6thgenaccord Staggered Wheels Poll

[sodaks2k]

Having staggered fitment means you cannot rotate the tires around without swaping the tires rims to rim which would mean you have to pay someone to remount and balance your tires everytime you rotate them, or you do not rotate them and then they wearout quickly, very quickly on the fronts.

Unless he doesn't care if the wider wheels/tires are on the front and the skinnier on the rear when he rotates them and vice versa. And he can do side to side unless they're rotational tires.

 

[blacknight]

Unless he doesn't care if the wider wheels/tires are on the front and the skinnier on the rear when he rotates them and vice versa. And he can do side to side unless they're rotational tires.

Most tires 17+ tires are directional

 

[Fuzz]

technically staggered wheels on a fwd drive car is actually functional. On a track or taking turns at high speeds in a fwd car the back wheels kind of... skid (i would say) a bit... because there is really no drive train giving them a direction to go... the staggered wheels at the back put more of the tires surface area on the ground giving it less of that "skid" in high turns so its not necessarily "not functional"

I think you have it mixed up.

A lot of FWD Racing Staggered Setups are you have the larger tires in the front. For instance, running R-Compound tires the guys in the racing civics here run 275 - 285 in the front, and 225 in the rear.

With the proper suspension setup you don't ever have to worry about overr-steer unless you actually want to, which you CAN with the proper setup as well. This is what rear-camber prevents especially. But your rear tires only direction is ever following... the direction doesn't change unless you installed some HICAS lol.

 

[nyknick1015]

I think you have it mixed up.

A lot of FWD Racing Staggered Setups are you have the larger tires in the front. For instance, running R-Compound tires the guys in the racing civics here run 275 - 285 in the front, and 225 in the rear.

With the proper suspension setup you don't ever have to worry about overr-steer unless you actually want to, which you CAN with the proper setup as well. This is what rear-camber prevents especially. But your rear tires only direction is ever following... the direction doesn't change unless you installed some HICAS lol.

yea but you mostly find a staggered stance like that in drag cars where the front is bigger than rear... you will never find a 285 front and 225 rear on a track car. Its gonna mess up the whole flow of the car turning and cornering... drag cars, all you have to do is go straight.

and i do understand what you mean by with proper suspension you don't have to worry about that but a wider rear tire can prevent unnecessary power slides especially in a FWD car. more tire surface area means more grip where needed and with out a drive train on the rear mean its where ever the rest of the car takes you is where you go. A lot of times racers don't worry about that because it just makes more sense to put the same tire width all around. or have HICAS which i do agree

for all you fwd, take a turn at a high speed, you can feel the front hugging, but me, i know my rear is always a bit loose in turns..

 

[Fuzz]

you will never find a 285 front and 225 rear on a track car. Its gonna mess up the whole flow of the car turning and cornering...

No... I AM Talking about Track / Road Racing / Lapping. I hate drag lol. The tires are all about traction.

The guy that won the championship the last 2 years in a row had that setup on his civic. You want the widest tire possible on your drive wheels so that you can put the power down without having wheel spin.

A lot of the Integra and RSX Race Cars here have 255/245 in the front and 225 in the rear also.

Remember, we're talking race prepped cars with R-Compounds. This year a lot of the guys are actually using RACE Tires, which are 10 times more traction than R-Compounds, and they are going with square setups... 8.5" front and back.

 

[Sketch o5]

a 225 tire and some camber in the rear is def enough grip to rip corners on a smaller lighter car...like rsx's, civic's, and such. why have a bigger tire and wheel when its basically just adding more weight......from the track perspective.

you can bet your *** once i get the wheels i want, theyre gonna be staggered haha....wider in the rear.

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

I hate to burst your guys bubble about this whole "wider in the rear is better on a FWD setup" but Fuzz is right. Unless you're just doing it for looks.

Again I must reference this video of the TypeR - *Note the tire sizes Front and Rear.

225/45/16 - Front
195/55/15 - Rear

It's about making the car rotate and drive. Not how it looks. Go watch an AutoX or track event and see how people have their FWD cars setup.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXbwO9Mb2zo - Pay close attention to the last 20 sec of so the vid.

 

[bdeitemeyer]

I don't think the OP cares about track specs for a staggered setup, he's interested in a staggered setup for looks alone.

 

[iHazSnail]

Like someone had said previously, it would look good if done right. I am all about it myself.

 

[blacknight]

I don't think the OP cares about track specs for a staggered setup, he's interested in a staggered setup for looks alone.

If he's only interested in looks, he can go for it.
But for per formance, don't bother.


ALso remember, when taking a turn in a FWD car the rear will unlikely get out of line because the Front wheels are pulling it. It may be possible but highly unlikely.
It's more likely that a RWD car going into a turn will get the rear loose because of the drive wheels. That's why the rear tires should be wider because they are the drive wheels