Wheel setup on non HP Mach 1

[Dan2023]

Current set up on 2023 Mach1 non HP,

10.5 inch fronts with 305–30–19 sport cup 2,s and 11 inch rears with 315–30–19 sport cup2,s OEM,
I am not crazy about the handling on the 305,s as the front end has a mind of its own and takes you wherever the asphalt pulls you, also Im not a fan of the front tire poke and the gap between wheel and fender it seems a bit excessive, not bad looking by any means but not me,
LMR has some HP options but not sure what to go with to address my 3 concerns,
Was thinking 10 inch fronts with
285-35-19 nitto and 11 inch rears with 305-35-19 nitto,
or
10inch all around on 285-35-19,
or
Just rims 10 inch front and 11 inch rear with my existing tires 305–30-19 fronts and 315 30–19 rears, which probably wouldn’t address the gap between the fender and wheel,
Or
Put 10 inch all around just rims with my existing 255-40–19 fronts and 275-40–19 rears

Any opinions or pictures of your SVE HP wheel set up on a non-HP Mach 1,
When I was running the stock set up
9.5 inch fronts with 255–40–19,
10 inch rears with 275-40–19 the wheel gap was noticeably smaller, but 40 profile is not the route I want to go,

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[young at heart]

Current set up on 2023 Mach1 non HP,

10.5 inch fronts with 305–30–19 sport cup 2,s and 11 inch rears with 315–30–19 sport cup2,s OEM,
I am not crazy about the handling on the 305,s as the front end has a mind of its own and takes you wherever the asphalt pulls you, also Im not a fan of the front tire poke and the gap between wheel and fender it seems a bit excessive, not bad looking by any means but not me,
LMR has some HP options but not sure what to go with to address my 3 concerns,
Was thinking 10 inch fronts with
285-35-19 nitto and 11 inch rears with 305-35-19 nitto,
or
10inch all around on 285-35-19,
or
Just rims 10 inch front and 11 inch rear with my existing tires 305–30-19 fronts and 315 30–19 rears, which probably wouldn’t address the gap between the fender and wheel,
Or
Put 10 inch all around just rims with my existing 255-40–19 fronts and 275-40–19 rears

Any opinions or pictures of your SVE HP wheel set up on a non-HP Mach 1,
When I was running the stock set up
9.5 inch fronts with 255–40–19,
10 inch rears with 275-40–19 the wheel gap was noticeably smaller, but 40 profile is not the route I want to go,

Everybody likes what they like and we’re all different. But it’s too bad you don’t dig the 40 profile. The stock set up looks really good on the car to me. Maybe it’s the wheel gap as you mention; my take on it isn’t sophisticated enough to know why I like it, just that I think the car looks just right with 19s. And for street use, even really pushing the car, the stock non-HP set up handles great. If I keep on I’m sure I’ll find out unexpectedly at some point but so far I’m not sure what I could do to put the car in the weeds.

 

[MLO 351]

My suggestion would be to fit 285/35 and 295/35 Contis, keep your HP rims and use the money that you were going to spend on a second set of rims and buy & install a set of camber plates (Steeda or similar) with a decent alignment you can run Neg 2 camber up front and while your getting an alignment adjust the rear to Neg 1.2 , the front camber will reduce the front tyre poke to zero and the car will handle noticeably better. Pic below of this set up.

As a non-HP Mach 1, the 295's on the rear will get your speedo closer to its original setting, your tramlining will be completely gone with the Conti's and you will have a fraction more front-end height to keep that splitter from bottoming out.

 

[Dan2023]

My suggestion would be to fit 285/35 and 295/35 Contis, keep your HP rims and use the money that you were going to spend on a second set of rims and buy & install a set of camber plates (Steeda or similar) with a decent alignment you can run Neg 2 camber up front and while your getting an alignment adjust the rear to Neg 1.2 , the front camber will reduce the front tyre poke to zero and the car will handle noticeably better. Pic below of this set up.

As a non-HP Mach 1, the 295's on the rear will get your speedo closer to its original setting, your tramlining will be completely gone with the Conti's and you will have a fraction more front-end height to keep that splitter from bottoming out.

Looks great,
I assume those are the continentals you are referring too, also do you have them fitted on original 10.5 and 11?

 

[MLO 351]

Looks great,
I assume those are the continentals you are referring too, also do you have them fitted on original 10.5 and 11?

Yes those tyres are Sport Contact 6 Contis, I have since changed to 295/35/19 and 305/35/19 Cup 2 tyres as per the below pic. Wheels are the standard Mach 1 HP wheels 10.5/19 front and 11/19 rear.

 

[Dan2023]

The sport cups are awesome tires I’m sure you already know, good choice,
I need to pick your brain if you don’t mind,
So with the 295s upfront and the slight Camber adjustment, your front wheels almost look as if they are flush, also I noticed your rear sits nice With not much of a wheel gap between tire and fender, are you running a factory handling package with original springs? Did you do anything to your suspension, again it looks amazing.

 

[Dan2023]

Yes those tyres are Sport Contact 6 Contis, I have since changed to 295/35/19 and 305/35/19 Cup 2 tyres as per the below pic. Wheels are the standard Mach 1 HP wheels 10.5/19 front and 11/19 rear.

The sport cups are awesome tires I’m sure you already know, good choice,
I need to pick your brain if you don’t mind,
So with the 295s upfront and the slight Camber adjustment, your front wheels almost look as if they are flush, also I noticed your rear sits nice With not much of a wheel gap between tire and fender, are you running a factory handling package with original springs? Did you do anything to your suspension, again it looks amazing.

 

[MLO 351]

The sport cups are awesome tires I’m sure you already know, good choice,
I need to pick your brain if you don’t mind,
So with the 295s upfront and the slight Camber adjustment, your front wheels almost look as if they are flush, also I noticed your rear sits nice With not much of a wheel gap between tire and fender, are you running a factory handling package with original springs? Did you do anything to your suspension, again it looks amazing.

Car runs mach 1 handling pack springs, Steeda camber plates, neg 2.2 front camber, neg 1.5 in the rear, No other suspension mods.

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