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Old 05-04-14, 10:30 AM
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Default Square tire setup for tire rotation purposes

I did a search and looked up what I'm asking...didn't find much info....so here i go:

Anyone running a square tire setup (non staggered) so that they can rotate and prolong the life of their tires for normal road use (non-track or non-autocross use)?

Just curious, the current corner specific set up seems like tire life is not prolonged.

I know staggered might look better, but I'm looking for more practical opinions.
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I'm running G spiders 18" as my winter set up. No problems whatsoever.
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no one is running a square setup?

does a square setup upset the dynamics of the suspension tuning?
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Originally Posted by sr20bet
no one is running a square setup?

does a square setup upset the dynamics of the suspension tuning?
If you search real hard (Google) you will find a few non-staggered setups on an ISF and it looks awesome. I actually worked with my wheel guy to try and do a non-staggered setup but I wanted an aggressive fitment (going for a certain look) and it was too risky IMHO and I would have to run really stretched tires, rolling fenders, coilovers, probably adjust my camber (with buying a camber kit), etc...and decided to bail. I would imagine if u r looking to do a non-staggered set up so u can rotate your tires that u can find a fitment that would work...ask ap2s2k what set up he has (wheel width and offset)...
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I was debating this too - but since I love the '08 wheels so much, the only rotations I was planning do is side to side swaps. Unfortunately my current set is asymmetrical. My next set will be directional for sure. Only hassle is un-mounting the tires every time to rotate.
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