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I kinda want to go staggered on my rim setup, but from what i've read on the forum it causes understeer. My question is, is it that bad going staggered on a fwd car?
My driving habits are normal. I drive pretty slow unless i am on the highway going from Houston to San Antonio. About 300 miles so i drive about 80 constant. I never drive reckless or take my turns too fast. Will i be fine with a staggered setup with normal driving habits.
Your rear wheels are still spaced out more than the fronts, so you will still understeer a tad bit. Also, your rear wheels is heavier than the fronts, and will cause a shift in weight also leading to other handling issues.
Drive safely and get staggered.
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Your rear wheels are still spaced out more than the fronts, so you will still understeer a tad bit. Also, your rear wheels is heavier than the fronts, and will cause a shift in weight also leading to other handling issues.
Drive safely and get staggered.
how does understeer even feel? lol someone give me an example.
I understeered in my friend's saturn and crashed into a corner couple years ago.
Imagine this. You turn your wheel. Your car keeps going straight. Why?
Your front wheels has lost traction, but your rear wheels still have grip. Its almost a total loss of control.
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I understeered in my friend's saturn and crashed into a corner couple years ago.
Imagine this. You turn your wheel. Your car keeps going straight. Why?
Your front wheels has lost traction, but your rear wheels still have grip. Its almost a total loss of control.
wow that sounds dangerous. Yeah I probably wont go the staggered route then from what you just described. lol
Just think of it this way:
When you understeer you're front tires are losing grip before your rears. By going staggered, and by adding more rubber/grip to the rear, you aren't helping this scenario much.
People look down upon this because the idea is to get you're car to the point of neutrality (no understeer/oversteer).
Based on your driving behavior, I'd say you won't even notice a difference.
most the benefit of getting staggered, just for appearance sake?
yes.
krouchchocolate, understeer has a lot to do w/ ur suspension. on my teins, i take turns at breakneck speed lol. I took a a turn on a freeway going 95, while my friend's Gen4 camry tires were chirping at 70. Tires + suspension matter a lot in understeering, and can help minimize understeer a LOT.
go staggered. its gangster.
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