hey guys, ive read around and its advised not running a staggered setup on a awd sedan,i have 05 g35x.. but im gettin a really good deal on some 18 inch bbs rims and they are 18x8 front and 18x9 all four with a +40 offset, now would it be a problem if i ran the same tire size sayy 245/40/18 or 245/35/18

 

you can run staggered on an awd. The front and rear have to be the same rolling diameter. I am running 225/40/19 and 255/35/19 and have no problems.

If you want to do something that looks staggered and run the same tire size. I would suggest getting the same size wheel and run different offset so lips are different.

 

thanks bro, yah i think ima look into it those wheels then and run a 225/40 on the front 18x8 and a 255/35/18 on the 18x9 in the rear.

 

225-40-18 is too short. You need a 225-45-18 in the front and 255-40-18 in the rear to keep rolling diameters similar.

 

^ +1 to what itgogitrev said. A 225/40 is about 4.5% smaller than stock, which will likely cause VDC problems (it will kick on more frequently). You can also run a 235/45 front and a 265/40 rear, but tire selection is pretty poor in those sizes. Tire selection is much better with the 225/45 - 255/40 combo. I considered going this route with my car, but I don't like running tires smaller than stock (those tires are about 26", stock is 26.3").

 

installing a staggered set-up next week. TSW Willow 18x8 up front with 225/45 and 18x9.5 rear with 275/40.

 

Unless you pull the fuse. Those diameters are way off. If you want to run a 275/40 in the rear, you need to run a 245/45 in front.

 

btw when I ran 245/40/18 all around. I had no issues with the vdc or awd.

So what I am thinking, you can get away with a 245/40/18 and 275/35/18 so you can still have a lower profile tire and keep the same diameter.

 

x2. Spoke with the service managers at Infiniti about this and they confirmed the Altessa system can handle a staggered set up that has similiarrolling diamaters (.1-.3" threshold). Just keep the slightly larger RD tire up front if you have a difference.