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Originally Posted by dvas
I've been contemplating the staggered route. Despite running a pretty good pace on a squared setup over the last few years, I also tend to lean to the thinking that staggered might be just a little quicker.
However, after consulting a shop that professionally built an M2 race car that puts down times that blow away lightly modded M2/3/4's, I'm not so certain. They are of the opinion that square is still better. Better in the sense that you get more tire life out of being able to rotate, a considerable benefit for the typical HPDE driver. But also better in the sense of more neutral handling. My setup is pretty dialed in at the moment with a marginally loose car, just the way I like it. I'd hate to go staggered and start fighting front end push.
I guess there's really only one way to tell for sure.
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There are several track dudes that have run both square and staggered. I've NEVER RUN A STAGGERED SETUP BEFORE NOW. That's 30 years :-). I decided to try it for a couple reasons.
1) There's enough feedback from posters such as ZM2 to counter your concerns...
https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1464923
2) Most of the tires I'd want to use can only be ordered in some sort of staggered configuration.
3) I'm on a square rim setup. I can always run thru a few sets staggered until more tire sizes become available in the A052, BFG Rival 1.5's etc