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Staggered wheel setup anyone?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by Dark_Prius, Sep 15, 2012.

  1. Dark_Prius

    Dark_Prius Member

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    I really like how people did on the lexus IS with staggered wheel setuo.

    Anyone attempt ti do this with their prius? What would be the proper setting?

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    #1 Dark_Prius, Sep 15, 2012
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Functional staggered wheels require Rear Wheel Drive.

    I have no opinion you can print in public about non functional mods.
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Sep 16, 2012
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    Was planning to do that myself but after some debating (with myself too) if ended up just buying a squared set. They said that handling will be bad since like what jimbopalmer said, staggered setups are designed for rear wheel drives. It looks nice though especially with the "stance" setups that we have now. And one more factor why I didn't do it, I want to be able to rotate my wheels every 5k miles or so :)
     
    #3 crazyjeys, Sep 16, 2012
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    You can go with a 20mm spacer on the rear to give it that stanced look.
     
    #4 sdtundra, Sep 16, 2012
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    peterjmc Ping pong in Ding Dang...

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    The most you could go in the rear is possibly 9" with the proper back spacing setup. I run 18x8.5 +48 and a 5mm spacer without issues.

    There is definitely room to run more concave or lip in the back. :) I would have gone stagger if I had some extra money for tires since I wouldn't be able to rotate them frequently.
     
    #5 peterjmc, Sep 17, 2012
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