Staggered vs non staggered wheels

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by 11Past9

Suspension I've got tokiko blue shocks and s tech springs. I'm on stock turbo (t28) boost comes on hard and fast. The car handles well but I've never really pushed it to see what it's like at the limit.

What would you recommend for a wheel and tire set up? Staggered or not? What would having a bigger rear wheel do? An 18 out back vs a 17 in front.

Nothing, its all about personal preference. Do you want cheaper tires or more expensive tires. Do you want the stretched look or max contact patch? Taking it to the "track" is vague as fuck. You plan on drifting, grip driving or drag racing? Do you plan on rolling or pulling the fenders? These are the questions you should ask yourself first.

[11Past9]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Nothing, its all about personal preference. Do you want cheaper tires or more expensive tires. Do you want the stretched look or max contact patch? Taking it to the "track" is vague as fuck. You plan on drifting, grip driving or drag racing? Do you plan on rolling or pulling the fenders? These are the questions you should ask yourself first.

-I don't want the stretched look
-I want the most grip without crossing the line of reasonable priced tires to SUPER expensive
-I am not going to roll my fenders and want zero rubber to car contact issues
-Track will be drag strip, auto x and maybe a road course

[jspaeth]

I like this question, bc it applies to me too haha.

I too, have not really pushed my car to its limits, but I feel ya.

I have roughly 300 wtq and 360 whp with a GT2871R.

Run 17x9 245/40 17 Kumho Ecsta MX all around.

Car grips really well. Have coilovers, Tanabe Sways, all solid-joint aftermarket suspension links, etc

Long sweeping turns, the car feels pretty neutral, but at times, like the rear end would come out if I pushed it harder.


On short turns, for example, taking a tight offramp at like 30-40 mph, it always feels like it wants to oversteer if I get on it any harder.

I was considering maybe trying to go with a 9.5 or 10-inch wheel in back with 275s or so.....

I don't have enough REAL experience though to tell how the car handles at higher speeds.....but my gut tells me it may oversteer a bit.

This could be in part due to alignment, but I'm not running anything super crazy....normal camber settings and nearly 0 toe all around.....maybe I need some more toe in in the back?