# The new track car  \*Updated 7/5 w/ new pic\*

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**Created:** [November 27, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-new-track-car-updated-7-5-w-new-pic/255759 "2010-11-27T07:31:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-new-track-car-updated-7-5-w-new-pic/255759/43 "2010-11-30T04:27:52Z")

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> [@Test Drove a Mazdaspeed 3](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-mazdaspeed-3/37608/4):
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> Benny… if running an 18x10 will onlly allow me to use a 265 tire, and running an 18x9.5 will do the same thing (and most likely be cheaper), then why would I do it?
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> Some guys even do 275/35/18 on the 9.5 w/o issues too.
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> Kicklow - I know, but I just couldn’t find one in my price range. I’ll keep a lookout though and if I ever find one for a good price, I will sell the M and scoop it up real fast.

> [@my garage now with more TIG flavor](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-garage-now-with-more-tig-flavor/37577/12):
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> Not to mention youre going to have a better contact patch with the correct size tire on the correct size rim, which = bettar handlez!

Lots of guys stretch their track rubber ever so slightly for the same reasons drifters do it. It leads to a slightly stiffer sidewall, depending on the tire’s design, which means a more responsive tire.

There’s more to this than ‘contact patch’.

Plus 18x10s=ballin.

Research it for yourself, I talked with a guy from Raven at Calabogie, all of their E36/E46s stretch their rubber slightly, which not only makes the tire more responsive, like I said, but they also found an increase in longevity…though they couldn’t really explain why.

Granted this is on Michelin slicks IIRC, but the same principles apply.

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