So in the earlier days of the drift scene, a lot of cars ran small, stretched tires to allow the car to slide easier. Smaller tyre has less grip, and the stretc

So in the earlier days of the drift scene, a lot of cars ran small, stretched tires to allow the car to slide easier. Smaller tyre has less grip, and the stretch stiffens the sidewall. When you've got a relatively low powered car this helped a lot. These days a lot of drift drivers opt for more traditional tire sizing with the aim of getting more grip - as cars get faster and entry speeds into corners also get faster, you want more grip to sustain better angle. The 'stance' look that you see with people stretching tyres is kind of a throwback to those early days, with a bit more of a focus on form over function. Personally it isn't my thing.