Running staggered tires... - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

JC · 2005-11-16, 02:53 PM

I think this thread will get good...

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=884632

245/45s out back and 225/45s up front

sperry · 2005-11-16, 03:14 PM

"Gee, why's my seat getting so hot?"

AtomicLabMonkey · 2005-11-16, 03:17 PM

Matched perfect and staggered special!

sperry · 2005-11-16, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Matched perfect and staggered special!

"Yeah, luckly my crew decided the best thing to help my natural understeer was more rear traction. We finished 8th today, without that great move in the tire selection, we might have been competative. We're hoping next race we'll be able to DNF, and we see a possible DNS next season if things keep going our way."

JC · 2005-11-16, 03:37 PM

Quote:

see your cool, every one here is calling me dumb for everying thinking about putting wider tires in the rear, my diff did break but it proly wan't for that reason, my prob was lunching it as hard as i can, now thats the problem.

haha

Nick Koan · 2005-11-16, 03:47 PM

Oh I get it, he hates his center diff.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2005-11-16, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

"Yeah, luckly my crew decided the best thing to help my natural understeer was more rear traction. We finished 8th today, without that great move in the tire selection, we might have been competative. We're hoping next race we'll be able to DNF, and we see a possible DNS next season if things keep going our way."

[DJ]

SPECIAAAL!!!

[/DJ]

tysonK · 2005-11-16, 04:24 PM

I'm guessing the main reason he did it was because it looks cool.

+1 for looking cool.

Dean · 2005-11-16, 05:44 PM

That thread is painful to read. I suggest we cross post it to corner carvers for a proper flaming...

Nick Koan · 2005-11-16, 09:06 PM

Hah, so this wasn't for performance advantage (duh) and he fesses up

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...2&postcount=38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sporqster

OK time to fess up....

Here's the REAL reason I'm running bigger tires in the rear... rims are offset, 7.5" and 8.5". didn't realize this when I picked them up used. No biggie, they still fit fine with 225's all around, which is what I had been running. THEN Turner Motorsports (who races BMW's) is selling 245/45-17's and 225/45-17's leftover racing tires for $60 each - what a steal... bought them without thinking much about it, thinking I would put them on my wife's Porsche (which also has 7.5" and 8.5" front/rear 17" rims). She, in the meantime bought 16" rims with hoosiers already mounted on them. Fine I'll just mount them on my own rims! it wasn't until I got them mounted on the rims and started stacking them on the trailer that I realized the rears were so much bigger... So I made up a rationalization to use them... after all they looked cool on the car I thought.

Prolly asking a lot to put 245's on a 7.5" rim... guess I'll have to get some 225's for the rear...

So suppose I did burn up the diff- what would be the symptoms and would you ever be able to tell? You wouldn't think that 26 extra revolutions per mile would wear out a gear, at least it wouldn't seem that way to me. If it did it would seem like it might as well be a locker. I could certainly see how locking down the front wheels and putting the back end on a dyno or something would let the magic diff smoke out, but 26 rev's a mile? That doesn't seem like a lot of slippage for a diff to handle, and a risk I took, primarily in the name of cheapness.

Maybe I should just ebay the whole wheel set up... shame, 'cause I think they look cool. Maybe I can find a race team that discards 245-40-17's...

Kevin M · 2005-11-17, 02:38 AM

Dude... his wife runs a Porsche at the track, and she's smart enough to downsize her track wheels... and she's married to that clown? What a fucking world.

JC · 2005-11-17, 06:31 AM

I like how he not only didn't know she had bought new wheels and tires for her Porsche, but then broke it at the track. lmao

Dean · 2005-11-17, 08:32 AM

Why are we talking to/about this guy?

His wife: A. Owns a Porsche. B. Drives it at the track. C. Buys her own wheels/tires. D. And is probably hot!

Forget his diff, lets get some pictures of his wife and her Porsche!

cody · 2005-11-17, 08:37 AM

Wise words Dean.

Nick Koan · 2005-11-17, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Why are we talking to/about this guy?

