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Practicality of a staggered setup for me. What do you think?

Old Mar 20, 2014 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by FromZto5
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.
But aren't yours going to rub? Sorry. I had to after all the ribbing you took. Your setup looks great.

I went staggered. Ordered black machined Boss Laguna Secas. They are going to look great on my Sterling Gray. Can't wait to get rid of the stock wheels.
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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 08:23 AM
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I wouldn't say you'd have to go staggered... but I would at least go with a wide square set-up. Then again, it'd be more expensive to buy wider front tires/wheels when you only want them on the back.
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Old Mar 20, 2014 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by cdiaz1069
But aren't yours going to rub? Sorry. I had to after all the ribbing you took. Your setup looks great. I went staggered. Ordered black machined Boss Laguna Secas. They are going to look great on my Sterling Gray. Can't wait to get rid of the stock wheels.
I will admit to a different kind of "rubbing".
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Old Mar 21, 2014 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Brandon302
No true advantage, what if you run more then stock camber and want to make sure you wear the tires out evenly?
Ditto. After 4 hours of track time my front set was worn out more than my rear set. The front tires actually had melting of the thread blocks. The rears did not. For this reason I choose to go with a square setup and rotate
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 10:19 AM
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Staggered is fine. The bigger questions are what width (285, 295 or wider) in the rear and what profile (30, 35, etc)?
That will affect ride quality, plus whether or not your tires will "rub", etc.
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Old Mar 22, 2014 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by tostang
Staggered is fine. The bigger questions are what width (285, 295 or wider) in the rear and what profile (30, 35, etc)?
That will affect ride quality, plus whether or not your tires will "rub", etc.
I went with one of AM's packages: http://www.americanmuscle.com/blackm...elli-stag.html

These will go great with Sterling Gray.
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by AlsCobra
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.

That all depends Al, I've seen plenty of performance tires on performance cars that could have used a rotation. The issue so much wasn't wear due to alignment but just normal wear and tear on a decoupled tread block which would require replacing the tire ahead of schedule.
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 06:05 PM
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That all depends Al, I've seen plenty of performance tires on performance cars that could have used a rotation. The issue so much wasn't wear due to alignment but just normal wear and tear on a decoupled tread block which would require replacing the tire ahead of schedule.
I've been in the tire business for at least 13 years and have never heard of "decoupled tread block". Don't know where you ever heard that term or what the hell it pertains to. Geez guys it's getting deep in here.
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