Staggered or Squared Setup?

[luc]

The reality is just about any car can be made to understeer depending on how its driven or not driven. It goes the same for bikes. There are benefits to having a wider setup in the rear, and it doesn’t have to be a rear engine car to benefit from that. If you’ve had an r or a 500 on a track it becomes very obvious with the type of corner where the wider rears come in to play. You can absolutely feel that in your arse in the seat. That was very prevelent on the car in the picture when it was boosted. Not as much in the stock configuration but it was still there. I get why the straight setup is pushed and preferred by some and thats fine. Wether its been two wheels on a track or a car the one area out of all that I’ve never chosen to try and save a few bucks is tires. The caveat to that being trying to put it on the limit. Now this is completely different for a daily driver and even more so for those that want to enjoy there cars in inclement weather. We can all have our preferences based on our own experiences and thats fine to. The one thing in all this I will say is I feel bad for those that have these cars and dont atleast once put them in a road course. They are absolutely amazing and theres no way to truly experience that without it. Best of luck to the OP, the conti’s are a very good tire If he choses to go that direction regardless of setup.

I enjoy riding bikes and have quite a few. On my big Ninja, I went to a 190 instead of a 200 for quicker turn in

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[geep81]

The Mustang is a front heavy understeering pig that need way more tires in front.
more tires on the back only magnify the issue
Obviously if you don’t care about handling, it’s a non issue

Got those too. 305s in the front. Not sure why you're being such an ass to me about this.

 

[luc]

Got those too. 305s in the front. Not sure why you're being such an ass to me about this.

Apologies, didn’t mean too but in your post you referenced option #3 and that was 295 fr and 325 rear
That is not the best combination for handling. 305 is much better

 

[sublime1996525]

Here’s another vote for squared. I have 305’s all around and it works well for me. If you go aftermarket wheels the become rotatable. Saves a few bucks in the long run.

 

[Rodpwnz]

I daily the car and do 1-2 track days a quarter. Didn't want to deal with camber plates(Yet), extended studs, and spacers for 305 square on 19x11. So I went with 285 square on 19x10 for easy tire rotations and plug+play solution.

This setup is great for a daily, and I only ever wish I went 305's when at the track and at the limit. I'll probably bump up from the PS4S to something more aggressive like Supercar 3 or AD09 next tire change.

Going from OEM PP1 to 285 square on same tire compound defintely took some getting used to. The car doesn't push as much in corners at the track, and is much easier to rotate at limit, so you have to be more careful. If I was on a more aggressive suspension and had all the subframe enhancements done, it may be easier to feel what the car is doing. I still feel I had a bit more confidence on the staggered PP1 setup since the limit was understeer instead of oversteer.

 

[First Stang]

This setup is great for a daily, and I only ever wish I went 305's when at the track and at the limit. I'll probably bump up from the PS4S to something more aggressive like Supercar 3 or AD09 next tire change.

Easy fix would be to get two more wheels to get a staggered setup for track days. Just realized this option if I get to that level (which I probably wont) so I will look for a squared setup initially.

 

[Arknsawchuck]

Hello; Square setup will allow for rotating and save a lot of money over time. Also makes sense on a street driven car. If money is no object then staggered.

A question about wheels to use. I suspect wheels fitting around the larger front brakes & rotors will be the issue. Might be the rear wheels of a staggered set will not clear the front.
If so at least two new wheels will need to be purchased (front wheels). If the rear wheels will fit on the front so much the better as that will save money.
But if you do have to get two new wheels that will leave you with a set of rears. You could keep them and run a staggered setup any time you felt the need.

Offset is goin to be the biggest issue. Depending upon how wide your current rear wheels are the offset may be to much unless you add spacers and then you will need to watch out for fender rub.

 

[Snake Oiler]

Have you ever had a 350 on a track? Guess Ford Performance got the setup completely wrong.

To OP, this is an r setup with 325’s on the back. Same tires your after.

Beautiful car.....just bought one in the same color. Sir, any rubbing issues with the 325/30 on the rear? I'm going to need more than the stock 305 given a whipple install.....any feedback is greatly appreciated. Lastly, why did you part with your boosted red 350?.....it looked awesome . Thanks again.

 

[rocsteady]

I just went with my winter square setup, 285/35R19 Continental Extreme Contact DWS06 Plus on 10x19 SVE R357 wheels. Loving it, especially in the rain.

That green is beautiful

 

[Cmitchen53]

Just bought a '18 GT350 with ~7,200 miles. The Sport Cup 2's are about done on them. I don't plan on tracking the car since this is my daily and looking at replacing them with Continental Extreme Contact Sport.

Option 1:
285 /35 R19 99Y SL BSW
295 /35 R19 104Y XL BSW

Option 2:
295 /35 R19 104Y XL BSW
295 /35 R19 104Y XL BSW

Option 3:
295 /35 R19 104Y XL BSW
325 /30 R19 101Y SL BSW

option 3!
I’m on 20’s running 285/35 up front and 305/35 rear

 

[bpstang]

Another vote for square. I have aftermarket wheels. There is no rake issue IMNSHO. I am running The Extreme Continentals 295/35/18 not the 19s which is also a cost savings.

It is stock ride height for a 5.0. I do track my car and I like the more balanced of the square setup vs the stock understeering setup.

 

[Longitude Zero]

Option 3!!

Option #3 definitely.

 

[Rob-17GT350]

Here’s another option for a GT350. My car is on Ford Performance springs. I was planning on using 19x11 wheels with 315/30 square but didn’t want the car to be any lower so went with 305/35 PSS. Suspension does need to settle a little from putting the wheels on.

 

[RPDBlueMoon]

Staggered. I just ordered some tires today and had a good convo with the guy.

Going squared is fine but the thing is unless you are going 305s all around thats not really a good idea imo. With any high hp RWD car, you don't really want to downsize your rear tire. Sadly there isnt a PS4S in size 305.

 

[CharlesC]

Here’s another option for a GT350. My car is on Ford Performance springs. I was planning on using 19x11 wheels with 315/30 square but didn’t want the car to be any lower so went with 305/35 PSS. Suspension does need to settle a little from putting the wheels on.

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