why does the rear have lower profile tires in a staggered setup
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why does the rear have lower profile tires in a staggered setup
i noticed that the best setup for a staggered setup on a gs is 245/35/20 on the front and 275/30/20 on the rear.
why is it that the rear has a lower profile tire then the front tire? Should it not be the same profile on all tires?
why is it that the rear has a lower profile tire then the front tire? Should it not be the same profile on all tires?
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This article will help you understand tire sizes
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...currentpage=38
but in short, the height of the sidewall is a percentage of the tire width. The first number is the width, the 2nd number is the percentage. In a staggered setup, you are trying to keep the overall height of all the tires as close as possible. The wider the tire, the shorter the sidewall needs to be in order to maintain the overall height
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...currentpage=38
but in short, the height of the sidewall is a percentage of the tire width. The first number is the width, the 2nd number is the percentage. In a staggered setup, you are trying to keep the overall height of all the tires as close as possible. The wider the tire, the shorter the sidewall needs to be in order to maintain the overall height
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Originally Posted by toyemp
The first number is the width, the 2nd number is the percentage. In a staggered setup, you are trying to keep the overall height of all the tires as close as possible. The wider the tire, the shorter the sidewall needs to be in order to maintain the overall height
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the ideal staggered setup has the same overall diameter or very close to it between front and rear tires even though the width's are different. I run 255/30/22 and 305/25/22 tires, but the overall diameter is identical as well as the sidewall height. The middle number or aspect ratio is essentially a percentage, but overall diameter and sidewall heights is what you need to focus on to match up. This is extremely important for a car like mine that has All Wheel Drive
Edit..whoa, just realized how old this thread was lol
Edit..whoa, just realized how old this thread was lol
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