JayyVee

Good point, I do have 19x9 and 19x10 in mind, however there are limited choices in that range, offset being my worry. A good set of wide 18's might turn out to be the best/safest route. Would like to push 245/255's in front and 265/275's in the rear, with staggered setup. (Thoughts there?)

The reason I was thinking suspension first was to get it 'feeling' how I want, then dress it up with wheels and good tread, but I do see your point (need to at least have a good idea of what size/diameter I would like)

somewhere in between, I'm more concerned with cornering feel than looks but.. We all want it looking nice at the same time right?


Any regrets with 18's over 19's? (I'm sure more options to select from for one) Looks like it's digging into that corner pretty well actually, not too much roll going there imho!

Thanks Norm for the input, I will come find you guys in the handling area as well!

JayyVee

That looks very nice actually - with that setup as pictured at that height, what are 'safe' wheel diameters to avoid rubbing, and with that said, best offset to look for on said sized wheels? (I'm a fan of 5 spokes, not that 'that' matters really!) for instance if I did go 19's, what will fit in there well, and what offset to consider - 9" front, 10" back staggered fit in there ok? Better to stay to 18's for that sort of width and to have more wheel options? (Also save some $$ in the long run on tires!)

Thanks again!

UPRSharad

You're quite welcome.

I've got 18x9.5 GT500s on my car with 275/40-18s and they clear everywhere by a mile. Now I wish I would have grown a sack and ordered the 18x10s that I wanted, with 295/40-18s. I think there's a thread on S197forum about 18x10s all the way around and there is some good info in there. Remember, the Roushes come with 18x10s all the way around from the factory (I think they're +45mm?), and you know Roush wouldn't use those if they rubbed everywhere. I like 18s because tires are cheaper and options/fitments are plentiful.

As for staggering, people do it, and it's no sweat off my back, but I prefer the same size all the way around for handling balance and for the ability to rotate the tires front to back.

19s or 20s will fit fine and there's not a thing wrong with going 9" in the front and 10" in the back. The exact offset you use will likely come down to which wheel you choose. They don't always offer a wide range of offsets.

If you're into 5-spokes, I LOVE these Forgestars! (overlook the airbags)

tj@steeda

Jayvee,

We have some very affordable paks for what you are looking for and it will definitely improve your handling. Below is a video showcasing our suspension on a 5.0 that will give just as good handling on your V6. Here is the pak that we sell with the sport springs and front/rear sway bar.

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The Steeda strut mounts will also help in the achievement of great handling. Whether you’re on the race track or just driving it hard these will improve the feel of the car.
These mounts will eliminate any popping you may have had over inferior or worn OEM mounts.



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We definitely have some great choices to get you to where you want to be with the handling of your car.

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Norm Peterson

Roughly, a 30mm width stagger needs the rears to be 5 profile points shorter in order to maintain the same diameter. The 18" GT500 wore 255/45's and 285/40's, and 245/45's and 275/40's would also be about equal height. So would 245/40-19 and 275/35-19 or 255/40 and 285/35 also in 19". I'd keep that in mind unless you've got your own clear reasons for wanting to stuff the wheelwells at one end of the car fuller than the ones at the other.


A satisfactory combination (compromise?) is obviously going to be a personal decision, but long story short the first inch or a little more of lowering doesn't give away too much geometry. In fact, there are a few reports to indicate that a minor amount of lowering can actually improve the straight line characteristics a little (and this even looks to be geometrically possible). But once you go beyond that point, you're only giving away geometry for both straight line and cornering unless you also get into adding relo brackets and possibly other geometry tweaks.

Those other things are why I'm still on the OE springs. There are a few things about the stock-height geometry that are too good for me to give up without a fight (or involving a lot of nonstandard supporting mods).


19's were never under consideration. Still wouldn't be if I had it to do all over again.


Norm

Sam Strano

Opinionated? Sure, aren't we all to some degree? Does it get old when the internet peanut gallery chimes in their opinions (even when they are wrong)? Yep, and I admit that when that happens, combined with the day to day stresses of trying to run a small business, it might get to me. I'm human

Overly opinionated? I don't think so. Unlike many others who "sell parts". I own the company, and if I have customers who end up with junk and hate it, I'm the one who gets blamed. So I work really, REALLY hard to make sure that doesn't happen. I do the best job I can. And I can't always explain some of the stupid stuff others do or recommend, other than when you work on volume more than the hope of return customers that a lot of things become ok. Alternatively, there is nobody who does what I do. No other vendor has the track record I do, personally, with S197's and getting results from the suspension. Of course that's probably overly opinionated in and of itself. But I can't be doing too much wrong. I'm a small business who survived, and apparently in spite of my overly opinionated nature.

JiminVirginia

I didn't post a pic yet. Here's a GT (sorry, not a V6) on Eibach Pros:



And remember, the UPR/Eibach Pros spec out identically to the Eibach Pro Kit.[/QUOTE]

Great looking Mustang.

Jim