Does a staggered setup have any business on a sometimes track car?
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Does a staggered setup have any business on a sometimes track car?
My R package has manual steering, and with my girly arms I'm thinking about running 15x8 up front and 15x9 rear. I understand that it'll want to understeer.
Tell me why this is a poor decision. Tell my why I'm dumb for not wanting a square setup.
Tell me why this is a poor decision. Tell my why I'm dumb for not wanting a square setup.
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Your wheel/tire ratio front/rear should equal your weight distribution. A 50/50 car needs 50/50 wheel/tire setup. Anything else is a compromise. You'd be tuning out the understeer with other methods, which would overall reduce grip.
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yea 350 mm steering wheel and make sure it is spaced back properly to a proper non air bag wheel position so your arms arn't straight out. also helps with leg clearance to the wheel.
I don't have a girly arm problem myself. De-powered manual rack 5+ degrees of caster and I run 275/35/15 tires mounted on 15X11 wheels for autocross.
I don't have a girly arm problem myself. De-powered manual rack 5+ degrees of caster and I run 275/35/15 tires mounted on 15X11 wheels for autocross.
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I don't see how there is going to be that noticeable of a difference between 15x7-8-9. That's overall a 2 inch margin. How is this going to be even that noticeable. As others have said as long as your arms have a nice v bend in them it shouldn't be that difficult to turn. Just make sure you don't have a **** wheel that will bend and man that wheel.
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I don't see how there is going to be that noticeable of a difference between 15x7-8-9. That's overall a 2 inch margin. How is this going to be even that noticeable. As others have said as long as your arms have a nice v bend in them it shouldn't be that difficult to turn. Just make sure you don't have a **** wheel that will bend and man that wheel.
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When I bought my Red car, it had a depowered rack, 15x6.5" wheels and 205s. Now it has 15x9" with 225s. I honestly can't tell any difference. Driving around a parking lot required effort in both cases. But at speed, the feedback and grip of the new setup is just wonderful.
If what you're really after is effortless parking lot steering, you need to put the power steering back in.
If what you're really after is effortless parking lot steering, you need to put the power steering back in.