Staggered vs. Non-Staggered
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Staggered vs. Non-Staggered
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After buying my C300, I only had a few days to enjoy her before heading back to Afghanistan. I'm wheels shopping, but my time on the net is limited...so I figured I'd ask.......staggered or non-staggered? Besides being able to rotate the tires....advantages or disadvantages.....recommendations.......ideas...th oughts.....? I'm not looking to put too much into her aside from the Eibach kit that's going in next week, along with front and rear sways. My friend is bringing her into the shop, so I'll decide between 18s or 19s after that. Now I'm mainly concerned about the staggered vs non-staggered issue.
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After buying my C300, I only had a few days to enjoy her before heading back to Afghanistan. I'm wheels shopping, but my time on the net is limited...so I figured I'd ask.......staggered or non-staggered? Besides being able to rotate the tires....advantages or disadvantages.....recommendations.......ideas...th oughts.....? I'm not looking to put too much into her aside from the Eibach kit that's going in next week, along with front and rear sways. My friend is bringing her into the shop, so I'll decide between 18s or 19s after that. Now I'm mainly concerned about the staggered vs non-staggered issue.
Thanks.
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I just got back here.... I usually work more in Nuristan but they have me in southern Afghanistan right now. Beats the hell out of north Africa, where I was the last 2 months....lol
Thanks for the reply... I did some digging and figured that aesthetics was truly the main difference for road vehicles...
Thanks for the reply... I did some digging and figured that aesthetics was truly the main difference for road vehicles...
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There's the traction versus steering feel as well. If you have a high powered car that is RWD then it makes more sense to have a little more width on the rears for some people's driving style. Your care will drive differently when driven hard with staggered versus square as well.
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There's the traction versus steering feel as well. If you have a high powered car that is RWD then it makes more sense to have a little more width on the rears for some people's driving style. Your care will drive differently when driven hard with staggered versus square as well.
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But does a C300 even have issues with traction in the first place? It's not like it's a C63. I was considering a non-staggared setup for the ability to rotate tires, and I know wider tires in the back would help with traction, but I think the 8.5" stock wheels do fine in the back. I wouldn't go skinner than 8.5" anyways.
8 versus 8.5 check the width of your rims in the front versus the back. I have the staggered sport rims and they are 7.5 +47 in the front and 8.5. +58 in the back. Item number 4 in the accessories brochure.
http://www.mbusa.com/vcm/MB/Files/eB...html#/5/zoomed
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But does a C300 even have issues with traction in the first place? It's not like it's a C63. I was considering a non-staggared setup for the ability to rotate tires, and I know wider tires in the back would help with traction, but I think the 8.5" stock wheels do fine in the back. I wouldn't go skinner than 8.5" anyways.
Going staggered would be purely cosmetic. Wider is not always better. Grip is a ratio of weight over contact patch. I think a 235 tyre is about optimum for these cars at appropriate profile for rim size.
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If your not after the look of the staggered wheels, especially w deep dish rims, go non staggered. I absolutely love staggered only because I am a dish junkie and have to have big lips on all my cars, otherwise if I was running flush wheels (no lip) I would go same all around. And I agree that size is a ratio to weight, but I have a set of 19s in 8.5 F w 235 and 10" rears w 275 that are brand new tires and I can turn ESP off and smoke em up like nothing, its more drivabilty and handling IMO.
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