can the fitting of tires effect how 'stretched' they are?

[AAAAAAAAARRRa]

hey guys got new tires today and they appear too stick out alot futher than my last tires of the same size , this has caused more gaurd rub also does the fitting of tires effect how stretched they are ?

[Joker]

same brand?

[Koom]

My guess is they have "thicker" rim protectors. I have two pairs of Bridgestone RE050A's and one pair has rim protectors that stick way out past the rims and the other pair don't. Otherwise everything else is the same i.e. overall tread width etc.

[AAAAAAAAARRRa]

na different brand but they vary quite alot , just more than i thought they could between brands haha

ohhh okay yeah that sounds like it because they seem too stick out more and fill the gaurds waay more than the last set

[wrx_lou]

Agree with koom. Lip protectors can make a big difference. in width.

Especialy if you were running pretty close to the guard already.

Where are you located? I have a guard roller if you are new Hamilton.

[AAAAAAAAARRRa]

yeah that must be it aye , thanks guys . yeah i was about a finger and a half width from gaurd before now not even that haha : im in waiuku bro , thanks for the offer but their already rolled too haha

[wrx_lou]

Sweet as mate. How bad does it rub?

[AAAAAAAAARRRa]

i guess not as bad as you would expect looking at the tire/gaurd gap but the adjustables are very hard

basically just big bumps or 90 degree turns

[GorGasmSpecB]

width variation between tyre manufacturers. I had some nankangs that were about 1cm thinner than the goodyears that I replaced them with. Same 235 width as well.

[funkytown]

look up 'actual' wheel measurements.. tyres that propose to be like 235 for example rarely are actually 235mm wide.. I've seen from as low as 227mm to 242mm in that size last time i was looking at things.

[Deforester]

I agree with Koom, Funkytown is right too, I work for Bridgestone Commercial as a fleet serviceman, I often see major differences in cap width of retreaded truck tyres due to extra sidewall rubber, which adds to the section width of the casing.

[DRFVDR]

the "width" is not always the tread width,it is most of the time the "widest" part of the tire, most usually the sidewall.

I would never put a tire on the incorrect width of rim BUT that is just me...

[newsuba]

Right, many people misunderstand those numbers stamped on the side of tyres...

The width number is the width of the tyre from sidewall to sidewall, not tread width, as measured when the tyre is unstressed.

Lots of problems would be easily avoided if folks fitted the right sized wheel/tyre combo for their cars...

[Deforester]

Thats true, its referred to as 'section width' given in millimeters from wall to wall. Tyre sizes a unusual as they combine metric, imperial and percent . A 205/65R16 has a section width of 205mm, the 65 is the percentage of section width which dictates the 'profile' of the tyre, and the R16 refers to the wheel diameter given in inches. The R only indicates that the tyre is of radial (steel belt) construction as opposed to cross ply (rayon or cotton ply) The ply rating, for example 6 ply tells us that a radial tyre with one steel ply is equivalent to 6 cotton plys. Hope this helps

[AAAAAAAAARRRa]

wow you guys all really know your s*** about tires thanks for all the info guys , il make sure too look closely at tire widths or raise my car in the future