So I will be picking up my new 08 roadster next week. I decided to go with the basic 17" wheels because i plan on putting 20s on pretty much right when I get it.
My question is, can I go with a staggered fitment even though my car has the quattro system?
I've heard yes and no, just wanted to see what everyones opinion was on this actually working....

 

I have heard no, which makes sense.. because if you had bigger rims in the back the back tires would be rotating less than the front.. and just picture them all tied together with a gearbox... hmm, bad idea!

20's are going to be huge man. I hope the roads are good where you are. Got a pic or link of the wheels your looking at?

 

Staggered is fine as long as the tires are the exact same height.

Understeer is bad enough on the TT, are you putting the wider tires up front?

 

Doesn't staggered mean that the rear tires are bigger than the front?

 

I always figured it was just width, but here's info from TSW:

·What is a staggered fitment?

A staggered fitment is also referred to as a staggered application. Basically, it means that the wheels on the back of the vehicle are a different size than those on the front. Wider wheels are usually run on the back; for example, 19x8 on the front and 19x9.5 on the rear. This is typically done on rear wheel drive cars such as Infiniti G35, Nissan 350Z, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, VW, Ford Mustang, and others. Running wider wheels on the drive wheels means more grip on acceleration, and, from an aesthetic perspective, large lips. The TSW Thruxton 20x10, for example, carries a huge 5" lip.

A staggered fitment can also mean larger diameter wheels on rear, like 17" diameter on the front and 18" diameter on rear. Some examples of this would be aftermarket Acura NSX and Chevy Corvette.

 

Oh, by the way I have 18's on my tt and I hate them, they are too big.

20's arepretty baller. Good luck not destroying them.

 

ah, so were both right.. gotta love it!

I just got 18's on mine yesterday RWD... I love em... but if i were blowing tires all the time I would hate them, just like you.

 

Yeah, I drive like an *******, and the roads in nyc suck, but I still shouln't blow out this many tires. [&:]

 

im planning on wider rims (bigger lip) on the back then on the front. Ideally Id liek the same overall diamater all around though, just wider in the back...

Im nto worried about blowing tires or anything, I have 22s on my car now and no problems at all with a 35 series tire.

 

What tire sizes are you planning on using?

Keep in mind when you order that the tire height will be hard to match up.

for example a 285 35 20 and 225 35 20 will have over 1 inch difference in height.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html use this to pick your tire size