Not at all true. We had staggered wheels/tires on our old 2004 BMW 330ci convertible with the optional sport suspension. BUT, both front and rear tires were the SAME diameter and the car came with a donut spare, which we had to use one time when a pothole blew a hole in the inside sidewall on the right front. I forget the width of the wheels and the exact size of the tires, though. They were 18" wheels.
I'll believe it when I see it. I think with a smaller piece of plate, you're spot on. I went with overkill plates the same width as the frame rail and about 6" long.
That's why when I run staggered wheels and tires, or just staggered tires, I choose two sizes as close to the same diameter as possible. I've recommended here a lot, only to get scoffed at, run over and buried. So I just shut up now. lol
I only comment when you guys keep stirring.
And on top of that, the Midgets lifting a wheel comment, was made as half joke half infomative for those that have never seen it. Sprint cars do it too!
A thoughtful compromise for a production car, and I hadn't heard of it before, Thanks.
Because 14" wheels are drying up, (thanks Wheel Vintiques) I have a set of five 14x5.5" small bolt pattern wheels. I'm just gonna run 215 70 14s all around.
My 65 Barracuda still has old bias-ply on 13" rims on it, but years ago got 4 chrome reverse 14" SBP from the wheel guy when I still lived in Indy. And he brought them to me, no shipping, as he was was coming to town for some reason. I had them blasted & black powder coated & have Falken tires on them.
You are spreading the load better with a larger plate.
I have tons of road course laps so may I comment?
Firm feel bars are the best choice and will provide a good handling balance to the car. While i prefer adjustable shocks bilsteins are the next best choice. As every car is different the bars need to be tuned or set up for the car. If all is well this is easily accomplished by using a combination of soft and hard bushings and adjusting the tension settings on the rear bar. No staggered tires sizes either! Get out of the 60's. All street cars including land yachts do benefit from a front & rear sway bar. High hp cars handle spinning tires well having both ends tied down with sway bars. Street driving is much closer to the road course than it to the autocross course. Exit and entrance ramps are good places to test but make sure there is room to spin out just in case... Having spent so much time going really fast on the road course in both reinforced and unreinforced unbodies i find autocross boring and slow. The unreinforced car did not fold up even at 150 mph Banzaii!
i didn't stir a damn thing, i've been going out of my way to avoid engaging with you and your nonsense. you're the one who's bringing people up in unprovoked attacks trying to goad them into a fight. frankly, it's not a good look and it never ends well.
There you go again, just like I said.
Keep um cause they're goin for stupid money now.
about what i expected in a response. uninspired, lazy and full of wrong assumptions.
1. Note that “sway bar” is kind of a slang term for an anti-roll bar, which is more descriptive of its function. I don’t really know what the term “sway” actually means, so pedantry aside:
You must be one of the ones someone else was talking about about, that causes new members or visitors to tune out.
Yeah its got a sure-grip , and the Hellwig is out of stock right now on national back order
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Yes they are. It would be so much different if they were the quality you pay for. They're not.
Have you seen these?
www.performanceplustire.com
