awd and stagger?
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X5xDrive4.8i Sport - 275 front, 315 rear. There is NO need for a 315 on the back of an AWD SUV.
535i xDrive Sport - 245 front, 275 rear. Again, no need for a 275 rear on the back of a 4000 lb 300hp AWD sedan.
This is purely a style decision. It does look good though. However.....see below.
B. Because there is no need for stagger with AWD. Non staggered tires can be rotated and are frankly more cost effective for manufacturers to sell vehicles with. Stagger on AWD actually increases understeer, which is already bad because of the added weight of the AWD.
Stormforge, rominl, I would absolutely toss staggered wheels on an SUV.....if it's a rear biased or sport (Cayenne, ML63, X5M) AWD or just plain RWD (TBSS, SRT10 Ram). On this generation of RX with its FWD bias? Absolutely not. I can't justify it to myself. It would just be wrong in my head, knowing that the tires that drive, steer, and brake the car are narrower than the "hold up the *** end of the car" wheels. Hell, I wouldn't even do it on a 50/50 AWD, like the last RX.
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well, i said it's doable but i never said i'd do it on the rx (not a car i'd spend this kind of money on) that's why i brought up cayenne example to stormforge, hehe...
and i absolutely refuse to "approve" any staggered setup on fwd, that's totally stupid imho. doesn't make any sense
and i absolutely refuse to "approve" any staggered setup on fwd, that's totally stupid imho. doesn't make any sense
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On this generation of RX with its FWD bias? Absolutely not. I can't justify it to myself. It would just be wrong in my head, knowing that the tires that drive, steer, and brake the car are narrower than the "hold up the *** end of the car" wheels. Hell, I wouldn't even do it on a 50/50 AWD, like the last RX.
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Thank bouth of you I have only been it snow 10-12 times in my life and on the only snow storm than put 3-4 inches down thy closed the county down. Now rain is something we see a lot of here 65+ inches a year
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Many AWD sports cars are RWD biased. Compare the size of the rears on a Murcielago or a Gallardo/R8 to the fronts. Trust me, it makes a difference.
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I prefer precision and accuracy when making statements that could reasonably be construed as fact.
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