18 inches in the front 19 inches in the back (it is not what you think)

[pjh1988]

i know that different width is staggering
but what is it called to do 18 in the front and 19 in the back?
someone told me that cars are supposed to have lower front and higher back so it is okay to try it. is it?

[Audi S4 Turbo]

Yea, on a RWD platform, not a FWD or AWD.

[pjh1988]

so basically not for audis?
thanks for your reply

[CONTROL TWO]

yeah it fucks up ur quattro hardcore

[Affinitive]

It would actually be OK to do as long as you use lower profile tires in the rear so that the front and rear tires would end up having the same circumfrance. The cars do have center differentials, so even if there was a VERY SLIGHT difference in overall circumfrance, then it would still be OK. If these cars didn't have the center differential, then the transfer case would get screwed up at the first time taking a turn or driving with one of the tires low on air. Again though, only a VERY SLIGHT difference in circ.....
Tire Rack has or used to have a webpage to compare circumfrance of different tires and sizes. Obviously you would also want to measure yourself once the tires got mounted a tape measure or something of the sort.

Now that i think about it, I think it might actually look kinda cool to have that slight difference.

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[shamrok]

With the right tires, it will work fine and not fuck up ur quattro hardcore, but there's just not a reason to do it.

[CycloSteve]

but what is it called to do 18 in the front and 19 in the back?

Beyond the technical issues...I believe the non-technical term is BUFugly

Keep 'em the same (either all 18's or all 19's) and you will be fine.

[Obvis07]

i thought u would use that set up on like huge cars? like 22s in the front and 24s in the rear? am i just wrong? sorry

[CardNation]

i know that different width is staggering
but what is it called to do 18 in the front and 19 in the back?
someone told me that cars are supposed to have lower front and higher back so it is okay to try it. is it?

Its called the "rake" look.

Personally its only cool on old Hot Rods.

[ItsThat2.0T]

90% sure my mother's 650i came with 19"s in the back and 18"s in the front, could be wrong though....

[shamrok]

Well, that's already a fugly car to begin with.

[ItsThat2.0T]

Well, that's already a fugly car to begin with.

What are you high?

[ThirdStrike]

c6z06 comes with 19 in rear 18 in front.. again rwd car tho

[greene08]

Lots of cars, including almost all exotics come with smaller front wheels than in the rear (diameter and depth).

It just depends on your style. But there is truth that with AWD you can start to hurt the drive train if you separate too far in size.

[shamrok]

What are you high?

Ugh, so fail.