Benefit to square wheel setup vs staggered?

[stungjoe]

but 305/35/20 will not fit as it's too tall

That's the part that worries me. I want/need to keep a 27+" wheel/tire for ground clearance reasons. The 305/30x20 is a tad smaller in diameter than the 275/40x19 but over an inch wider.

Good luck and let us know.

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[TexasMetallic5.0]

Staggered 10/11 here. I have no issues with anything and it’s my daily driver. The rears wear more evenly than the front. Not rotating them got me 32k miles out of the front tires and 39k out of the rear. I should’ve swapped tires side to side but didn’t notice the very inside wear on the tread. Middle to outside looked 50% or more. I’ll just pay attention to the front a little more and swap them side to side at some point.

 

[MarquanTR]

That's the part that worries me. I want/need to keep a 27+" wheel/tire for ground clearance reasons. The 305/30x20 is a tad smaller in diameter than the 275/40x19 but over an inch wider.

Good luck and let us know.

My plans are currently on hold as the post office lost my extended studs and spacers from Opmustang |:

 

[xr4x4ti]

In my experience, the key to minimizing tramlining is to keep the front offset to 35mm. If you try to run 11 wide 50et wheels and then use a 25mm (1in) spacer, you end up with 25mm ET (offset) and the the cars tramline from to much scrub radius.

I used the Eibach 15mm spacers with 19x11 et50 rims (net 35mm ET) and then added camber bolts to adjust the strut clearance and camber plates to set the final camber and the tramlining was DRASTICALLY reduced compared to using 25mm spacers.

My .02

PS, the PP2 front spindles, move the strut back slightly and give you more strut clearance compared to the normal GT spindles.

 

[NightmareMoon]

In my experience, the key to minimizing tramlining is to keep the front offset to 35mm. If you try to run 11 wide 50et wheels and then use a 25mm (1in) spacer, you end up with 25mm ET (offset) and the the cars tramline from to much scrub radius.

I used the Eibach 15mm spacers with 19x11 et50 rims (net 35mm ET) and then added camber bolts to adjust the strut clearance and camber plates to set the final camber and the tramlining was DRASTICALLY reduced compared to using 25mm spacers.

My .02

PS, the PP2 front spindles, move the strut back slightly and give you more strut clearance compared to the normal GT spindles.

Interesting about the spindles. About how much extra clearance do you figure they buy you?

 

[MarquanTR]

In my experience, the key to minimizing tramlining is to keep the front offset to 35mm. If you try to run 11 wide 50et wheels and then use a 25mm (1in) spacer, you end up with 25mm ET (offset) and the the cars tramline from to much scrub radius.

I used the Eibach 15mm spacers with 19x11 et50 rims (net 35mm ET) and then added camber bolts to adjust the strut clearance and camber plates to set the final camber and the tramlining was DRASTICALLY reduced compared to using 25mm spacers.

My .02

PS, the PP2 front spindles, move the strut back slightly and give you more strut clearance compared to the normal GT spindles.

Hey, so my Velgen V2’s are 52ET so I should be using a 17MM spacer to avoid tram lining?

 

[shogun32]

Hey, so my Velgen V2’s are 52ET so I should be using a 17MM spacer to avoid tram lining?

You aren't likely to find 17. But 19 or 20 are common and close enough

 

[MarquanTR]

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You aren't likely to find 17. But 19 or 20 are common and close enough
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You aren't likely to find 17. But 19 or 20 are common and close enough

You aren't likely to find 17. But 19 or 20 are common and close enough

OPMustang has an assortment of sizes, but thankfully I ordered a 20mm separate from my 25mm that I received haha

 

[Partock]

Reading through this thread it's apparent that ya'll know more about this than I do. I just ordered new 20in wheel and tire package for my 2016 GT Convertible. Tires are 255 35/R20. I didn't think about spacers or anything. Am I about to have buyers remorse?

 

[Egparson202]

Probably not. Need more details to be sure. Like wheel width and offset. Or you can install and evaluate.

 

[shogun32]

and tire package

Hopefully not nitto 555

 

[Partock]

Hopefully not nitto 555

Bad experience with Nitto?

Mine aren't Nitto.

 

[2morrow]

Reading through this thread it's apparent that ya'll know more about this than I do. I just ordered new 20in wheel and tire package for my 2016 GT Convertible. Tires are 255 35/R20. I didn't think about spacers or anything. Am I about to have buyers remorse?

In the grand scheme of things, there just wheels. Much like exhausts, I've gone through about 4 sets of each.

 

[rxryanm]

Reading through this thread it's apparent that ya'll know more about this than I do. I just ordered new 20in wheel and tire package for my 2016 GT Convertible. Tires are 255 35/R20. I didn't think about spacers or anything. Am I about to have buyers remorse?

Without any actual info, no one can tell you. I'm sure a lot of us would've either recommended a 10" (285)/11"(305) staggered setup or at least 10"(285) square. Maximize the rubber on the road. But what's done is done.

 

[accel]

I currently believe having as wide a tire as possible both front and rear offers a substantial performance benefit in the form of grip and handling. I'm a 46 yr old newb mustang owner, so I may be entirely wrong. I don't like the sunken look of the front wheels. I want to upgrade them to something that has enough of an offset to eliminate the need for spacers. While I'm at it, I'm thinking I should entertain the possibility of a square setup so that I can rotate all four corners and have more performance at the same time. Is my logic flawed? Should I stick with the factory staggered setup? If I'm lucky, I'll get to the track at least once in my lifetime. Otherwise, I'm limited to spirited backroad driving.
I have a 2021 GT performance pack.

squared => you can rotate tires => your car maintains equal grip front vs rear => it is predictably controllable in performance driving situations during tire lifespan.

for staggered you have to replace tires way more frequently to achieve the same. if you do not replace them frequently your car will be changing balance from around neutral\understeer handling when tires are nearly new to heavy\snap oversteer by the end of rear tire life (fronts will have around 50% life left by then).

if you never drive like your tires loose traction in turns, then you probably do not care.

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