Old Oct 4, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Default Re: Any experience or thoughts on these wheels

Staggered means different sizes, or different widths between the front of back from what I found. By looking at those pictures it looks like the offset for the two wheels are different also, by quite a bit.

Also instead of painting the center caps you could probably find someone to cut some vinyl graphics, that would be easy to replace if they get chipped up and stuff.


· What is a staggered fitment?

A staggered fitment is also referred to as a staggered application. Basically, it means that the wheels on the back of the vehicle are a different size than those on the front. Wider wheels are usually run on the back; for example, 19x8 on the front and 19x9.5 on the rear. This is typically done on rear wheel drive cars such as Infiniti G35, Nissan 350Z, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, VW, Ford Mustang, and others. Running wider wheels on the drive wheels means more grip on acceleration, and, from an aesthetic perspective, large lips. The TSW Thruxton 20x10, for example, carries a huge 5" lip.

A staggered fitment can also mean larger diameter wheels on rear, like 17" diameter on the front and 18" diameter on rear. Some examples of this would be aftermarket Acura NSX and Chevy Corvette.
 
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