Rotary Car Club - View Single Post - Drifting, hellaflush, slammed, tire stretch blog/bash thread.

sofaking · 12-29-2010, 04:01 PM

@Rotordad
Your argument is valid. If it's not your preference don't do it. I agree and I'm not saying it's the coolest or that anyone should do it. I'm just arguing with Vex about concepts of calling something a fact without proving it. EVERYTHING in this thread is speculation. Lots of facts have been stated, but none prove much. I haven't argued at all (not thinking it was directed at me but just commenting) about people needing to slam their cars or stretch their tires. I have my drift car highly modified that is slammed and stretched, but I have stock cars too. I understand the desire for a comfortable street car. Stretched tires aren't horrible on the street, but if your suspension is stiff they remove even more absorption.

@RETed
The 80psi argument sounds remarkably similar to the stretched tire argument. Though you appear to be backing the inflation out of spec, but not stretching out of spec. Just pointing out the similarities of the arguments, not trying to debate another one. I can see that you're also arguing for track purposes and not street driving. I also wouldn't be able to perform math to prove the air pressure thing either way. But I definitely see similarities between the arguments.

12-29-2010, 04:01 PM	#89
sofaking The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	@Rotordad Your argument is valid. If it's not your preference don't do it. I agree and I'm not saying it's the coolest or that anyone should do it. I'm just arguing with Vex about concepts of calling something a fact without proving it. EVERYTHING in this thread is speculation. Lots of facts have been stated, but none prove much. I haven't argued at all (not thinking it was directed at me but just commenting) about people needing to slam their cars or stretch their tires. I have my drift car highly modified that is slammed and stretched, but I have stock cars too. I understand the desire for a comfortable street car. Stretched tires aren't horrible on the street, but if your suspension is stiff they remove even more absorption. @RETed The 80psi argument sounds remarkably similar to the stretched tire argument. Though you appear to be backing the inflation out of spec, but not stretching out of spec. Just pointing out the similarities of the arguments, not trying to debate another one. I can see that you're also arguing for track purposes and not street driving. I also wouldn't be able to perform math to prove the air pressure thing either way. But I definitely see similarities between the arguments.