Did the previous owner upgrade or downgrade?

[Perna00]

I’ve got a 2019 convertible GT. It had the black accent package with the black rims. I think the previous owner must’ve messed them up but he replaced them with some niche 19 x 8.5 rims. With a +35 mm offset. It has 255/40 19’s all around. Is there any advantages to the set up versus OEM? And if not… What would an ideal size and set up the four the car in preparation for a supercharge kit?

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[eisenhauer01]

Others are way more experienced than me will chime in, but IMO a 255 is not going to hold FI level of power.

 

[WItoTX]

Do you have spacers on front? If so, at least you can rotate from to bad.

If there isn't, then they are not all +35, and not rotate-able. I'd imagine a 255 is no where near wide enough for FI. Also those rotors, watch them for cracks starting from the holes.

 

[Perna00]

It sounds like I’m going to need some wider rims then…? These are only 8.5’s. I see most are running 9.5” on the front and 10’s on the back. I’m not sure the max tire on the 8.5”

 

[Paddles]

255s are honestly kinda small for a GT in general, let alone a boosted one.

 

[Perna00]

255s are honestly kinda small for a GT in general, let alone a boosted one.

that’s what I was thinking but I wasn’t sure what they came with stock.

 

[Paddles]

that’s what I was thinking but I wasn’t sure what they came with stock.

On my 2018 EB the BAP wheels were 19x8.5s

 

[Ferrcad]

Go 20 x 10 on all four this way you can rotate front to back... My current setup on mine...

 

[robvas]

Junk wheels and junk tires, buy something decent and sell those on marketplace

19x10 with 285/35 on the front and 19x11 with a 305/35 on the back

 

[Perna00]

Junk wheels and junk tires, buy something decent and sell those on marketplace

19x10 with 285/35 on the front and 19x11 with a 305/35 on the back

I was afraid to hear that about them… but I figured as much. What offset should I look for to try to flush out and have clearances…? Thanks for the help!

 

[robvas]

I was afraid to hear that about them… but I figured as much. What offset should I look for to try to flush out and have clearances…? Thanks for the help!

any vendor on this forum should be able to hook you up but this is a good start:

 

[eisenhauer01]

I'm on 20x9.5 +25 Front and 20x10.5 +45 Rear. 305s on the rear. Perfect stance, everything is flush.

 

[5doorsoffury]

i went with a lmr package. they spec out there wheels with the proper offset for our cars. im very happy with my sve 350 19" i have 285s up front and 305 in the rear looks great. if you want traction you will need a 17" wheel with a drag radial so if you choose a set of wheels try to find a matching wheel offered in 17' incase you want to get drag radials and care about matching.( garage mess cleaned up since lol)

 

[Perna00]

i went with a lmr package. they spec out there wheels with the proper offset for our cars. im very happy with my sve 350 19" i have 285s up front and 305 in the rear looks great. if you want traction you will need a 17" wheel with a drag radial so if you choose a set of wheels try to find a matching wheel offered in 17' incase you want to get drag radials and care about matching.( garage mess cleaned up since lol)

that’s a nice setup. Looks clean. I’ll probably stick with the 19’s for the look and it seems like the 285/305 setup is the most common. Any chance you recall the offsets?

 

[Perna00]

any vendor on this forum should be able to hook you up but this is a good start:

Perfect reference!

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