VIP status rims.. what do you guys think?
07-19-10, 02:15 AM
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I don't drive an AWD IS so i dont have experience with that specific drivetrain. But I have driven my Evo 8 for the past 6 years.
The reason why you don't run staggered width wheels and different sized tires front and rear is because they will create different overall rolling diameters. So for every mile either the front or the back will have rolled more than the other and this causes strain on the center differential.
Some AWD race cars have actually been known to run different width wheels specifically smaller in the rear but with the same size tires. This creates a softer sidewall for the rear tires and helps the vehicle to rotate more in turns. I wouldn't recommend this for a street car though. It's just not practical for the very slight improvement in handling.
Same size wheels and tires but different offsets front and rear is generally considered to be fine. As far as i know there are no adverse effects from this. Just no rotating tires unless u want to dismount them and mount them again.
back to the original topic. Those vip wheels are hella fake and I wouldnt consider LC818's vip at all. If I were you I would wait for a sweet deal to pop up in the classifieds section and/or do what you gotta do to get some more money. Get your hustle on.
The reason why you don't run staggered width wheels and different sized tires front and rear is because they will create different overall rolling diameters. So for every mile either the front or the back will have rolled more than the other and this causes strain on the center differential.
Some AWD race cars have actually been known to run different width wheels specifically smaller in the rear but with the same size tires. This creates a softer sidewall for the rear tires and helps the vehicle to rotate more in turns. I wouldn't recommend this for a street car though. It's just not practical for the very slight improvement in handling.
Same size wheels and tires but different offsets front and rear is generally considered to be fine. As far as i know there are no adverse effects from this. Just no rotating tires unless u want to dismount them and mount them again.
back to the original topic. Those vip wheels are hella fake and I wouldnt consider LC818's vip at all. If I were you I would wait for a sweet deal to pop up in the classifieds section and/or do what you gotta do to get some more money. Get your hustle on.
07-19-10, 07:34 AM
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what you can do is, order 4 front LC818 for your awd, they are 19x8.5 +30, won't rub with h&r springs for sure, you don't wanna mess up your awd system by running staggered set-up
hope this helps, im in toronto too!
hope this helps, im in toronto too!
07-19-10, 09:30 AM
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@CT9ARS - lol yeah, like i said i didnt know they were fake before i posted this thread, so i wont consider VIP Status rims anymore, and btw thats just the name of the rim maker, I'm not going for a VIP look lol! There's been a whole thread for AWD staggered, and no one seemed to have a problem if they ran the right size tires. I'm just wondering if i'll screw up my AWD system even if i ran the right size tires as Zoeb suggested, 235.35.19 front and 275.30.19 rears.
@rule1223 - lol the main reason for getting LC818 is for the crazy staggered/concave. Whats the point of getting it if im gunna get 4 front. Its nice to know someone else from toronto on this forum, the canada forum on CL is useless. haha! What is your mod list?
@Karlson - i know it would be better to run same size, but i just want to know if i can go for staggered with minor to no problem at all (by running tires to make front and rear diameter almost the same) Since performance isnt something to consider on this car, i'm gunna focus mainly on appearance.
@rule1223 - lol the main reason for getting LC818 is for the crazy staggered/concave. Whats the point of getting it if im gunna get 4 front. Its nice to know someone else from toronto on this forum, the canada forum on CL is useless. haha! What is your mod list?
@Karlson - i know it would be better to run same size, but i just want to know if i can go for staggered with minor to no problem at all (by running tires to make front and rear diameter almost the same) Since performance isnt something to consider on this car, i'm gunna focus mainly on appearance.
07-19-10, 10:52 AM
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The difference in overall rolling diameter between 235.35.19 front and 275.30.19 rear is .02 inches, which means the percentage difference between the 2 tires is 0.077%
In other words, practically nothing
It is common knowledge that you can staggered on AWD cars as long as the front and rear tires are within 1% of overall rolling diameter of each other, this is 0.077%, so you have a good amount of margin of error
Zoeb
In other words, practically nothing
It is common knowledge that you can staggered on AWD cars as long as the front and rear tires are within 1% of overall rolling diameter of each other, this is 0.077%, so you have a good amount of margin of error
Zoeb
07-19-10, 11:57 AM
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is that set up on an awd or a rwd.. cause the awd stock is higher than a stock rwd to begin with, therefore if it was slightly rubbing on a 1.4" drop on a rwd, it may not rub on a 1.4" drop on the awd.. am i correct in thinking that way?