GAZ 2617 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m599/v1cvw/IMG_0898.jpg More of a golf thing I know, but still worth looking at. Taken from ED38. Guy got a prohibition notice on his car and ordered to get a new MOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintimperial Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 w****rs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 That makes no sense? The law has always been that the wheel can protrude from the arch so long as the tyre doesn't. Thats where the whole "stretched" look came from as it's still legal. The only thing I think they can do you for is excessively stretched tyres.. I dunno.. Hopefully someone can clarify! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I thought nothing could protrude from the arch? 18" tyres on a 19" rim err no lol Glad to see bibble ridding the world of stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yeah,I'm with Blair on this one as also thought nothing could protude. And why the f*ck would you want to stretch the diameter !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wash Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 18" on 19/20"? WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZ 2617 Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 My son in law runs stupid stretch and camber on all his cars with about 2mm ground clearance. Carlos Fandango styleee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamN Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 18" tyre on a 19/20" wheel? That's not even possible is it? My bet is that the mechanic was thick as s**t and just measured the outside face of the rim, which for an 18" wheel could well have been 19"! And I too thought the law was that the tyre tread couldn't protrude the arch, stretched tyres are legal as long as they're not excessively done and are within the manufactures limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suhail97 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Im sure when the "tyre tread within the wheel arch" law was made, they were thinking of people using the correct size tyres for the wheels. I expect the the law will be changed soon to tyre tread and wheel rim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Syxx Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 is there a link to this picture, ie thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZ 2617 Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 No link, but it's on the fb page of Lowlife UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Sounds like the tester is a clueless fool, a 18" tyre isn't going on a 19/20 inch rim ffs .... Either way, fail on the Golf owner. Fit the correct sized wheels and tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Sounds like the tester is a clueless fool, a 18" tyre isn't going on a 19/20 inch rim ffs .... That was the Police who wrote that, not an MOT tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 18" isn't going on a 19-20 rim. Copper obviously didn't know what he was on about. Link to Lowlife UK https://www.facebook.com/fryharder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZ 2617 Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Link to Lowlife UK https://www.facebook.com/fryharder Thx Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Turko Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Gods punishment for running nankangs! Anyway they probably measured the wheel lip to lip which would be larger than the 18". If you measure a set of MV1s edge to edge its nearer 19", but the actual part where the tyre sits is only 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Bout time, personally not a fan of stretch and happy my new wheels dont need a stretch to fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 We don't even know how stretched these tyres are because it doesn't say in the report. It's obvious the diameter wasn't stretched, so what kind of width were these rims? Nothing wrong with sensible stretch IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 We don't even know how stretched these tyres are because it doesn't say in the report. It's obvious the diameter wasn't stretched, so what kind of width were these rims? Nothing wrong with sensible stretch IMO. I quite agree, but the Tool in question was more than likely running silly stretch..hence the P/N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Turko Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I've seen quite a few people report points in the last month. A guy on e36coupe got done just for having some poke and the wheel extending past the arch, and it didn't even look that aggressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 We don't even know how stretched these tyres are because it doesn't say in the report. It's obvious the diameter wasn't stretched, so what kind of width were these rims? Nothing wrong with sensible stretch IMO. Define sensible stretch though, I bet it will vary from person to person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 if i were put on the spot i'd probably say a sensible stretch is one where the side wall is not at any point concave (bowing inwards) nor can the face of the bead that should face the alloy be visable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Out of interest would you say my current tyres are stretched 8.5J rim 235/35/19 9.5J rim 245/35/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wash Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 They'd be stretched if they look stretched Trickster... Although 245s on a 9.5 would be decent stretch and 235 on an 8.5J would be a very slight stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hmmm to me they do not look stretched, but then again that does not mean they are not stretched lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
