A Question about Tires..

[Daniel Knight]

I recently bought some Rotiform BLQ DDT (19x8.5) which came with 215/35/19 stretched tires. I have never had stretched tires before and I don't know how safe they are. I have looked online and from what I can tell I have a pretty minimal stretch but is anybody clued up on what I should look out for or whether I should just fit some wider tires?

(Sorry if this is a repeated question!)

 

[Darren92]

fit tyres suited to your car which will be listed in the drivers door jam or inside the fuel filler flap.

stretched tyres are dangerous, illegal and will fail a mot.

 

[desertstorm]

Seems like you have 3 things wrong there.
1 stretched tyres, not the best idea especially with very low profile tyres as a loss of air will end up with the tyre off the rim when cornering.
2. They look like Triangle tyres, possibly one of the worst ones out there.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Triangle/TR968.htm
3 . Have you got a wheel bolt missing .

 

[Daniel Knight]

Seems like you have 3 things wrong there.
1 stretched tyres, not the best idea especially with very low profile tyres as a loss of air will end up with the tyre off the rim when cornering.
2. They look like Triangle tyres, possibly one of the worst ones out there.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Triangle/TR968.htm
3 . Have you got a wheel bolt missing .

Ha. At the time I took this pic I didn't have the locking wheel nut in, now I do!

Hmm. I think my best move is buying wider tyres. The car feels solid although I am wary when cornering. Thanks for the advice!

 

[MA3RC]

The whole stretched tyre thing works on a show car, but if you own an S3 and drive at speed, (just an assumption aha) then taking corners with a few mm of sidewall is risky business in my books

 

[RichardT]

fit tyres suited to your car which will be listed in the drivers door jam or inside the fuel filler flap.

stretched tyres are dangerous, illegal and will fail a mot.

I assumed from his spelling of tyres he would not be worried about mot. But then noticed he comes from Bucks.
Maybe originally from across the pond?