# Local Place to stretch tires??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [January 14, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361 "2009-01-14T08:21:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/1 "2009-01-14T08:21:52Z")
I need to know if anyone knows of a good semi local place to stretch tires. It is specifically a 235/40 18 on an 18x9.5" wheel. Not a huge stretch someone with skill could possibly do it on a mounting machine there is no polished lip or anything to worry about but I’d rather not have the paint all gouged up to hell. I remember elliot saying there was a place but cant remember where that was ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/2 "2009-01-14T08:31:20Z")
Pardon my lack of knowledge, but what does stretching tires do (does it help performance or something???)? Couldn’t you just order a 245 tire instead? Or is stretching used for those tires that are slightly used but still in great condition or something and can’t fit perfectly onto a new wheel? ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/3 "2009-01-14T08:33:08Z")
245 would still be a stretch :D. Hella flush! ---
**Author:** ![Sully93vr4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sully93vr4/32/6278_2.png) [@Sully93vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sully93vr4)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/4 "2009-01-14T08:35:06Z")
yikes. I run a 245 tire on my 8.5’’ wheels ---
**Author:** ![Silent](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silent/32/6292_2.png) [@Silent](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silent)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/5 "2009-01-14T08:45:59Z")
drew at 518 motorsports mounted my 195’s on 8.5 inch red rims that were on dustin XB and now Swift has them …they cam out perfect he is very carefull …and he also mounted elliots tires on to his gold volks and pink j-lines ---
**Author:** ![Fn\_Skanks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fn_skanks/32/6308_2.png) [@Fn\_Skanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fn_Skanks)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/6 "2009-01-14T08:48:09Z")
a 235 is a decent stretch on a 9.5". there has got to be a tire place around here that can do it. like you said though, you don’t want the rim gouged all up. can’t help you there as most of the tire places i’ve seen around here are freakin relentless on wheels. maybe someone else will chime in. ---
**Author:** ![w.tungsten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@w.tungsten](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/w.tungsten)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/7 "2009-01-14T10:07:44Z")
Stretching tires is illegal. ---
**Author:** ![Silent](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silent/32/6292_2.png) [@Silent](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silent)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/8 "2009-01-14T10:15:04Z")
> [@don't put your battery in backwards.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dont-put-your-battery-in-backwards/11860/12): > > Stretching tires is illegal. wat? ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/9 "2009-01-14T10:28:09Z")
not if the wheel/tire doesnt stick out past the fender 2 inches or something… That law was aimed at offroad tires sticking past a fender/fender flare 3 feet ---
**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/10 "2009-01-14T10:52:11Z")
The tire cannot come out more than 3 inches past the fender.Got pulled over for it before with my truck. ---
**Author:** ![w.tungsten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@w.tungsten](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/w.tungsten)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/11 "2009-01-14T11:33:36Z")
I was kidding guys. SRS, we can mount your tires at the school shop here. We can’t balance them however, our balance only does up to 17" wheels. ---
**Author:** ![Fn\_Skanks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fn_skanks/32/6308_2.png) [@Fn\_Skanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fn_Skanks)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/12 "2009-01-14T11:35:31Z")
> [@don't put your battery in backwards.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dont-put-your-battery-in-backwards/11860/13): > > not if the wheel/tire doesnt stick out past the fender 2 inches or something… That law was aimed at offroad tires sticking past a fender/fender flare 3 feet right, that’s offset ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/13 "2009-01-14T12:17:18Z")
235 is a baby stretch. any decent tire should could fit that no problem. ive seen 175/60/15s put on a 15x9.5 thats a serious stretch… to the point of total stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/14 "2009-01-14T12:46:02Z")
Why not get the right size instead of trying to make do with the wrong ones? ---
**Author:** ![smithsteg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smithsteg/32/6379_2.png) [@smithsteg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smithsteg)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/15 "2009-01-14T12:53:10Z")
its the trendy thing to do ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/16 "2009-01-14T13:35:40Z")
the VW guys are the kinds of stretch it all started in europe because the tire couldnt stick out past eh fender so they tucked the tire and stretched it on huge rims ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/17 "2009-01-14T13:37:41Z")
So basically everyone is copping some euro retards way of getting around tickets in thought that its cool?? =-P ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/18 "2009-01-14T13:41:21Z")
I am going to be running a 18x9.5 +35 with a 30mm spacer in there rear of a car that runs a stock 17x7 +50mm offset wheel that is why they stretch. I want credit card fitment. - before i get all your gay opinions i don’t care about…this is what i consider good fitment. Perfect fitment would be if my wheels were a +5 offset without spacers Thank you silent and tungsten I’ll basically be running fitment like this ![http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/6948/rearfitef2.jpg](http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/6948/rearfitef2.jpg) once my coilovers get around to getting here. God fuck this backorder shit ---
**Author:** ![Jersey\_Fresh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jersey_fresh/32/6418_2.png) [@Jersey\_Fresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jersey_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/19 "2009-01-14T13:41:52Z")
235 on a 9.5" wheel is a TINY strech… anybody should be able to mount them… i have 225’s mounted on 9.5" wheels and its not much of a strech ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361/20 "2009-01-14T13:58:17Z")
> [@5-28-06 memorial day PARTY slight\_smile evangola state park](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-28-06-memorial-day-party-evangola-state-park/12195/38): > > I am going to be running a 18x9.5 +35 with a 30mm spacer in there rear of a car that runs a stock 17x7 +50mm offset wheel > > that is why they stretch. I want credit card fitment. > > - before i get all your gay opinions i don’t care about…this is what i consider good fitment. Perfect fitment would be if my wheels were a +5 offset without spacers > > Thank you silent and tungsten > > I’ll basically be running fitment like this > > once my coilovers get around to getting here. God fuck this backorder shit I am a noobie streched tire guy… but I get the concept. However, from that picture, it looks like you have 3/4" of effective up travel befor you tear the sidewall on the fender… rolled or not. Please enlighten me. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-place-to-stretch-tires/241361.md?page=2)