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

[Taka Mizutani]

If you're going to do the stagger, get wider wheels and bigger tires- deep
dish, definitely.

Taka


On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 3:42 PM, bill mahoney <airbil at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>