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Arsenal741
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Explain the purpose... that cant be beneficial to handling... so its a fad or?
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It's a euro look thing. so yes, a fad.
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It's not a euro thing. You can see this style setup on more then euro cars. ESP drift cars. So it's no more a fad then rat rod is to 32 Fords. Just a style of car personalization.
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Arsenal741 wrote:Explain the purpose... that cant be beneficial to handling... so its a fad or?
Its not beneficial to handling, but it does'nt kill the handling of the car either...

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I saw those in euro style car magazines before I saw it anywhere else. Euro as in that's the origins as far as I've ever seen. But yes I agree, it's a stylistic choice, like rat rods, murdered out cars, slammed cars etc.
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The reason for the stretched tire started in germany. People wanted wider wheels but there could not be any tire tread outside the wheel well. Hense getting a nice fat rim and puting a smaller tire to fit inside the wheel well will stretch the side wall of the tire. It caught on as a trend just like any other thing done to a car weather its fuctional or not.

I personally like the look 8)
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o2designs
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Yeah, thats where it started and come from. I thought he meant as in its a euro fad that will pass or something. Did'nt really make any sense...
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well, isn't there a benefit in stretch as in your tire doesn't roll when the drifters get it sideways or throw your car in hard? less sidewall movement?
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Yes. Less scrub time for the tire sidewall to roll( example on drag cars)

It makes handling quicker and more responsive in most cases.
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Arsenal741
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ahh i see maybe ill start the fat tire on small rim combo
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Maybe you could start a new fad!!! WHAOO!!



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Arsenal741 wrote:ahh i see maybe ill start the fat tire on small rim combo
The truck scene has done it already sorry.. :(
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