His wife: A. Owns a Porsche. B. Drives it at the track. C. Buys her own wheels/tires. D. And is probably hot!

Forget his diff, lets get some pictures of his wife and her Porsche!

http://home.comcast.net/~sporqster/

cody · 2005-11-17, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nKoan

http://home.comcast.net/~sporqster/

Well 3 out of 4 aint bad Dean.

Dean · 2005-11-17, 10:00 AM

We all could have lived on in blissful ingnorance thinking there was a Porsche driving Hottie out there, but Noooo... Nick had to go and ruin it.

MattR · 2005-11-17, 04:12 PM

After examining those pictures...I think they are perfect for each other...

tysonK · 2005-11-17, 04:21 PM

So I was right he did think it looked cool.

end.

cody · 2005-11-17, 04:22 PM

It does look cool...

sperry · 2005-11-17, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cody

It does look cool...

Mismatched tire sizes only look cool on car like this:

Bonus points for people that know when/where/what this picture is from (no looking at the image title!)

Also, I was under the impression that the term "stagger" only applied to left/right size difference, i.e. circle track madness.

cody · 2005-11-17, 04:49 PM

They look pretty cool on AMG's and Porsche's too.

sperry · 2005-11-17, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cody

They look pretty cool on AMG's and Porsche's too.

AMG's suck unless your looking for a luxury sled, and the "cool" Porsches are AWD.

Nick Koan · 2005-11-17, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Mismatched tire sizes only look cool on car like this:

Bonus points for people that know when/where/what this picture is from (no looking at the image title!)

That wouldn't. perchance, be Adelaide? would it?

Australian GP of looks like Mid '90s? Benetton Renault, so I'm going to guess thats Schumacher winning the race and maybe even a championship.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2005-11-17, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Also, I was under the impression that the term "stagger" only applied to left/right size difference, i.e. circle track madness.

That is the common usage, not front/rear.

2005-11-16, 02:53 PM	#1
JC Ask me about dubs! Real Name: JC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 2,895 Car: 2013 Triumph Speed Triple R	Running staggered tires... I think this thread will get good... http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=884632 245/45s out back and 225/45s up front __________________ Actually, I am a rocket scientist.

2005-11-16, 03:14 PM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	"Gee, why's my seat getting so hot?" __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2005-11-16, 03:17 PM	#3
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Matched perfect and staggered special! __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2005-11-16, 03:47 PM	#6
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Oh I get it, he hates his center diff. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2005-11-16, 04:24 PM	#8
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	I'm guessing the main reason he did it was because it looks cool. +1 for looking cool. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2005-11-16, 05:44 PM	#9
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	That thread is painful to read. I suggest we cross post it to corner carvers for a proper flaming... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2005-11-17, 02:38 AM	#11
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Dude... his wife runs a Porsche at the track, and she's smart enough to downsize her track wheels... and she's married to that clown? What a fucking world. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2005-11-17, 06:31 AM	#12
JC Ask me about dubs! Real Name: JC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 2,895 Car: 2013 Triumph Speed Triple R	I like how he not only didn't know she had bought new wheels and tires for her Porsche, but then broke it at the track. lmao __________________ Actually, I am a rocket scientist.

2005-11-17, 08:32 AM	#13
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Why are we talking to/about this guy? His wife: A. Owns a Porsche. B. Drives it at the track. C. Buys her own wheels/tires. D. And is probably hot! Forget his diff, lets get some pictures of his wife and her Porsche! __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2005-11-17, 08:37 AM	#14
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Wise words Dean. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2005-11-17, 10:00 AM	#17
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	We all could have lived on in blissful ingnorance thinking there was a Porsche driving Hottie out there, but Noooo... Nick had to go and ruin it. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2005-11-17, 04:12 PM	#18
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	After examining those pictures...I think they are perfect for each other... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-11-17, 04:21 PM	#19
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	So I was right he did think it looked cool. end. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2005-11-17, 04:22 PM	#20
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	It does look cool... __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2005-11-17, 04:49 PM	#22
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	They look pretty cool on AMG's and Porsche's too. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

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