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Old 05-09-2008, 04:15 PM
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Default are those 265/30/19s? wow, uber-wide

they look staggered; i.e. fronts look narrower than the rear? The rears look s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d

Is that an S4 or A4 sticker on your calipers?
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yep running staggered setup. its an a4 with s4 brake upgrade
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Kinda looks like there's not enough rubber...can nearly see UNDER the lip.
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Default I realize it's an A4 (no ocean blue S4s running around!)... so are you running 265/30/19s F&R?

general rule of thumb w/ quattro is staggered = bad... but to each his own. It can be made to work, but you've got to be careful about keeping rolling diameters the same.

FWD or quattro though; you're only increasing understeer that way
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Default How does Porsche's 911TT run a staggered setup with AWD?

I never understood it.
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probably just like the r8 does, it's not a torsen transmission.
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looks good
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2nd. those are gonna get scraped!
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Default because the 911 has most of its weight in the rear, AND the AWD is heavily rear-biased

whereas all front-engine Audis have their weight mostly up front, and a 50/50 torque split.

Staggered on an A4 = counter-productive. Clearly more show than go.


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