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Are RWD & AWD wheels compatible?

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Old 05-01-08, 08:08 AM
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Default Are RWD & AWD wheels compatible?

I am planning to trade-in my car for a 2007+ RWD GS. Will my aftermarket staggered iForged wheels fit properly on all 2007+ RWD versions without any problems? I do not know the offset specifications.

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Old 05-01-08, 08:21 AM
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I think it should fit no problem, as long as your car is now a AWD.
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Your offsets may matter because the 07 has bigger brakes...
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your question should be the other way around, RWD wheels SHOULD be compatible with AWD, you not even supposed to run staggered on AWD vehicle anyway.
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yeah they should be ok

kev, actually, as long as done right, staggered on awd are ok. happens on audi all the time
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Originally Posted by rominl
yeah they should be ok

kev, actually, as long as done right, staggered on awd are ok. happens on audi all the time
of course i know that we do a lot of things on our cars we are not "supposed" to anyway

just saying in a technical sense that staggered on AWD is less than ideal.
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Originally Posted by whlkev
of course i know that we do a lot of things on our cars we are not "supposed" to anyway

just saying in a technical sense that staggered on AWD is less than ideal.
I haven't had any problems yet. I believe I was the first GS owner on this forum to lower then stagger the GS300 AWD. We don't drive the car hard and I made sure that the tires I picked yielded a 0% difference in rolling diameter. I wanted to lower and stagger the car for the look, but I didn't realize that there were no aftermarket lowering packages specified for the AWD until after I bought the car. Nor was staggering the wheels recommended either. I just want to put my car back to stock and trade it in. I will then use the same Tanabe springs and iforged wheels on the new car. I just got a reply from VInce at iforged and he said the wheels will work for the RWD.
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