No, no, no.
Did you just tell someone to fit a 6.5" tyre on a 9" wheel?
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yeah my bad, I meant 195 even 185. I was thinking of 8 wide
I was agreeing with you.... Anyway, I've stretched tyres onto wheels before, SEE: pics on the previous page. I've never run anything that extreme though, I was laughing at the silly idea of a 165. Let me show you fitment of 9s and 10s.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25...4/IMG_3250.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25...4/100_1656.jpg
Lets not jump to conclusions shall we. Sorry If I caused any offense... It was completely unintentional. Anyway, if you go that extreme on a front wheel drive car you're going to have handling issues, tram lining and all kinds of other issues. Besides the point, if you go that extreme you're going to end up with camber issues where you're going to be riding on half of your tyre, even if you get a camber adjustment kit its going to stuff up your suspension geometry.
^165 is safe
lol mountable doesn't mean safe.
165 is designed for 4-6".
I've run some ridiculous stretch in my times. I'm still into bosozoku cars, but having a car like that is for show and not for the road I've learned the hard way by having a car defected for being too low and not having wheels that fit under the guards, hence the Integra now. The post above is correct 165 over a 9 is not safe by any means, you're kidding yourself if you think it is. Those photos are 205 over 9s on the front with some stretch but being fairly safe. I'd struggle to see a 165 actually bead on.
Unfortunatley you cant use road safety and stance in the same sentance.
For a street car, there is no need for a x9 wheel (unless you are running 300hp+)
The magic offset for early civic and integras is in the +20 ---> +25 range. Talk to user namtaro about the 15x9's he had on his EG as that would be the flushest Honda I have seen in a long time