Staggered or not staggered?
01-28-2012, 12:51 PM
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Staggered or not staggered?
whats the if any benefit of staggered wheels? Very close to ordering my 19's and wanna make sure I make right decision for myself... Is it just the look of the wheels on the car?
01-28-2012, 01:19 PM
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01-29-2012, 04:03 PM
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It is a pain. It drives kind of weird. BUT..wouldn't do it any other way.
If a chick can rock staggered wheels, any guy should =P
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01-29-2012, 06:05 PM
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Na, there are others like you. No worries. lol
I think it can look pretty neat but not very functional = not ever wanting a setup like that.....sort of like dragging your oil pan down the road because the car looks cool slammed. No make no sense atall.
I think it can look pretty neat but not very functional = not ever wanting a setup like that.....sort of like dragging your oil pan down the road because the car looks cool slammed. No make no sense atall.
01-29-2012, 09:24 PM
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^^ It is but oh well. I would actually unmount the tires and remount them the other side in so that the worn part would be towards the outside. (If that makes sense).
It is a pain. It drives kind of weird. BUT..wouldn't do it any other way.
If a chick can rock staggered wheels, any guy should =P
It is a pain. It drives kind of weird. BUT..wouldn't do it any other way.
If a chick can rock staggered wheels, any guy should =P
01-30-2012, 08:55 AM
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I love when people throw that word around and apply it to things where it..simply makes no sense.
THIS is rice:
And you're going to tell me my car was rice?:
Like someone else said... maybe not IDEALLY functional. But no way, shape, or form, rice..
01-30-2012, 09:42 AM
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get em Baby^^^^^ Look at those guys in the background talkin about...(mmm Im glad i didnt go staggered,someone might call my car Ricey)....lol
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01-30-2012, 09:51 AM
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01-30-2012, 10:42 AM
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lol, sorry if I butt hurt you everybody I was expressing my opinion. IMO I rather run non staggered unless you're going to live with the All Show No Go concept. That's just my preference and I know the photo posted here look good and clean. But whats the point of having stagger on fwd? To look like your car is RWD?
To each his own.
To each his own.
01-30-2012, 10:52 AM
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lol, sorry if I butt hurt you everybody I was expressing my opinion. IMO I rather run non staggered unless you're going to live with the All Show No Go concept. That's just my preference and I know the photo posted here look good and clean. But whats the point of having stagger on fwd? To look like your car is RWD?
To each his own.
To each his own.
When I see a staggered setup on a car, done well, i have an eye-gasm. Just looks so good to me.
But like you said to each his own.
01-30-2012, 11:05 AM
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01-30-2012, 11:16 AM
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.Stay tuned. It may take me like a year with all the stuff I have going on but my TSX will have that sexy goodness. =D
01-30-2012, 11:53 AM
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lol, sorry if I butt hurt you everybody I was expressing my opinion. IMO I rather run non staggered unless you're going to live with the All Show No Go concept. That's just my preference and I know the photo posted here look good and clean. But whats the point of having stagger on fwd? To look like your car is RWD?
To each his own.
To each his own.
i have an eclectic mix of both worlds. every bolt on imaginable and the J&R ECU will push me to 300whp.
and like kaitlina said, it's not about making your car look like RWD...it just makes the stance look MUCH better. i only have .5" difference on the rear wheels and it is noticeable enough, yet not overpowering.
01-30-2012, 11:54 AM
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Big plans not enough $$$
01-30-2012, 02:20 PM
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01-30-2012, 03:31 PM
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01-30-2012, 06:13 PM
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lol, sorry if I butt hurt you everybody I was expressing my opinion. IMO I rather run non staggered unless you're going to live with the All Show No Go concept. That's just my preference and I know the photo posted here look good and clean. But whats the point of having stagger on fwd? To look like your car is RWD?
To each his own.
To each his own.
That said, if it's done right I wouldn't call it rice. But if you start getting into crazy wide rear tires and crazy camber it can approach rice status.
02-01-2012, 01:56 AM
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Staggering a FWD car with bigger wheels in back, is exactly this... Your making your car which already tends to understeer, to understeer even more. Sure if makes your car look nice, but you're also making yourself look like a fool. (No offense). You're basically pretending you have a RWD car, which is another thing "Rice" is applied to. Making your car pretend to be something that it's not.
Now if you stagger your FWD car the right way, the way GM staggered the Grand Prix GXP, where the FRONT tires were bigger than the rear, THAT actually served a performance function of balancing the car's performance by REDUCING understeer.
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02-02-2012, 08:08 AM
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never once have i pretended i have a RWD car, or even thought that.
i get what you're saying about some of your explanation. and while some people can stagger the crap out of TL's (which looks ridiculous)...if you keep it minimal and not too noticeable, it looks fantastic. having an extra .5" in the rear doesn't constitute a staggered set up in my book. it's just a minimal difference that totally changes the appearance. helps fill out the well a bit more and adds some concave to your stance. and that tiny bit of added width isn't going to throw off anything in regards to steering. i don't autoX anyway so what do i care?
now if you throw 19x8 in the front and 19x10.5 in the rear...then yes, that looks wonky.
i get what you're saying about some of your explanation. and while some people can stagger the crap out of TL's (which looks ridiculous)...if you keep it minimal and not too noticeable, it looks fantastic. having an extra .5" in the rear doesn't constitute a staggered set up in my book. it's just a minimal difference that totally changes the appearance. helps fill out the well a bit more and adds some concave to your stance. and that tiny bit of added width isn't going to throw off anything in regards to steering. i don't autoX anyway so what do i care?
now if you throw 19x8 in the front and 19x10.5 in the rear...then yes, that looks wonky.
02-02-2012, 09:15 AM
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Why? Because you can't handle the truth? Someone asked why it would be considered rice, so I gave the definition of rice, and how it could fit.
That is key.
This is mostly what I was talking about. Guys that put rims with deep lips on the rear of their FWD car, and then put the same rime with much smaller or no lip on the front wheel. Usually with 8" in front and 9.5" or bigger in back. With 245 up front and 275 in rear. Those are the guys I think look like fools.
now if you throw 19x8 in the front and 19x10.5 in the rear...then yes, that looks wonky.
02-02-2012, 09:31 AM
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Actually, traditionally "Rice" was applied to things where the owner considered "Image" above "Performance", particularly to items that were detrimental to performance.
Staggering a FWD car with bigger wheels in back, is exactly this... Your making your car which already tends to understeer, to understeer even more. Sure if makes your car look nice, but you're also making yourself look like a fool. (No offense). You're basically pretending you have a RWD car, which is another thing "Rice" is applied to. Making your car pretend to be something that it's not.
Now if you stagger your FWD car the right way, the way GM staggered the Grand Prix GXP, where the FRONT tires were bigger than the rear, THAT actually served a performance function of balancing the car's performance by REDUCING understeer.
Staggering a FWD car with bigger wheels in back, is exactly this... Your making your car which already tends to understeer, to understeer even more. Sure if makes your car look nice, but you're also making yourself look like a fool. (No offense). You're basically pretending you have a RWD car, which is another thing "Rice" is applied to. Making your car pretend to be something that it's not.
Now if you stagger your FWD car the right way, the way GM staggered the Grand Prix GXP, where the FRONT tires were bigger than the rear, THAT actually served a performance function of balancing the car's performance by REDUCING understeer.
I'll keep with my wheels staggered. When I get my setup, lets meet up and have people take a vote as to which car looks sexier. I bet you hands down, I win.
Maybe I should call your paint job ricey. That's definitely not helping your performance.
To each his/her own.