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15x7 +30 Front and Rear?

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#1 ·
Hi All -

I bent my front passenger wheel the other day @ the track, and I have an extra set of 15x7 +30 TE37's I was thinking about using.

Question, if I run staggered sizes, 225/45/15 rears & 205/50/15 fronts, think it'll be an issue?

I saw people are running the cantilevered slicks (I don't even know what that means), on Team Dynamic 1.2 15's - so thought it'd be worthwhile to ask.

Thanks!

John
 
#2 ·
Cantilever is a suspension design. It incorporates an inboard spring, for space constraint restrictions in most applications.

If the wheel you are replacing is the same width/offset/diameter, then there will be no issue, other than the difference in unsprung mass between the adjacent wheel.
 
#3 ·
Cantilever slicks are tires made to work on a wheel that normally would be too narrow for the tire width. Formula Ford used them for years because the rules called for 5 1/2 in wide wheels,front and rear, but by designing in stronger side walls that "cantilevered" the 9 in. wide tire out over the skinny rear wheels. The fronts were a more norman 6 to 7 in width.
 
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