ripto
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This will be my first winter with a rear wheel drive, non 4X4 vehicle. I used to have a '98 Dodge Ram 4x4 with all seasons (I think) and a '12 Ford Focus with all seasons. I don't recall being impressed with either vehicle in the winter time. When I bought the Mustang this year, I knew I would have to invest in winter tires living in the northeast and this being my only vehicle, so here I am.
I have a '17 GT PP and am looking at getting these wheels and tires:
245/40R19 Michelin X-Ice Xi3
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...HR9XI3XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
American Racing Performance Pack Style Wheel
https://www.americanmuscle.com/performance-pack-black-19x85-2015.html
I was looking at the Blizzak LM-32's but I would rather have a dedicated snow and winter tire vs. a performance winter tire. Plus, my roommate has had the Xi3's on his WRX for several winters now and he loves them. The tires are $240/each from Tire Rack and that comes with a 2 year warranty. They are sold out from Discount Tire Direct. One thing I am not sure about is the sidewall height and if it really matters a ton. The Xi3's come in 245/40 (26.7") and 245/45 (27.7") with only a couple dollar difference. I was going to go with the 245/40 to have a lower look, but I am not sure that is the best route to go or how much that really matters. I understand that is ground clearance. The 245/40's would be 0.3" lower than stock front and 1" lower than stock rear. If I went 245/45, then it would be 0.7" taller than stock front and equal stock rear. I don't know how much the "bulge" on the sidewall affects anything.
The wheels are a copy of the PP wheels that I really like, plus they are cheap. They are $195 w/ TPMS sensor. I tried doing the tire and wheel combo packages from Tire Rack but I didn't really like any wheels they had. I have heard the term "offsets" being thrown around. Is that something I need to worry about?
Total comes to about $960 for the tires and $780 for the wheels, for a grand total of about $1740. I understand I will need to pay extra for mounting and balancing, I'm not sure how much that normally runs. A friend of mine has the sync tool for the TPMS so that I should not need to buy. Does this look like everything I will need?
I have a '17 GT PP and am looking at getting these wheels and tires:
245/40R19 Michelin X-Ice Xi3
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...HR9XI3XL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
American Racing Performance Pack Style Wheel
https://www.americanmuscle.com/performance-pack-black-19x85-2015.html
I was looking at the Blizzak LM-32's but I would rather have a dedicated snow and winter tire vs. a performance winter tire. Plus, my roommate has had the Xi3's on his WRX for several winters now and he loves them. The tires are $240/each from Tire Rack and that comes with a 2 year warranty. They are sold out from Discount Tire Direct. One thing I am not sure about is the sidewall height and if it really matters a ton. The Xi3's come in 245/40 (26.7") and 245/45 (27.7") with only a couple dollar difference. I was going to go with the 245/40 to have a lower look, but I am not sure that is the best route to go or how much that really matters. I understand that is ground clearance. The 245/40's would be 0.3" lower than stock front and 1" lower than stock rear. If I went 245/45, then it would be 0.7" taller than stock front and equal stock rear. I don't know how much the "bulge" on the sidewall affects anything.
The wheels are a copy of the PP wheels that I really like, plus they are cheap. They are $195 w/ TPMS sensor. I tried doing the tire and wheel combo packages from Tire Rack but I didn't really like any wheels they had. I have heard the term "offsets" being thrown around. Is that something I need to worry about?
Total comes to about $960 for the tires and $780 for the wheels, for a grand total of about $1740. I understand I will need to pay extra for mounting and balancing, I'm not sure how much that normally runs. A friend of mine has the sync tool for the TPMS so that I should not need to buy. Does this look like everything I will need?
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