basis.

[Dousan_PG]

3 years w/ stretched tires at the track and street and never had a single fucking problem

[arkive43]

i can wait till i get my 16x8's ima run 205/50/16 and see how it feels. mabey after ill try some 195's muahahahaahahah.....

[Syncmaster]

225/50R15 on 10" Is ok? :aw: or... how much psi to be safe...:-/

[Rayne]

As long as the tire is mounted correctly and the bead is set firmly max tire pressure or +5 lb more than max pressure should be enough.

Syncmaster: 225/50 is going to be okay. Some people have stretched smaller tires on a 10 though. If you read the specs on a number of professional drifters you will notice they typically run the same width tire as the rim. IE: 245/xx/xx on a 10 inch wide rim) At the end of it all tire pressures and wheel/tire combinations are going to be up to your individual preferences.

Max tire pressure or a little bit more is going to be fine for most combinations.

[DJ_Sunrise]

ive had my tire de-bead once.. no big deal. took the wheel off after i went through several more turns on an autox, took it to a gas station, had them remount the tire. fronts were at 34psi. 17x8.5 with aggressive stretch.. the only reason i lost the bead was because there was a big ass gauge in the pavement of one of the turns, and i hit it perfectly parallel.. tire drops 3 inches, hits the tarmac, POP.. 15 minutes later i was driving again.. just bad luck, but shit happens. what dousan said.. you shouldnt have any problems with 30ish psi.

-Bart

[jy116]

Stretching is for more than looks/fitment...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WPGOaG_doQw
seems to giving most superior controllings of the tires of drift.