datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 My tires are the same height as the original 12s, do your research! Also, this doesn't allow you to really run a wider tire than I can with a 14" wheel. Do your research. :rofl: Link to comment
Son_of_a_Datsun_Guy Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I am still a little confused about what you want... a wide tire with stretch? or some better functionality. If you ran a 14x7 with your 185 (little stretch as you described it) you'd get a good look, better ride and traction most likely... and the wheel would be lighter. You also get your little bit of "hella flush, hella stretch, bro look, my rims scrape the pavement" fix. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I am still a little confused about what you want... It's okay, everyone else is too. :rofl: I want to get rid of the spacers and fill the flares better. Beyond that, I just want to troll a lot of people, with much success I might add... :P 2 Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Also, this doesn't allow you to really run a wider tire than I can with a 14" wheel. Do your research. :rofl: Also, this doesn't allow you to really run a wider tire than I can with a 14" wheel. Do your research. :rofl: I believe my 205s are a little wider than 185s are, plus why would you want a shorter tire that throws off your speedometer. The streched tires ride worse and handle worse than properly sized tires on correctly sized rims. You don't see 13 inch wheels with streched tires on race cars! Link to comment
Laecaon Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Its a battle of opinions! Who will win? Who is wrong? 1 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 plus why would you want a shorter tire that throws off your speedometer. Makes the car accelerate faster (changes the overall gear ratio), allows for a lower ride height, and makes a lighter/wheel tire combo with less rotational inertia. The streched tires ride worse and handle worse than properly sized tires on correctly sized rims. One, I don't give a flying fuck about how the car rides. If I did, I'd be building Cadillacs, not Datsuns. Two, it doesn't make it handle "worse", it makes it handle "different". You don't see 13 inch wheels with streched tires on race cars! Then you're not looking in the right place... :rofl: 2 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I believe my 205s are a little wider than 185s are I can easily run a 205/60-13 on a 13x7 and put down as much or more contact patch than those 15s will, so why do I need 15s? Same contact patch yet uglier look, not really a win/win. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Its a battle of opinions! Who will win? Who is wrong? I will win. The troll always wins. :rofl: 1 Link to comment
Z chopper Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 You don't see 13 inch wheels with stretched tires on race cars! Yet Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Makes the car accelerate faster (changes the overall gear ratio), allows for a lower ride height, and makes a lighter/wheel tire combo with less rotational inertia. One, I don't give a flying fuck about how the car rides. If I did, I'd be building Cadillacs, not Datsuns. Two, it doesn't make it handle "worse", it makes it handle "different". Then you're not looking in the right place... :rofl: A harsh ride will make a car handle worse because the tires loose contact when you hit a bump. You don't see Bob running small wheels and streched tires on his toys which smoke on the track! Show me a real full size race car with 13 or 14 inch wheels. Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I can easily run a 205/60-13 on a 13x7 and put down as much or more contact patch than those 15s will, so why do I need 15s? Same contact patch yet uglier look, not really a win/win. Meet me on the track and we'll see who wins! :thumbup: Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Show me a real full size race car with 13 or 14 inch wheels. 13s with stretch 1 Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 13s with stretch Looks real nice with all that gap between the tires and fenders, I thought you were interested in looks more than function! :crying: Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 A harsh ride will make a car handle worse because the tires loose contact when you hit a bump. You don't see Bob running small wheels and streched tires on his toys which smoke on the track! Yes, but Bob is building track cars. I am not. :rofl: Meet me on the track and we'll see who wins! :thumbup: See above. And no, I don't really give a shit if your car is faster than mine. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Looks real nice with all that gap between the tires and fenders, I thought you were interested in looks more than function! :crying: That's a weird way to admit you were wrong... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 That's a weird way to admit you were wrong... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: I figured you wouldn't understand sarcasm. Just remember form follows function! B) Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I guess you can get away with that in Texas, no pot holes like the northern states to bend your rims. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I figured you wouldn't understand sarcasm. Not with a crying emoticon behind it, no. Try one of these :rofl: next time... :thumbup: Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I guess you can get away with that in Texas, no pot holes like the northern states to bend your rims. Nope. :thumbup: I actually can't remember the last time I saw a pothole here... At least 5-6 years... Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Not with a crying emoticon behind it, no... try one of these next time... :rofl: I thought that was confused, guess I should have used this one. :wacko: Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 That would've been better, yes. ^_^ Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 In the spring time we have pot holes with smart cars at the bottom! :rofl: Link to comment
Z chopper Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Texas don't get potholes they get sinkholes, Many say everything is bigger in Texas, so why stop at a pothole that will fit a small car, go big and do a sinkhole to fit a whole house in. Link to comment
goes2fast Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Texas don't get potholes they get sinkholes, Many say everything is bigger in Texas, so why stop at a pothole that will fit a small car, go big and do a sinkhole to fit a whole house in. Yea, but in Kentucky they swallow half a dozen Corvettes! :rofl: Link to comment
Z chopper Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Yea, but in Kentucky they swallow half a dozen Corvettes! :rofl: depending on the year of the vette that could be a good use for them :rofl: Link to comment
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