Practicality of a staggered setup for me. What do you think?
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Practicality of a staggered setup for me. What do you think?
So my car is a daily driver, I drive it year-round and it will be going on road trips. I understand they can't be rotated so I will be going through tires at a faster pace and that's fine. I prefer the staggered look. I'm just not sure it makes sense for how I drive it. What do you think? Is there anything else I need to consider between standard and staggered? Thanks.
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If you can afford it, I'm not really sure what other considerations there are. You live in the north, so I'm sure you either garage it or drive it on winter tires, so you'll spend more, possibly a lot more on tires. Other than that, maybe mileage, but that can be massaged.
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I think you nailed it. If your car is a DD the only advantage you get is the look. And the major disadvantage is inability to rotate properly. There are benefits to staggered fit for racing applications if you upgrade your rear sway bar to take advantage of more rear end grip. If you're only doing it for the look my opinion is that it's not really worth it.
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I think you nailed it. If your car is a DD the only advantage you get is the look. And the major disadvantage is inability to rotate properly. There are benefits to staggered fit for racing applications if you upgrade your rear sway bar to take advantage of more rear end grip. If you're only doing it for the look my opinion is that it's not really worth it.
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So my car is a daily driver, I drive it year-round and it will be going on road trips. I understand they can't be rotated so I will be going through tires at a faster pace and that's fine. I prefer the staggered look. I'm just not sure it makes sense for how I drive it. What do you think? Is there anything else I need to consider between standard and staggered? Thanks.
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FWD cars, yes rotate them.
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for a daily driver: if you like the look then go for it. i have staggered insofar at 9" wide in front and 10" backs. I wish i had 19 front and 20 out back too, but rims are harder to buy in sets staggered like that.
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I need to order two rears soon and I'm shopping.
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You have a rwd sports car. There is truly no advantage to rotating your tires. I've driven rwd cars all my life and do not rotate my tires on any of my vehicles. They don't last longer by rotating them. Rotating just makes you buy 4 tires at once instead of just two. Keep your alignment checked once a year and replace your tires in pairs. The staggered look is great and you get to have a wider tire out back which is a necessity anyways. There are no negatives to running staggered but there are a couple advantages.
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Staggered advantages: Wider rear tires giving you better rear traction. Great staggered look. Buying two tires at a time instead of four.
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Well they're not drag radials, so I can't vouch for them on the strip. But launch with these is much more dependable, much harder. If they're warm, they don't get greasy until I get too far into the throttle (and at 650whp, there is such a thing). I get a lot more power to the ground with them. Cornering isn't even close. I was shocked how well they take corners hard, because I tried several times to break them loose coming out of a turn and I was putting down a lot more power than I thought it would take. They're pricey and naturally they wear fast, but they're worth every penny to me. I'll be ordering another set as soon as these go bald and I'll save the old ones for track days.
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Well they're not drag radials, so I can't vouch for them on the strip. But launch with these is much more dependable, much harder. If they're warm, they don't get greasy until I get too far into the throttle (and at 650whp, there is such a thing). I get a lot more power to the ground with them. Cornering isn't even close. I was shocked how well they take corners hard, because I tried several times to break them loose coming out of a turn and I was putting down a lot more power than I thought it would take. They're pricey and naturally they wear fast, but they're worth every penny to me. I'll be ordering another set as soon as these go bald and I'll save the old ones for track days.
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Well I don't plan on drag racing mine at least not at the track. The Nittos hook well in 2nd and 3rd. If the Toyos will do the same I may give them a try. The R888 is a road race tire so I was really concerned with the normal hook with this kind of power. Couldn't imagine they would be much worse than Nitto drags.
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I just started driving on my staggered setup this week. I got my setup purely for aesthetic purposes. I have no intention to track or drag it. Lastly, my car is not a dd.
And yes, I love the staggered look.
And yes, I love the staggered look.