Staggered wheels on AWD recommended?

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Originally Posted by FSETH

Remember that on staggered set ups, the sidewall height will be different front and rear. In other words my 4.4 with 19 inch wheels utilizes 255/50/19 tires in the front and 285/45/19 tires in the rear. The middle number is the sidewall height. It would appear that the rear tire is lower profile because of its lower number, but due to the rear tire being wider, it has a similar overall diameter.

Not really...if the sidewall heights are different, that would also make the overall circumference to be different as well. The sidewall height of the 255/50-19 tires in the front and 285/45-19 in the rear are the same, it's their sidewall to tire width ratio that's different.