[s-cars] to plow, or not to plow. NAC

[bill mahoney]

Taka Weighed In ~
"The answer comes straight from the manufacturer- most of the optional
tire/wheel packages for RWD BMWs staggers the front and rear widths."

And so it is; the stock size for the staggered setup on the 96+ E36M3
is 225/45-17 in the front, and 245/40-17 in the rear. BMW did that to
give the car a little more understeer, to cut down on the amount of
tramlining, and to use a tire with a little taller sidewall to give
the rims a bit more protection.  Supposedly the circumferential
difference between a 40 and a 45 is only a fifth of an inch .
Or at least that's the thought of the day.

The other and more important endorsement of staggered comes with an
enthusiastic "ew yeah!" from Mike Platt.
Nuff said.

Bill~end of the stagger~M