...or is their a performance purpose behind it? I definitely think it looks good. This is the first rear wheel drive car I have owned, so I am just getting into the staggered set up for cars.

 

The only thing I can think of is that the bigger rear wheel allows for a wider rear tire, and therefore more traction. Other than that, I don't know if there are other benefits.

 

People usually get the staggard look [fat lip] for looks including myself, Probably the most popular size is 19x10.5 on the rear.

 

Thanks. I always wondered about it when I saw them on cars. I have seen a couple of FWD cars do this and the owners usually were given a hard time because the cars were not RWD. If it's for looks, it shouldn't matter.

 

Note that the stagger is not only with respect to rim width, but also overall tire diameter. You need to keep the OD stagger the same to make the VDC computer happy.

 

I have mixed thoughts on the consept. A lot of people go same size all the way around and same size tire for tracking. Drag requires a wider rear tire hence the wider rim. Looks - yeah I guess. Others say that wider tire on the rear for the track is better. Awww shat I don't know.

 

Wider rear tyre affects balance of the traction between front and back, thus having an effect on oversteer / understeer.

I put equal width tyres on my car (as well as stiffer sways) and its more biased toward oversteer now, which is nice for me but depends on what you want.