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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 03:51 PM
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Hi people , I need ur recommendation , I have 13 gs 350 awd , I bought
original f sport staggered rims with summer tires , I want to changed them
to all season tires . What tires should I buy? , I don't want any rubbing issues
should I go with original size ,or I can get different size ???
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 05:35 PM
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Can you run staggered wheels and tires on a AWD?
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 06:05 PM
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Just installed mine by Lexus dealer , but the ride is horrible,
Im thinking cause of the summer tires , cause
they have almost no trade wear.
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 08:06 PM
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AWD cannot use staggered wheel sets! Puts strain on the AWD system.

Remove them. Its a BIG NO NO.

Tires are bad on those rims anyways and you can get good Michelin all seasons but get the rims all same size. Sorry
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Rexus300
AWD cannot use staggered wheel sets! Puts strain on the AWD system.

Remove them. Its a BIG NO NO.

Tires are bad on those rims anyways and you can get good Michelin all seasons but get the rims all same size. Sorry
Not necessarily true if the difference of the tires rolling diameter is less then 5 % front to back you should be fine. Having said that the ride height of my awd GS seems different front to back and this would create even more of a difference in rolling diameter. Looking at pictures of all of your rwd GS sitting an inch lower makes me
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Rexus300
AWD cannot use staggered wheel sets! Puts strain on the AWD system.

Remove them. Its a BIG NO NO.

Tires are bad on those rims anyways and you can get good Michelin all seasons but get the rims all same size. Sorry
Well damn this crushes my dream! I was bought to get a staggered set of F-Sports but heard it can be done. Oh well. Yes I would get the Michelin's they have to be the best compared to the Bridgestones, which are trash.
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