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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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I have a 2011 GT w/ the Brembo package. Thinking about winter wheels, but I'm not sure what will fit over the front calipers.. Any suggestions??

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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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You can get the same wheels you have but in gloss black for $749 or you can get the SVT GT500 wheels in my sig. Those both clear Brembos. My wheels were ~$600.
Old Dec 5, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jsnyng
You can get the same wheels you have but in gloss black for $749 or you can get the SVT GT500 wheels in my sig. Those both clear Brembos. My wheels were ~$600.
Cool, thanks for the info!
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wow, I'm having a HELL of a time finding a 19" 'winter' or 'all season' tire..

Suggestions??
Old Dec 5, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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Ricky, living in Jersey, I had two concerns when I was shopping wheels; 1. 19" didn't give me enough rubber 2. No availability of winter tires. Try getting some cheap 18"s for winter and running a set of Dunlops. They make a 245. That's prolly the best way to go.
Old Dec 5, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RickyBobby
wow, I'm having a HELL of a time finding a 19" 'winter' or 'all season' tire..

Suggestions??
You have go 18", but there are only a few that clear the calipers (Enkei has a couple, PF01 known to fit, or you get SVT knockoffs). Or you go to 20" and pay a lot more.
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great info, thanks again guys!
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i made a dumb post......

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Tirerack has three that are the same size as the stock 255/40s that come on the car. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...ting=S&tab=All I have Continental ExtremeContact DWS (DryWetSnow) tires on mine now (though not in that size). It's an Ultra High Performance All Season. So far I've only driven it on dry and cold, wet roads but they seem solid, stable and predictable.
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Originally Posted by Kitzy
Tirerack has three that are the same size as the stock 255/40s that come on the car. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...ting=S&tab=All I have Continental ExtremeContact DWS (DryWetSnow) tires on mine now (though not in that size). It's an Ultra High Performance All Season. So far I've only driven it on dry and cold, wet roads but they seem solid, stable and predictable.
That's really odd, I checked Tirerack and couldn't find ANY in that size! Thanks for the link!!!



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