Ok, you guys were so nice to me on my last thread. I took my xfire in for new rubber today and its got 18s on the front and 19s on the rear. Why???


Ted

 

It was a design decision by Erik Stoddard the designer of the Crossfire.

 

Because that's the wheel sizes that the car was designed with.

BC.

 

A lot of sports cars are deisigned with different front / rear wheel sizes. Most are a result of designed handling / traction optimization.

 

Thanks, I understand it was designed that way I was curious as to the reason it was designed that way

 

Just to make it nearly impossible to rotate tires (most are directional) and to ensure no spare tire would be necessary LOL

 

True That!!

 

Because 19" fronts and 18" rears would look stupid?

 

Tires are different sizes so you can save money coasting downhill all the time. Okay, Okay, just joshing.

dmajma

 

Not only done as a styling statement they were incorpoated into the design in the tradition of F1 cars. At least this is what I read when reading anything and everything I could find regarding the designing of the Chrysler Crossfire. They do look neat, one must admit.
Montana

 

Try 19's in the front and 20's in the back and lowering the suspension to keep the same profile height.

 

So you can have fun with the guy at the dealer who tells you that you need to rotate the tires and then step back in the doorway, cover your mouth, and watch him try! (Happened! LOL)...

The prowler that we own has 17s and 20s !!

 

because, thankfully, the front tyres are half the price of the back ones!!

 

Take advantage of Google... search for "staggered wheels"

And please dont ask "What's Google?"

 

Speak for yourself

 

That's sure a good looking ride you've got there John.

 

Thank you, sir.

And again, a huge thanks for the tip about the doller store lumbar support. I have been testing it out and I have a feeling at the end of the trip to the Dragon, my back will be thanking you too

 

I believe the new corvettes had smaller wheels in the front and larger in the back.