Staggered set up will increase understeer; however with a wider rear sway bar and tire psi adjustments you can overcome it.

 

Can't stagger - gots me an 'X'.

 

Ditto.....But, the money I'm saving can go towards a new APS single turbo B.cool JBX

 

Staggering does typically induce more understeer. A lot of high performance cars use the stagger just for this very purpose because if they didn't have the stagger, the snap oversteer would be dangerous.

I'll be the first to admit that a G or Z with a fat stagger and deep dish rear rims looks sweet, but the reality is that G/Z would handle like a Honda Civic at the limit.

Now if you want to make a stagger work the right way, follow the way BMW M, Benz AMG, and Corvette do their staggers. They typically have 1" wider rear rims, but over half of the stagger is pushed to the inside of the car, not to the outside. This means these rims don't have fat rear lips. Staggering like this increases traction and gives a high powered car a good balance without having terminal understeer.

 

humm......i have 245/45 all around on 18x8f and 18x8.5r(Z track wheels) what would of been the most dramatic effect with this setup? i'm not too technical, just know that the car can take corners much, much better than stockers....

 

big daddy d

What are the reasons why a staggered set-up on a 2005 g35x is not advisable? I have been thinking about upgrading my wheels to 18 or 19 inch and the wheels on the coupe really appeal to me. If I use 225/40/19 tires on all the wheels, will that work even though the rear wheels are wider. I 'd like to see your wheels but for some reason the pics are distorted. Maybe Chico can share his thoughts as he knows a lot about fitment. Thanks.

 

staggered 8.5/9.5 42/47 offset 19" volk gt-v's-lowered on tein s-techs, probably soon going to be tein flex with an edfc. handles awesome the negative camber in the back combined with the wider wheel makes for awesome handling on and off ramps.

 

Could you post a photo? Would love to see those wheels on a sedan.

 

Running 19's with 8.5 and 9.5. Definitely handles better...

 

Infinti says that the disproportionate pressure on the AWD transfer case from different size wheels/tires has a very bad effect on it.......makes sense. Otherwise, I'd be all over the swap.BCool, jbx

 

I would take "very bad" to mean "not covered under warranty."

 

Front: 19x8.5 (225/40-19)
Rear: 19x9.5 (255/35-19)

Huge improvement handling wise over stock setup...

Forgot to Mention I also have a Nismo Suspension and Nismo Sway bars which probably help alot in the handling along with the wider tires. I have noticed that the back end is a lot harder to break loose since I went with this setup.

 

[QUOTE=DaveB]I'll be the first to admit that a G or Z with a fat stagger and deep dish rear rims looks sweet, but the reality is that G/Z would handle like a Honda Civic at the limit. QUOTE]

350z comes with staggered wheels from the factory, they even put a bolt on the front to keep your from rotating your tires.

 

G35keg what kind of OZ wheels did you get?
Just curious!!!

 

Staggered....2005 19" oem coupe rims.