staggered on an AWD???
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staggered on an AWD???
I was told that its not good for the transmission if you put staggered rims on an AWD car. I have an IS250 AWD with 275/30 19 in the rear and 235/35 19 in the front. Can anyone help me with this?
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I would recomend running the same width wheel and same tire size all the way around. For the staggered look, just run a lower offset in the back.
You can also run staggered widths and keep the tire size the same, or close to it.
I ran 19x9 +22 with 225-35-19 and 19x10 +22 with 235-35-19
You can also run staggered widths and keep the tire size the same, or close to it.
I ran 19x9 +22 with 225-35-19 and 19x10 +22 with 235-35-19
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I have 19" IS-F wheels staggard setup on my 250AWD. Performance to me is same if not a little crisper. Handling is much improved. No issues with the AWD. Just make sure you keep within the tire sizes suggested here on the forum. Lots of guys with AWD are running staggard setups with success.
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Do you guys think I can get away without damaging the car by running 225/50/17 front and 225/55/17 rear? According to this calculator, it's about 3% difference
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
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Do you guys think I can get away without damaging the car by running 225/50/17 front and 225/55/17 rear? According to this calculator, it's about 3% difference
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
DJSirkit13:as for the performance wise i got 3piece 19's which is heaver and inresponse my car doesnt move as fast as it would with the stock 17's.
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I got a good deal on winter wheels and tires before I picked up the AWD. I was actually looking for RWD but I guess I'll play it safe and try to match them front and back for the awd system.
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I mean keep the overall diameter within 1%. 99% of people you talk to online are going to have no idea what they are talking about.
Example:
255/35/19
225/40/19
Not saying those are perfect for an ISx50 but the difference in diameter is only .225%. That setup would be totally fine to run on an AWD IS250.
Example:
255/35/19
225/40/19
Not saying those are perfect for an ISx50 but the difference in diameter is only .225%. That setup would be totally fine to run on an AWD IS250.
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I mean keep the overall diameter within 1%. 99% of people you talk to online are going to have no idea what they are talking about.
Example:
255/35/19
225/40/19
Not saying those are perfect for an ISx50 but the difference in diameter is only .225%. That setup would be totally fine to run on an AWD IS250.
Example:
255/35/19
225/40/19
Not saying those are perfect for an ISx50 but the difference in diameter is only .225%. That setup would be totally fine to run on an AWD IS250.
I hope you're not running these sizes because both are over 4% differential from stock.
Stock 225/45/17 = 25" Diameter
255/35/19 = 26" Diameter (4.2% off)
225/40/19 = 26.1" Diameter (4.5% off)
I ran:
225/35/19 = 25.2" Diameter (.9% off)
235/35/19 = 25.5" Diameter (2.0% off)
Wheels were 19x9 +22 Hi Disk and 19x10 +22 Lo Disk