After Market Wheels and Tires for 2020 S550 PP2

[maddseason]

^ Your car looks >fabulous< i just love the PP2 wheels, were those Vertini's really expensive?

So those are the stock wheels from Ford. I just changed the tires as the Pilot SC2s are not road tires and this is my daily driver

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[maddseason]

So those are the stock wheels from Ford. I just changed the tires as the Pilot SC2s are not road tires and this is my daily driver

I decided not to by other wheels as the stock wheels look amazing. I'll buy a second set of wheels for track.

 

[Fangi0]

It does look fabulous. Congratulations.

I also have a PP2 (2019); upgraded brakes to GT350R's via FP kit, but the OEM 19" PP2 wheels did not clear them.

I am trying to find 5-spoke wheels (Vertini's look fantastic btw, thank you for sharing).
Either 19"s that clear them or 20"s. I need the fronts to be at least 10.5" width...
No spacers.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

[NightmareMoon]

It does look fabulous. Congratulations.

I also have a PP2 (2019); upgraded brakes to GT350R's via FP kit, but the OEM 19" PP2 wheels did not clear them.

I am trying to find 5-spoke wheels (Vertini's look fantastic btw, thank you for sharing).
Either 19"s that clear them or 20"s. I need the fronts to be at least 10.5" width...
No spacers.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

maybe some Apex SM-10 wheels? I’ve personally seen them on a GT350 so they’ll fit over the brakes, and they come in 11” wide sizes F/R with offsets that fit (square with spacers on the front or no-spacer offset available too). No spacer fitments 11” wide is rare to see. I went the spacer+extended stud route so I can rotate but I get it if that’s not for you.

 

[Fangi0]

maybe some Apex SM-10 wheels? I’ve personally seen them on a GT350 so they’ll fit over the brakes, and they come in 11” wide sizes F/R with offsets that fit (square with spacers on the front or no-spacer offset available too). No spacer fitments 11” wide is rare to see. I went the spacer+extended stud route so I can rotate but I get it if that’s not for you.

Your car looks amazing.

Thank you so much for the info. I am looking into it. Will report back

 

[maddseason]

Your car looks amazing.

Thank you so much for the info. I am looking into it. Will report back

I just bought the project6gr 7 spoke gloss black wheels. they have 5 spoke too. https://project6gr.com/ i bought the 20/10 front and 20/11 rear. they don't do 10.5 for the front but i think that is due to the tire poke, the 10.5 is just too big for the GT as the front fenders are more narrow than the gt350r.

 

[Fangi0]

I just bought the project6gr 7 spoke gloss black wheels. they have 5 spoke too. https://project6gr.com/ i bought the 20/10 front and 20/11 rear. they don't do 10.5 for the front but i think that is due to the tire poke, the 10.5 is just too big for the GT as the front fenders are more narrow than the gt350r.

I am familiar; beautiful. Congratulations

I have a set of their 5 spoke, 20x10 F and 20x11 R.
The rears fit (poke out a bit).
The fronts sunk in ~1.5" and tires rub internally a bit (295/35s) in extreme turns. With a 1.5" spacer they fit flush, though rubbing all over; not drivable.

Car is in the shop for service, when it is back I will sell the 5 spoke wheel set.

 

[maddseason]

oh, i'm looking to buy my Ps 4s tires. I was going to go with 275/30/20 front and 305/30/20 in the rear. i wanted to stay with the 30 sidewall, like the stock ps2s it came with and figured with the larger diameter wheel i should keep the smaller sidewall. also lowering on FP springs .75" drop. wonder if i'll have clearance issues.

 

[Fangi0]

oh, i'm looking to buy my Ps 4s tires. I was going to go with 275/30/20 front and 305/30/20 in the rear. i wanted to stay with the 30 sidewall, like the stock ps2s it came with and figured with the larger diameter wheel i should keep the smaller sidewall. also lowering on FP springs .75" drop. wonder if i'll have clearance issues.

My 305/35 on 20x11 R fit well. I can share pics.
I suspect that you will be just fine with 30s + your lowering.
Wheel + tire will poke out a bit.

Your fronts will likely sunk in a bit also due to P6GR offsets, vs OEM's, as P6GR fit the GT base.
275/30 would have been too low for my streets, but you should clear them no problem.

 

[maddseason]

My 305/35 on 20x11 R fit well. I can share pics.
I suspect that you will be just fine with 30s + your lowering.
Wheel + tire will poke out a bit.

Your fronts will likely sunk in a bit also due to P6GR offsets, vs OEM's, as P6GR fit the GT base.
275/30 would have been too low for my streets, but you should clear them no problem.

ok, cool. yeah i'm florida, all flat down here. I think ill do the 285/30 in the front so they dont sink in too much, i'm trying to get the flush with the fender as much as possible.

 

[Fangi0]

ok, cool. yeah i'm florida, all flat down here. I think ill do the 285/30 in the front so they dont sink in too much, i'm trying to get the flush with the fender as much as possible.

285/30 will give you a bit more profile and width, but the overall sunken placement of the wheel itself would still remain -- it's not just the minus 0.5" wheel width but also the P6GR offset (for non-PP2 GTs)... you can quickly check and see when you are doing the swap. Hopefully it fits flush or close to flush.

Post pics, please, would love to see.

 

[tosha]

maybe some Apex SM-10 wheels? I’ve personally seen them on a GT350 so they’ll fit over the brakes, and they come in 11” wide sizes F/R with offsets that fit (square with spacers on the front or no-spacer offset available too). No spacer fitments 11” wide is rare to see. I went the spacer+extended stud route so I can rotate but I get it if that’s not for you.

What tire sizes did you go with? Are those 305's? Thanks.

Edit: NVM, I checked your signature))) let me ask another question - what are the spacers and camber? Thanks again

 

[NightmareMoon]

What tire sizes did you go with? Are those 305's? Thanks.

Edit: NVM, I checked your signature))) let me ask another question - what are the spacers and camber? Thanks again

295/35 Falken RT660 pictured. They run wide so most 305s look similar.

31mm spacer, 3.2 camber.

 

[tosha]

295/35 Falken RT660 pictured. They run wide so most 305s look similar.

31mm spacer, 3.2 camber.

Thanks, that's very helpful piece of information in my selection of options. How do you like Falken on track? And do you have any experience with hankook rs4 by any chance to give a quick comparison?

 

[NightmareMoon]

I don't have first hand experience with the RS4 on track (I do with the RT660), but the consensus is that they are a harder compound and will last longer (think endurance track tire), but offer less grip than the Falken which is definitely an autocross oriented tire. I know this to be true in autocross where I've seen the time deltas between the two. I assume that would also hold for track sessions.

Last I checked the RS4 didn't come in wider sizes than 275. Both the RS4 (reportedly) and the Falken RT660 are sort of terrible in wet conditions.

The Falkens are very forgiving to drive hard. Once they have a few heat cycles they didn't seem to be too greasy late in the session on track. They're an autocross tire tho, and not an endurance tire like the RS4.

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