I’m refreshing my fwd 1990 celica and I wanted to get staggered tires for a agressive look. I want oem tire size in the front, but in the rear I want the tires to be a bit more thicker/taller. Is this a bad idea?
That might make some sense with a rear-drive performance car. On a decades-old front driver it will just look silly.
bigger tires might look aggressive, but performance will become the opposite of aggressive. Acceleration will suffer.
nevermind .. you said on the rear so that wouldn't happen. But I don't think a Celica body leaves much room for bigger tires anyway. You need some room to absorb bumps and stuff. And if you go wider then it's going to start slinging water and debris all up the sides of your car. And I agree with others ... this isn't a hot rod ... it'll look silly.
I want oem tire size in the front, but in the rear I want the tires to be a bit more thicker/taller.
That's really the complete opposite of what you're trying to accomplish. Your front wheels should be thicker. As you accelerate, the front end wants to ever so slightly pivot upwards, reducing traction. The goal is to retain traction. If anything, you should choose a slightly wider, lower profile tire on the front end.
Having said that, it would look quite silly. I'm pretty sure they made them with faux spoilers. If you don't have a faux spoiler, a tasteful spoiler might look reasonably good, if they still make them. Don't put staggered wheels on your car.
I thought it would look good since the nose of the celica is tilted downward from factory, but since I do have a pretty huge spoiler on the back of mine from factory. Guess I will leave it how it is though.