Staggered Sets??

[FinishingTouch]

Hey guys, I'm thinking of investing in some new rims and dispensing of the old ragged stock ones for my R33. Mentioned this to a friend of mine who asked me whether I was gonna buy a staggered set. Asked him why but he couldnt really give me a reason other than that you get more traction at the back wheels... so can someone help me out on this one? Is it worth it and are there any disadvantages?

[DMc]

Staggered sets mean the front wheels are different size and width to the back. The yanks did it on their "performance cars" for look, and to put cheaper wheels and tyres at the front. we must fight off the evil yank invasion.... hehehehe don't get me wrong, I like real V8's but pushrods??????? :talk2hand

[noods]

more width = more traction. but bear in mind more $$ per wheel.

i've got 235 rubber at the front and 255 on the rear. i got my car like that so i never had a choice. but the fat rear rubbers give any car a meaner look...from behind that is

[SLY33]

you guys are forgetting an important point! You cant rotate stagered sets front-back. Therefore when your rears typically wear out faster or more on the insides etc, you cant put them up the front and vice versa, making it more costly. But for me its worth staggering just for the phat look!

you can get a very tough look with 8.5s on the front and 9.5 wide on the rear, as long as you get the correct offsets.

[DMc]

If your doin' it for the look [which is fr'kn nasty:aroused:], then you should invest in a rear bar that would show them off

[Marlin]

Sounds like your friend's been reading the Drift R ad, and not really knowing what it means.

I'm of the understandind that a true "staggered SET" is different widths front and rear, but the same and correct offset for a particular vehicle.m (eg. Toyota Supra Turbo) This way the handling shouldn't be compromised, save for the slight but obvious effect of having slightly more rear than front grip.

[Pandaemonaeon]

I know my Front 8.5' and rear 9.5' have different offsets as both wheels sit flush with the guards witht the rear having 1' more of a dish in it, and the wheel nuts stick out on the rear, but are sunk in on the front.