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Registered: October 2003
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I supported Toymods
Location: Epping, Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Re: tire width stagger how much?
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Sun, 19 December 2004 19:04
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depends on the car, weight ratio, suspension... that said, it'll just make you understeer a bit more
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Location: Sydney
Registered: January 2003
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Re: tire width stagger how much?
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Mon, 20 December 2004 07:54
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Like draven said, depends on the car. Just for an example. My SW20 is supposed to be 205 at the back & 185 at the front(although I'm running 205's all round and it still seems to handle perfect).
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Registered: October 2003
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Re: tire width stagger how much?
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Mon, 20 December 2004 17:10
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the cars a 75 celi. its mainly a week end car so comfort desnt matter that much, its mostly stock except for a little lowering and twin carbs and a front strut. what stagger wouldnt cause too much understeer?
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Location: Adelaide, drift capital
Registered: May 2004
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Re: tire width stagger how much?
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Mon, 20 December 2004 23:07
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It also greatly depends on the wheel size i.e. diameter and width. Having wide tyres on a narrow rim will create more sidewall tyre flex through cornering, however will provide a greater contact with the road (improve braking).
It also depends on driving style. The staggering you have meantioned is not at all recommended for a great deal of cornering, however will provide greater rear wheel traction for straight acceleration.
And also as meantioned suspension setup and the car in general are also variables for car handling.
Out of curiosity, what width wheels are you running?
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Registered: October 2003
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Re: tire width stagger how much?
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Wed, 22 December 2004 17:37
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currently have 195/70/13's on but am going to switch to 14s with a lower profile
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: tire width stagger how much?
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Thu, 23 December 2004 00:18
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for the weight of the car, 195/205 are ideal.
if you make the fronts smaller, you decrease braking ability... in the dry... check with RTA as the to allowable difference, it's either 25mm in rim width, or 25mm in tread difference..
that said, why would you want stagger anyway?
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Location: Brisbane - Chapel Hill
Registered: June 2002
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Re: tire width stagger how much?
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Fri, 24 December 2004 09:27
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Im staggering as we speak and it's all good ... oh! you mean tyres! sorory
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Registered: October 2003
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Re: tire width stagger how much?
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Sun, 26 December 2004 10:03
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my wheels have 20 offset so the fronts are limited to 195's but i still want to upgrade my tire width for the more filled look
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