Its for looks, period. No real benefit especially if stretching tires. Looks and nothing more.
People who do stuff like this to their cars are like fat people to me. The worse they look, the better they make me look. I don't feel the need to talk shit about them, because they're a necessary evil. To each their own, and I'm just happy to be me.
At how arrogant that sounded, /flamesuit on lolol