Wow What a Difference of Opinion I see about wheel width! Opinions please read!

[EmCel]

Come to Manassas and put your car up on my ezlift. And we can put various wheels and tires on her.

@EmCel could you please post a pic of your lovely bronze 19x10 with continental 285/35 please

Hundreds of people on here run 285 on 10 rims.

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[Dave2013M3]

These are the wheels

Since I AM thinking of lowering the car, knowing ahead of time what I am getting into will be great.

Those run would be fine.

 

[Coyote 2121]

If you contact LMR, they will actually tell you what lowering springs are on the cars pictured with the wheels you like.
I emailed them with the same question and they got back to me the next day.
Very good guys.

These are the wheels

Since I AM thinking of lowering the car, knowing ahead of time what I am getting into will be great.

 

[fmc_smt]

Bought a LMR package, spot on . Lowered 1.5 no rub . But not 19 but 20 .

 

[Seanuf99]

This is posted somewhere in the forum. I felt it helpful as a new-to-Mustang owner. So popping the link in here for ref. When i was looking at LMR wheels, i called them and they were a lot of help with my 5,000 fitment questions.

https://support.apexraceparts.com/h...5483093-S550-Mustang-Wheel-Tire-Fitment-Guide

 

[Dave2013M3]

Bought a LMR package, spot on . Lowered 1.5 no rub . But not 19 but 20 .

Those aren't LMR wheels (SVE) those are Velgens. Completely different animal. I like those though.

 

[fmc_smt]

Sorry should have said I bought a package deal of velgen wheels from lmr . But whom ever set up the package had off sets and stagger dead nuts on .

 

[jayhoogs]

So I have an ecoboost, not sure if/how the suspension may differ from a GT. For the summer I am running 285/35 in the front and 325/30 in the rear. I am lowered using coilovers. I do not have any issues with rubbing, but I do have fabric covers on the coils to protect them and on one side in the front I have noticed that the tire has rubbed a hole in the fabric. It makes it hard for me to believe that at least on my car this setup would've been okay with the stock suspension, as from what I can remember, I think my coilovers are much more compact in diameter than the stock springs/shocks. By the way, I have Project 6GR wheels, and this is a size that I found many people were going with so my guess is it should work.

 

[ice445]

So I have an ecoboost, not sure if/how the suspension may differ from a GT. For the summer I am running 285/35 in the front and 325/30 in the rear. I am lowered using coilovers. I do not have any issues with rubbing, but I do have fabric covers on the coils to protect them and on one side in the front I have noticed that the tire has rubbed a hole in the fabric. It makes it hard for me to believe that at least on my car this setup would've been okay with the stock suspension, as from what I can remember, I think my coilovers are much more compact in diameter than the stock springs/shocks. By the way, I have Project 6GR wheels, and this is a size that I found many people were going with so my guess is it should work.

As soon as you lower with coilovers you're changing the stock geometry considerably, things like roll center and such. On my 100% stock suspension I have about 3/4 of an inch of clearance between the top of the my 285/35/19 wheels up front and the body of the strut.

 

[m3incorp]

Hmmm you do know the same can be said for any single change you make to the vehicle. There are compromises in anything....that means from Ford also. Ford builds to what they believe will be best for
"the general customer", as do all manufactors.

In the course of lowering you are also blowing Ford's $50M+ of suspension design, materials selection, endless testing and calibration for an aftermarket $10K in design, testing and calibration....and still have screwed geometry until spend another $2K to hopefully get it right.

Sometimes looks are everything though haha.

 

[m3incorp]

OP, there are tons of threads on here that should give you some insight on what you are researching. I have the Nitto G2 tires.....on the front only...and the Nitto Rii drag radials on the rear on one set of wheels. Your driving style and horsepower will dictate if the G2 tires that will work for you. For all around, maybe you want the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S.....but LMR doesn't offer those as part of the package..so you will end up most likely paying quiet a bit more than the package LMR is selling. If you want a tire that last 25K or s miles, then those Nittos will be fine. If you want a tire that is at the top of its class in intial off the line traction but only last 5-7K miles or less, then there are more options. Driving extremely hard might require tires at every oil change. Just something to think about.

 

[ice445]

Hmmm you do know the same can be said for any single change you make to the vehicle. There are compromises in anything....that means from Ford also. Ford builds to what they believe will be best for
"the general customer", as do all manufactors.

Sure, but he's right that for suspension in particular, most changes the end user makes are worse, not better (unless all you care about it looks). The only way to do it right is to get a kit like the Ford Performance track kit. At least that way you're changing almost everything at once to compliment each other.

 

[jsquires4]

20’s will fit for sure. Don’t forget some GT models come with factory 20” wheels. The factory 20” are 265/35/20. Here’s mine with 1” spacers.

 

[4eternity]

So I am looking to put new wheels and tires on my 2021 CS/GT. I am looking at some SVE wheels from LMR, but I have seen a bunch of reviews about the Nittos they have with the wheels and think I can do better with Michelin or Firestone or even Generals. The thing is, when I look at the LMR wheel and tire combo, they show 19x10s with 285s on all four. Or, they show 19x10 and 19x11 with 285 front and 305 rear.
The stock S550 in my garage has PzeroNero 255 30r 19s.
Tire rack says that 19x10 is too big for the fronts and that 285s will rub.
LMR is selling the wheels with 285s on them so I have to assume they are not going to rub.

The question is...who is right?

What aftermarket wheel/tire combos are YOU running, and are you getting any rubbing issues with larger than 255 front/rear?

What is the widest rear tire you can run without rubbing or a lot of poke? I would like to go with the 19x10 + 19x11 wheel combo with 285/305 or maybe 315 but since this is a purchase I cannot return, I don't want to get burned.

Opinions please! Facts are even better!
Thanks!

I have a 19 Mustang GT PP1 Auto
Fronts 285/35/20
Rear 305/35/20
On P51 wheels
Not only do they fit but they cover most of the wheel opening and no rubbing or Speedometer corrections necessary

 

[PONYPWR]

I'm running the LMR R350 staggered setup (19x10 F, 19x11 R). I have Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires in 285/35-19 F and 325/30-19 R. My car is lowered ~1.2" and NOTHING rubs. It all fits.

Some will say (and I agree) that the 325 tires on the 19x11s is a little excessive. The tires do not look pinched on the wheels. The sidewalls look nice and straight/flush with the wheels. No poke either. The reason I went with the 325s in the back was mostly aesthetic. I really like the look of them. 305's will likely do the same job, but I have to say "power on" rear grip is really good. with this setup.

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