Staggered wheels for Xdrive?

Richards335 · 11-07-2016, 12:21 PM

19x8.5 ET35 in the front with a 235/35/19 tire
19x9.5 ET33 in the rear with a 265/30/19 tire

I currently run Squared set-up but I want to transition over to a staggered set-up. My only concern is that my car is X-drive/AWD model. What should I keep in mind if I do this? Are there any draw-backs?

Best,

Richard

chatch10 · 11-07-2016, 12:41 PM

The only thing you have to worry about is that they are within 1% diameter of each other otherwise it will mess with the x drive. I believe those sizes are fine though. Someone else can chime in to confirm.

Hearf · 11-07-2016, 03:53 PM

Clarified your comment.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chatch10

The only thing you have to worry about is that they are within 1% rolling diameter of each other otherwise it will mess with the x drive. I believe those sizes are fine though. Someone else can chime in to confirm.

I believe chatch10 is correct. With those tires, you'll be at around 0.857% difference between front/back.

Rudy@tirerack · 11-07-2016, 05:53 PM

Those sizes would work just fine.
You could also get away with:
235/35-19 front
275/30-19 rear
Those sizes would have the exact same overall diameter.
The only drawback to stagger is that you will not longer be able to rotate your tires. So you will typically wear the rear tires about 2x as fast as the front.

Richards335 · 11-29-2016, 01:08 AM

Thanks A LOT EVERYONE. How would 235-35-19 and 275-30-19 compare with the 235-35-19 and 265-30-19 set-up? Would there be a performance difference? what should I expect it to look? the Rears would stick out more?

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chatch10 Lieutenant 65 Rep 411 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 335i M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI iTrader: (1)	The only thing you have to worry about is that they are within 1% diameter of each other otherwise it will mess with the x drive. I believe those sizes are fine though. Someone else can chime in to confirm.
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Rudy@tirerack Moderator 123 Rep 281 Posts Drives: rudy@tirerack.com Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 1-800-428-8355 EXT 4664 iTrader: (0)	Those sizes would work just fine. You could also get away with: 235/35-19 front 275/30-19 rear Those sizes would have the exact same overall diameter. The only drawback to stagger is that you will not longer be able to rotate your tires. So you will typically wear the rear tires about 2x as fast as the front.
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Richards335 Private 22 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Xdrive e92 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Thanks A LOT EVERYONE. How would 235-35-19 and 275-30-19 compare with the 235-35-19 and 265-30-19 set-up? Would there be a performance difference? what should I expect it to look? the Rears would stick out more?
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