Staggered wheel sizes?

[adampad]

I have a set of 17s with staggered tire sizes. Im considering putting them on my P5. I think the rears are 235/40s and the fronts are 205/40s. Would this be ok for the P5? Would it alter the handling much? I would suspect it would increase understeer a little.

 

[BlueWolfCry]

235/40 will rub

 

[CRISPY5]

One guy was talkin about having 205/50 16's all the way around and they were fine, but 40's in the front??? Hard to tell... The larger rears may be OK, not much travel going on back there, but the fronts may be a problem when turning sharply...

 

[adampad]

"235/40 will rub"

I seriously doubt they would rub in the rear. What makes you say this?

One guy was talkin about having 205/50 16's all the way around and they were fine, but 40's in the front??? Hard to tell... The larger rears may be OK, not much travel going on back there, but the fronts may be a problem when turning sharply...

Why would 40's have a problem in the front? This would be very close to the stock size in front, I think. Stock is what, 195/50/16?

 

[Kooldino]

the 235's will probably be too wide and that's why they'll rub.

225's almost always rub.

 

[BlueWolfCry]

"235/40 will rub"

I seriously doubt they would rub in the rear. What makes you say this?

because this should be in the rims/tires/suspension section and because the recipe in that section has taught me well

 

[Mr. Win]

it will rub and on a lowered car it iwll for sure. 215s do