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Chewie4299 · 04-08-2013, 10:20 AM

Hey folks. Just curious about something. It seems as though most folks are going with widths like 9/9.5 in the rear and 8/8.5 in the front when shooting for a staggered setup.

I can do this with the two wheels I am considering.

Weds SA-15R

Work Emotion CR Ultimate

However, I can also go with a 7.5 width in the front and a 9.5 width in the rear. I may have missed it but I can't recall seeing many doing this. What are the potential drawbacks and/or benefits to doing this? I know that I cannot rotate my tires but I'm okay with that. I'll replace them as needed in pairs.

The car is N/A now but will very likely be supercharged soon.

I do also intend to track the car but may go with a smaller RPF1 for track days or something similar. So this setups may see some track use but will be primarily for the street.

I am not lowered currently and may eventually utilize some coilovers if I feel it necessary for track performance.

So, with that in mind, I also need to think about offsets that work...

The wheel directory can help me with that. I'm mainly interested in the pros and cons of different staggered setups.

Edit: So at this point I'm looking at the Work Emotion CR Ultimate in white. This is if I can get these specs as they aren't standard.

18x7.5 +38 up front with a 225/40 tire.

18x9.5 +38 in back with a 255/35 tire.

Based on my research utilizing the wheel directory this obviously won't be perfectly flush. The fronts will be sucked in about 7mm according to the charts there. The rears will be poking out by 12mm. I looked at a ton of pics posted by guys running this spec in the rear and they don't look bad.

I'm basically wondering what our wheel/tire pros think of this setup. I have a hard time figuring out the offsets and the effects of a ride height drop and so on.

04-08-2013, 10:20 AM	#1
Chewie4299 Spaceman Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm Scion FR-S Location: Wallingford, CT Posts: 1,581 Thanks: 854 Thanked 860 Times in 468 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s)	Staggered Setup Question Hey folks. Just curious about something. It seems as though most folks are going with widths like 9/9.5 in the rear and 8/8.5 in the front when shooting for a staggered setup. I can do this with the two wheels I am considering. Weds SA-15R Work Emotion CR Ultimate However, I can also go with a 7.5 width in the front and a 9.5 width in the rear. I may have missed it but I can't recall seeing many doing this. What are the potential drawbacks and/or benefits to doing this? I know that I cannot rotate my tires but I'm okay with that. I'll replace them as needed in pairs. The car is N/A now but will very likely be supercharged soon. I do also intend to track the car but may go with a smaller RPF1 for track days or something similar. So this setups may see some track use but will be primarily for the street. I am not lowered currently and may eventually utilize some coilovers if I feel it necessary for track performance. So, with that in mind, I also need to think about offsets that work... The wheel directory can help me with that. I'm mainly interested in the pros and cons of different staggered setups. Edit: So at this point I'm looking at the Work Emotion CR Ultimate in white. This is if I can get these specs as they aren't standard. 18x7.5 +38 up front with a 225/40 tire. 18x9.5 +38 in back with a 255/35 tire. Based on my research utilizing the wheel directory this obviously won't be perfectly flush. The fronts will be sucked in about 7mm according to the charts there. The rears will be poking out by 12mm. I looked at a ton of pics posted by guys running this spec in the rear and they don't look bad. I'm basically wondering what our wheel/tire pros think of this setup. I have a hard time figuring out the offsets and the effects of a ride height drop and so on. __________________ 2013 Firestorm Scion FR-S - Car Journal Last edited by Chewie4299; 04-08-2013 at 07:45 PM.