staggered wheel setup

[PeterNtheWolf]

anyone running a staggered setup?

[Vanilla Sky]

No, because you don't do that with a front wheel drive car.

[Dr_Snooz]

You can do it, but you'll look foolish.

[cubert]

Does it do anything for performance? no.


Can it looks real damn good if pulled off right? yes.





If youre serious about it, go for it. Do something different instead of the normal/common minor drop on generic looking 15" wheel.

[Strugglebucket]

I run the same size front and rear currently.

But at the autocrosses I go to, I've seen a high hp turbo civic with 9" wide 14" steel wheels with slicks in front and normal stock wheels/tires in the rear. I've also seen the national champ D-stock Integra with staggered tires, 265 in front (on a 7" wide wheel!) and 205 in rear.

There's no reason why you can't fine tune handling characteristics with wheel and tire sizes the same way you would with other suspension modifications. I guess it comes down to money and the rules of your chosen competition platform.

[Civic Accord Honda]

Does it do anything for performance? no.


Can it looks real damn good if pulled off right? yes.





If youre serious about it, go for it. Do something different instead of the normal/common minor drop on generic looking 15" wheel.

this.

but in ways it will help performance.. a wider tire up front is always best for handling . when i had 165/70/13s on my civic it handled pretty poorly but then i put 195/60/14s up front and it made a HUGE difference in the way the car handled. after tuning the air pressure just right the car would rip thew the canyon like nothing... it became a complete blast to drive. and was taking out newer "better" cars all the time.


(warning: doing canyon runs can be dangerous. not only does it put your life at risk it puts others at risk too. i don't recommend anyone to do this. it also will eat the living crap out of your tires.)

[Tomisimo]

I see no point in this, besides a drag strip, when you need all grip you can get at launch. Running wider than 225 is pointless. because you'll get heavy steering and smaller turn radius. I run 205 and more than happy, never slipped once in tight bends in mountain roads, and I dont drive like your average driver. I managed to wear out brand new tires this summer.
I rather have smaller good sticky tires than wider cheaper once.

[cubert]

And to clarify, when I made the performance comment I was thinking staggered like wider in the rear. Rum tends to make me think funny

[Bglad420]

In my STX civic I'm considering doing 15x8 front with a 225, and a 15x7 rear with a 205. But that's only for AX not street.

[PeterNtheWolf]

im curious to test this theory, how would a staggered setup change a front wheel drive car

and i would test with bigger front tires


and this question, may be useful if youre over-driving smaller size tires.

[phrenology]

im curious to test this theory, how would a staggered setup change a front wheel drive car

and i would test with bigger front tires


and this question, may be useful if youre over-driving smaller size tires.

Why don't you try it and get back to us with the results?

[Civic Accord Honda]

And to clarify, when I made the performance comment I was thinking staggered like wider in the rear. Rum tends to make me think funny

well thats the setup that does look the best

[Bglad420]

The reason for running a wider front tire for track purposes is better lateral grip, and more contact patch on the drive wheels. etc.... Search in Honda-tech racing section.

[PeterNtheWolf]

id just run all 4 the same so tire changing is possible

[PeterNtheWolf]

but if i was racing it. then id try it

[phrenology]

If you're doing it for aesthetic purposes then, do it take a picture of it and put it in the appearance pages. If your serious about racing it then read up on it.

[PeterNtheWolf]

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