R99 - Tire choices...staggered?

[zerofighter]

I am going to order a set of R99 (gunmetalish color) come tuesday, but what set of tires should I place on them? I know they are 17x7 each, but can I go 205's in the front and 215's in the rear for that staggered look? or should I just got 205's all around? I know the ties will cost more if I decide to stagger them.

So far my tire choices are:
-Continental contisportcontact 2, but I hear they are wear down quick, but is really sticky.

-Dunlop SP sport 9000

[AldoS]

No reason to stagger wheels/tires on a car that doesn't inherently oversteer. I would use 215/45-17 front and rear.

[Nick666]

If you stagger your tyres the car will tend even further towards understeer. I wonder what the downsides to fitting wider tyres to the front would be? Never heard of it before but presumably it would just make oversteer more likely - anybody know of a reason not to do this?

[tnoy66]

Quote: Originally Posted by zerofighter

I am going to order a set of R99 (gunmetalish color) come tuesday

A very fine choice of wheel

[zerofighter]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnoy66

A very fine choice of wheel

I though so myself

What size of tire are you running on your R99s?

[tnoy66]

I'm just using the standard size 205/45/17

[Humourl3ss]

If you're gong to run stagger, why not do it with 215s up front and 205s in the back?

There's at least one forthcoming GM sedan (I think it's a Grand Prix variant, but feel free to correct me) that will run FWD stagger with the wider ones up front.

BBR did a similar thing by keeping size the same but putting the "better" make and model of tires (Goodyear F1s, IIRC) up front and a lesser spec on the rears.

[laura f]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnoy66

I'm just using the standard size 205/45/17

same here

[Boo]

The MINI carries 2 spares tyres, both at the rear