Tire Sidewall Stagaring

[lbcklik1486]

I've been seeing a lot of peoples setups on tire selection lately in mags, and online, and the sidewall on the tires usually is higher on the front tires, and lower on the rear. I'm just wondering why. I'd guess it's so that the back will be able to break away more gradually, or something of the sort. Just bored, and ranting...

[Bbandit]

im using 205/55 for the fronts and 225/50 for the rears..
with a bit of calculation

205 x 55/100 = 112.xx mm
225 x 50/100 = 112.xx mm

voilaa!! they came out with the same side wall height

[sykikchimp]

it's not the sidewall that they are staggering.. it's the width. It just happens that when you increase the width, you have to decrease the sideall aspect ratio, to get the same circumfrence tire. so you don't screw with your speedometer

[lbcklik1486]

Thanx, makes a lot more sense that what I was thinking:doh:

[old_s13]

Originally posted by lbcklik1486
I've been seeing a lot of peoples setups on tire selection lately in mags, and online, and the sidewall on the tires usually is higher on the front tires, and lower on the rear. I'm just wondering why. I'd guess it's so that the back will be able to break away more gradually, or something of the sort. Just bored, and ranting...

If all tires are in the same condition, wider tires in the rear will obviously give you more traction and have a harder time breaking away -- good for grip. You end up getting more understeer this way as the rear is very hard to break.. it really just depends on the overall suspension setup though.

I run 245/45/16 all around and its very neutral. The rear has a fairly hard time breaking away but its still possible to have fun.

[DoriftoSlut]

When you look at it, most of the front tires are smaller. Ex: 215/40/17 F and 225/40/18 R. on 17x9 F and 18x9.5 R.That is just an example of a set up, but it is hardly ever bigger overall diameter in the front.