Staggered Wheels ?

[Misfit]

i recently went to a few rim shops lately to check out some prices, and i was told that its not safe or i cant use Staggered Wheels on AWD cars.. is this tru? i seen a few audis with that look.

[03b6avant]

it can be done. You just have to match your tire diameters.

for example 225/40/18 up front on an 18x8.5
235/40/18 in rear for 18x9.5

the best person to talk with is "Captobvious" or "Skidmark" over on Zine. Send them a pm about what your looking to do. They will be very helpfull on tire size -->rim size for ya.

[Misfit]

thanks neil, ill shoot them a PM after work

[dougyfresh]

it can be done. You just have to match your tire diameters.

Yes, you want the outside diameter to be as close as possible. I forget the rule of thumb (<X% difference).

This minimizes rotational velocity differences in the front and rear sections of the drivetrains. Due to the car being all-wheel-drive everything needs to be quite equal.

[vinny.dtw]

^ 3%

[CleanA4]

Yeah its fine, many people have been running staggered setups on their audi's without any problems. Just make sure you dont go over the 3% rolling diameter.

You will most likey have a 10mm difference between the front and the rear.
Example 225/35/18 front then rear will be 235/35/18

You can compare tire sizes here: http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp