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Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
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Rich L.
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944Hybrids: 924/944/968 and 928 V8 Conversions :: Technical Stuff (other than motors) :: Suspension Mods
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Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
Increasing front tire width will increase front axle traction regardless of stagger. The effect will be decreasing understeer or increasing oversteer depending on the cars original behavior.
racertomtom- Posts : 144
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Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
So how much of an effect does a torsion bar (anti-sway bar) have in comparison to the tire?
Could I use a really fat rear and relatively narrow front sway bay to overcome the inherent understeer I would see with a 245/275 stagger? Or would the balance likely be too far off to begin with?
Could I use a really fat rear and relatively narrow front sway bay to overcome the inherent understeer I would see with a 245/275 stagger? Or would the balance likely be too far off to begin with?
FrostedFlakeJake- Posts : 263
Join date : 2015-08-18
Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
This goes along with what docwyte said.
A car/driver combination is a team. You tune a car to compliment a particular driver, when that one driver is comfortable in the car, you should have a good team. Cars are all different, drivers are all different. The next driver might think that car is a POS. You can even tune two cars to yourself with identical setups, one works, one doesn’t. Go Figure.
The amount of variables involved in tuning a suspension/chassis would make a “how to” book a series of books the size of an old set of encyclopedias. I’m surprised there isn’t a site or forum dedicated to that. It’s not all that cut and dried, even for professionals.
This means that no one has right or wrong answers, only opinions. This is also why everyone is hesitant to answer questions or comment. With that said………..
A car/driver combination is a team. You tune a car to compliment a particular driver, when that one driver is comfortable in the car, you should have a good team. Cars are all different, drivers are all different. The next driver might think that car is a POS. You can even tune two cars to yourself with identical setups, one works, one doesn’t. Go Figure.
The amount of variables involved in tuning a suspension/chassis would make a “how to” book a series of books the size of an old set of encyclopedias. I’m surprised there isn’t a site or forum dedicated to that. It’s not all that cut and dried, even for professionals.
This means that no one has right or wrong answers, only opinions. This is also why everyone is hesitant to answer questions or comment. With that said………..
racertomtom- Posts : 144
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Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
I don’t like the 245/275 combo on your rims because star spec tires call for a 235-245/255 on 8/9” rims. Too narrow a rim will bulge the tire and you’ll have to lower air pressure to get a good contact patch. If anything other than a recommended rim, I’d go with a wider rim and run more pressure for a firmer ride and perhaps more response.FrostedFlakeJake wrote:So how much of an effect does a torsion bar (anti-sway bar) have in comparison to the tire?
Could I use a really fat rear and relatively narrow front sway bay to overcome the inherent understeer I would see with a 245/275 stagger? Or would the balance likely be too far off to begin with?
The torsion bar is a pretty significant adjustment as it’s more or less the rear spring. Sway bars will also adjust over/understeer but are better suited to control camber adjustments during very hard turns.
I’d use tire pressure, camber and sway bars to adjust tire temps across the tread (contact patch), and tire size, springs, weight and ride height to adjust over/understeer. Replacing torsion bars with coilovers will make rear spring adjustments much cheaper and easier in the long run.
racertomtom- Posts : 144
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Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
I don’t like the 245/275 combo on your rims because star spec tires call for a 235-245/255 on 8/9” rims. Too narrow a rim will bulge the tire and you’ll have to lower air pressure to get a good contact patch. If anything other than a recommended rim, I’d go with a wider rim and run more pressure for a firmer ride and perhaps more response.
The torsion bar is a pretty significant adjustment as it’s more or less the rear spring. Sway bars will also adjust over/understeer but are better suited to control camber adjustments during very hard turns.
I’d use tire pressure, camber and sway bars to adjust tire temps across the tread (contact patch), and tire size, springs, weight and ride height to adjust over/understeer. Replacing torsion bars with coilovers will make rear spring adjustments much cheaper and easier in the long run.
Well i wouldn't be able to run star specs because they don't make a 275 in 17"s. Most of the crowd favorite 200 UTQG autocross tires only go to 255 in 17"s. Star specs, RS-3 v2's, Rival S, etc.
Toyo R1R is another 200 tire i can run in 275/245. All the tires i'm considering for 275/245 have their minimum rim width at 9 and 8" respective.
Are you saying that running the minimum recommended rim width would also cause me to have bad contact area?
Just trying to understand
I'm also concerned with how much effort it would to take to fit 275's in the front. From my stock 15" fuchs, the 8" wheels i bought have the same inner clearance in the front but get pushed out 26 mm which is practically 1". Putting the 9" wheels in the front will give me 17mm less inner clearance and push the lip out towards the fender 33mm more then stock. I guess i better get under the car to try to get an idea of kind of clearance I have.
FrostedFlakeJake- Posts : 263
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Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
Probably. The recommended rim for a Toyo R1R in a 275/40ZR/17 is 9.5” so a 9” will very likely bulge even though the recommended range is 9-11”.FrostedFlakeJake wrote:
Toyo R1R is another 200 tire i can run in 275/245. All the tires i'm considering for 275/245 have their minimum rim width at 9 and 8" respective.
Are you saying that running the minimum recommended rim width would also cause me to have bad contact area?
https://944hybrids.forumotion.com/t2666-tire-size-width
racertomtom- Posts : 144
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Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
Pretty good article:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3974/How-to-PROPERLY-select-and-size-TIRES-for-PERFORMANCE.aspx
Bottom line, there's a lot more too it than "wider is better".
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3974/How-to-PROPERLY-select-and-size-TIRES-for-PERFORMANCE.aspx
Bottom line, there's a lot more too it than "wider is better".
Rich L.- Posts : 928
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Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
I doubt it'll bulge. I run 275-40-17 Nitto NT01/Toyo RA1's on 9" wheels. They don't bulge. Don't put too much credence in those numbers.
docwyte- Posts : 1393
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Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
+1Rich L. wrote:Pretty good article:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3974/How-to-PROPERLY-select-and-size-TIRES-for-PERFORMANCE.aspx
Bottom line, there's a lot more too it than "wider is better".
racertomtom- Posts : 144
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Age : 64
Location : Southern Illinois
Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
Pretty good article:
http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3974/How-to-PROPERLY-select-and-size-TIRES-for-PERFORMANCE.aspx
Bottom line, there's a lot more too it than "wider is better".
+1, very good article!
This makes me much more comfortable running 255's in the rear... I know what the article said about tread width relative to rim width, but I still think i'll run Star Specs in 255's with a 10" tread width on my 9's in the rear and 245's with a 9" tread width on my 8" wheels in the front.
Thanks for the great discussion fellas!
FrostedFlakeJake- Posts : 263
Join date : 2015-08-18
Re: Staggered Set-up wheels + tires
Squaring off the tire / wheel sizes was the best decision I ever made for my track toy Porsche.
It sees nearly only track duty, so moving tires around is almost a must, depending on the track. The local track I run most often is mostly tight right handers so the fronts are getting the wear and mostly the left.
Being able to move the wheels front to rear has been the blessing to balance out tire wear.
Of course, you mileage may vary depending on your driving style and your most frequent track.
It sees nearly only track duty, so moving tires around is almost a must, depending on the track. The local track I run most often is mostly tight right handers so the fronts are getting the wear and mostly the left.
Being able to move the wheels front to rear has been the blessing to balance out tire wear.
Of course, you mileage may vary depending on your driving style and your most frequent track.
eohrnberger- Posts : 6
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