Staggered or Non-Staggered?

Bama335 · 07-22-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by boilerdan33

Specificially, I was wondering if I could fit 255/35/18s on all four corners without any clearance issues, or if I need to run with spacers. D

Stock 255 Bridgestone RFT on 162 8.5" will work with no spacers - I've run this setup at barber without issues. The understeer is vastly improved over the staggered setup. Be advised, it's pretty close up front between the strut and rim - only approx 1/4" clearance.

Looking at the specs on Tirerack, the Bridgestone 255 RFT is more narrow than most other 255 tire profiles, so I'll keep running the rft until I'm ready for R-comps, at which point I'll head to 17's - they're alot lower cost, and you can get them used from the KONI series.

chaz58 · 07-23-2009, 09:19 AM

I have thought about that too, but keep in mind the stock tire/wheel (17x8.5 $ 255/40-17) is 60lbs. That is insanely heavy.

For that kind of weight, the price better be cheap!

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