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Old 11-09-10, 03:58 PM
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ok quick question,the guys with the staggered set up, do you have rwd or awd cars, I have an awd and am looking into getting some 20's, and would like to do the staggered look but am worried about the damage it can do to my transmission since they wont be the same exact size and help would be most appreciated
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Originally Posted by mr3gs300
ok quick question,the guys with the staggered set up, do you have rwd or awd cars, I have an awd and am looking into getting some 20's, and would like to do the staggered look but am worried about the damage it can do to my transmission since they wont be the same exact size and help would be most appreciated

I am staggered on a rwd, however I have seen quite a few guys stagger fit the AWD I don t think the width matters as much as making sure the overall diameter of the rim and tire selection are the same. the 245/30-20 and 285/25-20 are almost the exact same overall diameter.
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Originally Posted by Johnnyk1
Anyone running 20x10 up front and 20x11 in the rear? I was thinking 20x10 +36 on a 245/35 and 20x11 +32 on a 245/35. I have an awd so that's why the tire size r the same. Pretty sure i going to need a fender roll, maybe even a pull with a lil camber.
Those specs are aggressive as hell, there are no camber arms for our cars some have used IS camber arms. There is no need to run such a wide width rim, my wheels overall diameter are super close to the same front and rear within like 1%
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as mentioned in a lot of places already, staggered on awd is ok, as long as you are careful on tire selection. for example if you do 245/30 and 285/25, you will be fine. if you do 245/30 and 285/30, you are asking for trouble
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Originally Posted by rominl
as mentioned in a lot of places already, staggered on awd is ok, as long as you are careful on tire selection. for example if you do 245/30 and 285/25, you will be fine. if you do 245/30 and 285/30, you are asking for trouble
How do we calculate what size of tire should use for rwd? Is there any website that can learn from or has a calculator for the tire measurement?

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Originally Posted by jea
How do we calculate what size of tire should use for rwd? Is there any website that can learn from or has a calculator for the tire measurement?
Google tire calculator and see what comes up I have found several websites that will give you comprable tire sizing options
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
Google tire calculator and see what comes up I have found several websites that will give you comprable tire sizing options
This has worked great for me when I'm comparing:

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
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thanx for the info guys those were the measurements I had just was a lil concern because they werent the exact same size as stock, the front specs is 5.6mm off and the rear is 19.3 mm off circumference wise, and with trannies was just a lil scared on messing it up
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
Those specs are aggressive as hell, there are no camber arms for our cars some have used IS camber arms. There is no need to run such a wide width rim, my wheels overall diameter are super close to the same front and rear within like 1%
actually the specs are the same almost the same as a 20x9.5 +30 and 20x10.5 +26.

What r the offset of your wheels?
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9 +22 & 10.5 +34
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Here's my setup
Rays Progressive DE
20 x 8.5 20 x 10.5
Toyo T1-R 245/35/20 275/30/20
Lowered on Espelir Springs
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I looked through this whole thread and many of you guys forgot to put in the offsets which is crucial on fitment. I was trying to figure out whats the most aggressive wheel size/offset i can run without trimming or rolling fenders w/a 1.8" drop.

Id like to run 20x9 w/245 35 20 front and 20x10.5 275 30 20 rear, my thoughts were +31 front and +43 rear with that size, but i don't know if i can push the envelope further....


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