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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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Default Same front/rear wheels...

Are there many/any running all four wheels/tires the same size (rotatable?)

Any feedback? thanks
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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i can't imagine there would be. even if you had the same size tires on all four wheels, you still shouldn't be rotating them, considering they *should* still be directional tires.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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I've heard of people doing this before. Why would you want to? What's the advantage? Is this so you can run a particular wheel that's not offered in the sizes necessary to do a staggered setup? Seems kind of dangerous to me.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Wisconsin S2k,Aug 23 2005, 12:35 PM
i can't imagine there would be. even if you had the same size tires on all four wheels, you still shouldn't be rotating them, considering they *should* still be directional tires.
You can still rotate directional tires. Just swap the fronts with the rears on the same side. That's what I did on the ITR.

Back on topic, I'm sure you CAN put same size rims and tires on all four corners, but it doesn't mean you SHOULD.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 12:43 PM
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actually, a lot of Japanese tuners run the same sizes front and rear but with different offsets...J's, Amuse, Opera,etc C-West runs 9's front and 9.5 rear. if you do run same sizes, handling's gonna be different than running wider in the rear
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by FIZZ-AP1,Aug 23 2005, 01:43 PM
actually, a lot of Japanese tuners run the same sizes front and rear but with different offsets...J's, Amuse, Opera,etc C-West runs 9's front and 9.5 rear. if you do run same sizes, handling's gonna be different than running wider in the rear
Well, once I'm up to their driving skill level, I'll look into that...
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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Yeah the Amuse Titan Touge Monster runs 17X9's all around.
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 06:11 AM
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the advantage is that they can be rotated (front to back), thus lasting longer.
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 07:12 AM
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My daily drivers are Axis Supermesh with 225/40R18 on all four corners. For the distance I travel and the lack of "spirited driving" on my daily commute the non-staggered aspect is really not an issue and the number of miles I can attain out of them by moving front to back when needed is a real money saver. If I'm going to drive hard at a track day or group run the stockers with S02's go back on, though. It only takes a few minutes to swap them. I've pushed my non-staggered setup through some corners without any snap-oversteer but it's not worth the risks when I've got the staggered wheels just sitting there.
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