Staggered wheels or same all around???
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Melting Slicks
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Staggered wheels or same all around???
i think im gonna pick up a set of zr1's soon but not sure if i should get a staggered set or just have em the same size all around, just lookin for some opinions, thanks
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For what it's worth -- the 93's have somewhat narrower tires on the front (255/45 on 8.5" wheels) vs. rear (285/40 on 9.5"). This is not the top handling option, but it does a nice job of reducing front end wandering, and still handles quite well. Just a thought...............
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by clf93lt1
same size you can rotate them. but the 11'' wheels in the rear look
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Melting Slicks
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From: Stamping Ground KY
for hard driving the staggered makes the car push, I'd put the biggest rim possible and adjust the suspension for it. But for a DD do whatever you like/can afford. I have a staggered setup because I got my good rims used and that's how they came.
Burning Brakes
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I have 17x10s in the front (285/40)
17x12s in the back (315/35)
I got them off ebay, thinking they were 9.5/11.5s and the seller was mistaken.
285s are a little wide for the front, and going to 275s when they need replacing. They turn fine, but its not as nible as the handling should be.
17x12s in the back (315/35)
I got them off ebay, thinking they were 9.5/11.5s and the seller was mistaken.
285s are a little wide for the front, and going to 275s when they need replacing. They turn fine, but its not as nible as the handling should be.
Last edited by Gazpar; Aug 9, 2006 at 02:43 PM.
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I almost went with 9.5" on all four corners until I talked to the C4 guy at the car shop I went to. He said that GM went to the 8.5 in front to stop front end push that the earlier models were getting. The staggered wheels are for more nibble street driving. you don't need the fat front tires until you are doing some very hi-speed cornering... So I'm rolling 245/45/17 and 275/40/18 and hoping to hop up to a 255/45/17 and 295 or 305/40/18 when I have to do my next tire change.
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Originally Posted by TM-96CE
No need to rotate, as most performance tires are directional
BTW, I'm running 17x9.5 in front and 17x11 out back.
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You could rotate from front left to rear left if they are the same size only.
I have 17x9.5 and 18x10.5 factory Z06 wheels, you will never see me go back to 255s up front. There is NO push in my car now compared to before. There's a reason the Z07 and Z51 suspension had 275s up front. I have 285s up front and 295s in back. Car handles like a dream now. I autox a good bit and hit some 130mph turns in other areas as well. There are some 50mph turns I hit with 255s that would make the car push, but not anymore.
I have 17x9.5 and 18x10.5 factory Z06 wheels, you will never see me go back to 255s up front. There is NO push in my car now compared to before. There's a reason the Z07 and Z51 suspension had 275s up front. I have 285s up front and 295s in back. Car handles like a dream now. I autox a good bit and hit some 130mph turns in other areas as well. There are some 50mph turns I hit with 255s that would make the car push, but not anymore.
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Originally Posted by TA
Ummm, why wouldn't you be able to rotate a directional tire????
Ideal rotation is left-to-right and back-to-front. You can't do that with a directional tire. You can do the front-to-back however
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From: Phila., PA burbs
Originally Posted by TM-96CE
Ideal rotation is left-to-right and back-to-front. You can't do that with a directional tire. You can do the front-to-back however
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St. Jude Donor '06
I went with 4 17X9.5 rims with 285 width tires to be able to rotate. I like it, but may go with 275s next time to keep the steering from following the grooves in the road as much.
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Originally Posted by TM-96CE
Mine are staggered 17x9.5 front and 17x11 in the rear. No need to rotate, as most performance tires are directional..... and the Sumitomo's tires I run are very resonable on the wallet
As far as this post is concerned the staggered ZR-1's are the best looking way to go!!!!!