~Josh

Unbunch your panties young blood... I'm not trying to argue with you, or somehow influence your opinions or actions.

Shit, I've blown out sidewalls, had tires un-seat, destroyed a $400 wheel... it's just part of the game.

I do think it's funny when people act like they can avoid every road hazard, or make it seem like it's safe enough for tards like the OP to go out and do this just because he saw it on a car in a blog that never gets driven.

Mortal_Meerkat

haha i know what youre saying. i understand the risks that go with it and i KNOW you cant avoid everything. i think you just came across as condescending or something, im not sure. im not running expensive wheels so its whatever... and 13inch tires are real cheap

edit: lol and the i do what i want was more or less a joke

TongWoo

But the pics of the cats definitely made me laugh!

marlinspike

I don't understand why people do this. Either put the correct size tire on, and get added grip, or put a narrower wheel on and get the benefits of less unsprung weight. Why do you want the worst of both worlds?

Mortal_Meerkat

the people that do it arent doing it for performance gains. its a simple concept.

TongWoo

The only benefit other than the style of it is that it does help box out the sidewall which can make the loss of tracion more predictable in drifting. For me, I needed way more inner clearance for my angle kit, and it gives me more feedback into the steering. No way will I pretend it helps in an actual performance scenario, as it feels more likely to break traction more easily to me. Definitely not functional for a grip setup.

Fabrik8

That's true. Basically you're screwing up the sidewall compliance in such a way that it doesn't act like it's supposed to, which sort of keeps the sidewall from changing shape as much when you're going from loaded (gripping) to much less loaded (sliding). It's exactly what you don't want if you want good grip and good feel of what the tire is doing at the limit of lateral grip.

Fabrik8

How the heck did I close this thread accidentally..? I opened it back up, sorry about that.

BenJaminM451

Alan, just get 15x7 wheels, and sell me the rotas. then everyones happy.

Hooch

think op got tired of reading...

just buy the tire that is supposed to be used on your wheels rather than try and jerry riging something else just because you already have it.