Why staggered tires if wheels are not staggered??

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01-29-2007, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolia

Considering the tire issue the early Z have had, I think it's safe to assume that tire wear wasn't very high on the list whent they designed it.

The "official" reason (read Marketing) for staggered setup was to help put the power down on corner exit.

An other important reason is good old styling. Staggered setup look faster...

My understanding was that the tire feathering was fixed by changing a shim in the front suspension, whether it was a tie-rod adjustment, or a change in the "location" of the hub so that the toe was corrected you can bet it was due to a toe issue.

All I can figure is they had the toe set in so that the car would be more stable at highway speeds (which makes understeer even more prevalent....even safer