Staggering tires on non-staggered 17" wheels -- possible? - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

osteopathXI · 11-29-2012, 12:00 PM

I have original 17" non-staggered wheels. Tires need replacing. Can I make the rears wider than the fronts, keeping in mind I have an XI? Thanks!

New poster by the way. Look forward to many more posts!

Tom K. · 11-29-2012, 12:05 PM

Not sure why you would want staggered tires. Aren't you getting enough understeer with your current setup?

Tom

osteopathXI · 11-29-2012, 04:23 PM

What's under steer? (pardon my ignorance)

zipstic · 11-29-2012, 08:01 PM

You can go with a staggered tire setup on an xi/xdrive as long as the rolling diameter between the front and rear tires are within 3 revs per mile.

As Tom mentioned it will give you more understeer. Essentially the car will want to continue tracking straight when you're going around a corner despite wanting to turn sharper. This will generally only be noticeable if you track the car.

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11-29-2012, 12:05 PM	#2
Tom K. Major General Drives: '07 328iT, '13 Boxster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,213 iTrader: (0)	Not sure why you would want staggered tires. Aren't you getting enough understeer with your current setup? Tom

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osteopathXI Private First Class Drives: 2007 BMW 328xi Coupe E92 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 177 iTrader: (0)	What's under steer? (pardon my ignorance)