[Z06] Tire stagger question
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From: Cookeville Tn
Tire stagger question
From the data I've collected the diameter of my current setup (Stock 04 Z06) is:
25.3" front
26.1" rear
Difference being .8"
Possible new setup would be .9" stagger
Anyone experience any issues changing the stagger by .1"???
I'm guessing it won't be an issue but would just like to confirm.
Thanks in advance,
Val
25.3" front
26.1" rear
Difference being .8"
Possible new setup would be .9" stagger
Anyone experience any issues changing the stagger by .1"???
I'm guessing it won't be an issue but would just like to confirm.
Thanks in advance,
Val
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
You will be fine with that change.
Main thing is if you change to different tire sizes, try to increase or decrease the front and the rear the same amount. This will maintain the original stagger the computer looks at for active handling.
This is a great tire/wheel calculator. You can figure out what sized tires are closest to the stock circumference here.
http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp?postId=906
I ended up going with 275/30/19, and 305/30/19. I have no active handling issues and many other folks use this size combo for 19/19 setups.
Stock Z06 tire circumference (Using calculator above):
Front = 2022mm
Rear = 2082mm
My 19/19 setup circumference now (Using calculator above):
Front = 2038mm (added 16mm over stock)
Rear = 2094mm (added 12mm over stock)
You can see above that I am very close to stock circumference. I am just a smidgen bigger on both the front and rear. Main thing is to try to increase or decrease the front and rear the same to maintain the factory stagger.
Toque
Main thing is if you change to different tire sizes, try to increase or decrease the front and the rear the same amount. This will maintain the original stagger the computer looks at for active handling.
This is a great tire/wheel calculator. You can figure out what sized tires are closest to the stock circumference here.
http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp?postId=906
I ended up going with 275/30/19, and 305/30/19. I have no active handling issues and many other folks use this size combo for 19/19 setups.
Stock Z06 tire circumference (Using calculator above):
Front = 2022mm
Rear = 2082mm
My 19/19 setup circumference now (Using calculator above):
Front = 2038mm (added 16mm over stock)
Rear = 2094mm (added 12mm over stock)
You can see above that I am very close to stock circumference. I am just a smidgen bigger on both the front and rear. Main thing is to try to increase or decrease the front and rear the same to maintain the factory stagger.
Toque
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From: Cookeville Tn
Thank you both...
Toque... I was actually digging thru old post because I knew you had listed that tire converter link on another thread but I couldn't find it... Not an issue now because I saved it to favorites..
Toque... I was actually digging thru old post because I knew you had listed that tire converter link on another thread but I couldn't find it... Not an issue now because I saved it to favorites..
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Toque
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I exceeded that threshold by about .75" At one time my rears were 1.8" taller than the fronts, and there were no codes/TC problems. As far as that goes, the standard sizes are almost an inch difference.
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I haven't heard about any TC issues when going larger than stock diameter...only when the front and rear diameters are less than .5" of each other.
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