Staggered Offset on a MY07

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Staggered Offset on a MY07

Postby UrbanGTB » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:05 pm

Got a question about rims,

Do you think staggered offset would upset the centre diff or the whole drive train if the rears were lesser offset than the front? The only thing I can think is it might increase understeer which I can fix but I don't want to upset the drivetrain.
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Postby tangcla » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:10 pm

Offset should have nothing to do with the diff - it just affects the track width of the car. Changing rolling diameters would upset the diff.
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Postby Arith » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:22 pm

Why would you want to run a staggered setup on a AWD car?

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Postby overl0ad » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:56 am

i can't comment as i don't know but if you look at the car's orginal specs:

Front track mm 1495
Rear track mm 1490
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Postby Akwoo » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:37 pm

Arith wrote:Why would you want to run a staggered setup on a AWD car?

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Postby UrbanGTB » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:51 am

The question is why not, GTR's run staggered offset, I don't want to run different width's, I just want to take advantage of the +5m track difference on the rear for dish, also it will be unique.
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Postby Arith » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:23 am

UrbanGTB wrote:The question is why not, GTR's run staggered offset

Yes, but they are RWD and the larger width in the back is mean to take advantage of that. Anyway, if you can make it happen, more power to ya! :D I'd certainly like to see this as it will be unique indeed!

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Postby MY07GT » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:36 am

Arith wrote:
UrbanGTB wrote:The question is why not, GTR's run staggered offset

Yes, but they are RWD and the larger width in the back is mean to take advantage of that. Anyway, if you can make it happen, more power to ya! :D I'd certainly like to see this as it will be unique indeed!


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Postby Arith » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:38 am

Opps. My bad! I was thinking of the GT-S's. Forgot the GTR's are AWD.

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Postby drndrn » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:14 am

Arith wrote:Opps. My bad! I was thinking of the GT-S's. Forgot the GTR's are AWD.


Hoping I'm not wrong but.. Pulling the fuse out, only works on the R32. The R33 and R34 aren't able to do that, I believe. And the GTR's may be AWD but most of the time they are RWD, the ATTESSA ETS system (i think thats what its called) only sends power to the front during cornering or when its needed sorta thing. But I could be wrong. Please don't flame me. :D
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Postby UrbanGTB » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:34 pm

Yeah thats all right but the rims are all the same width otherwise you throw out the drive train and attessa system. They are mainly RWD until the rears slip and then the front kicks in.
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Postby Arith » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:47 pm

Tony what rims were you thinking to do this with if you do decide to proceed?

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Postby CJ1177 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:20 pm

drndrn wrote:
Arith wrote:Opps. My bad! I was thinking of the GT-S's. Forgot the GTR's are AWD.


Hoping I'm not wrong but.. Pulling the fuse out, only works on the R32. The R33 and R34 aren't able to do that, I believe. And the GTR's may be AWD but most of the time they are RWD, the ATTESSA ETS system (i think thats what its called) only sends power to the front during cornering or when its needed sorta thing. But I could be wrong. Please don't flame me. :D


I agree with you there not constant AWD, power is transfered to the front wheels only when reqd. In stock form there not designed to work under constant AWD
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Postby UrbanGTB » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:34 pm

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