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Old 11-01-2007, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by eghatchattack View Post
Stretched tires do have their performance value...while drifting. Let me explain....and this is all versus a standard width 9.5" tire. It lets you have a narrower rolling surface on a yet huge wheel. The narrower rolling surface in turn allows for smoother more predictable breakaway of traction at lower power outputs and speeds. A stretched tire also has less sidewall flex.
Maybe for exhibition and recreational drifting but not for competition. You still need width for speed, especially in a car as large as the SC. You might as well pull those fenders as far as humanly possible cause you'll be needing 12's with a minimum 275 if you plan to keep up unless you put that thing on a serious diet. Even Ueno's old Soarer couldn't keep up with 10's.
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