What wheel size suits you?

torqueIT · Mar 29, 2006

This arguement is always being discussed on various forums I frequent.

So I thought I'd, why not poll our StangNet members and get a good idea as to which size is most popular on the new Mustang.

There are lots of reasons for peoples choice, but the biggest I see is for the 'rice' issue. Bigger rims seem more popular with the younger generation, while are more senior members seem to prefer 'maxing out' at 17 or 18" rims.

So lets get an idea as to which rim rules (if cost and performance were not an issue). This is purely a aesthetic poll.

Happy voting!

199 · Mar 29, 2006

18 seems perfect, 19s and 20s can bee good depending on the style of the wheel

Tmack · Mar 29, 2006

18" if you are taking it to the track. 20" if you are going for looks. The 20's fill in the wheel well perfectly.

nycstang37 · Mar 29, 2006

obviously 20 arent the best for striaght line performance but they look great, and if its teh right wheels look almost perfect on the 05-06. for handling 19s would probably be best since 20's have a very short sidewall to the tire.

torqueIT · Mar 30, 2006

Tmack said:
18" if you are taking it to the track. 20" if you are going for looks. The 20's fill in the wheel well perfectly.

That's what I thought as well.

With 20s it also looks as though you don't need to lower the ride height as well.

Nice to see such a good response to this poll

StonePony · Mar 30, 2006

Old guy here - Old school tastes -
20" rims are not for me. 18" looks good .
Some 20" rims look better than other for sure, but it is good to see that everyone has difffent tastes

torqueIT · Mar 31, 2006

StonePony said:
Old guy here - Old school tastes -
20" rims are not for me. 18" looks good .
Some 20" rims look better than other for sure, but it is good to see that everyone has difffent tastes

I'll tell ya, living in Phoenix, I've never seen so many cars that are rolling on 20's or bigger.

I've lived in San Fran, Denver, Chicago, Orlando and nowhere do people go all hog wild over large rims like here in Phoenix.

Heck, I even saw a Hummer rolling on 26s no more than a week ago.

Like ya said, its all about taste, some got it, others... well...

But I do like 20s on the Mustang if they're the right style.

sacha · Mar 31, 2006

Nothin better than a 20" greay Foose Nitrous wheel in my opinion:

sieben · Mar 31, 2006

Some 20's are great for looks, but not good for rough roads. I wouldn't go any bigger than 18's. I put 17's on my focus and it was way too much, I felt every little crack in the road. Sure, they do look great, but I bought the mustang to drive and look nice, which it does quite well stock!

torqueIT · Mar 31, 2006

sacha said:
Nothin better than a 20" greay Foose Nitrous wheel in my opinion:

I like the Axis GT-R

Davin Revolution LS-Black

torqueIT · Apr 4, 2006

Davin Revolution 6.1

RedStang1 · Apr 8, 2006

I definitely prefer the look of 18's on the Mustang and they are sure to have a better ride than the 20's on typical urban roads. And then of course there's the difference in the price of the tires! As far as filling up the wheelwell goes, it's the overall diameter of the tire that counts, not the diameter of the rims. A 20" rim with only 2" of rubber around it is not going to fill up the wheelwell as well as an 18" rim with 4.5" of rubber around it (even if the car has been lowered).

TILLERMON · Apr 8, 2006

I whent with the motegi toungs 18" stagered. I like the look and im also as you put it an older guy.

zoomerman46 · Apr 8, 2006

17x9 95 Chrome Cobra R wheels with 275x50-17 Nitto's Gives the car that retro old sixties wide stance look

RandyB · Apr 8, 2006

I like 19s for best all-around looks/performance. Would I like a lighter wheel/tire combo? Yes, but the wheel openings on this new Mustang are huge and hard to fill. Having 19s on this generation is equivalent to 18s on the previous car relative to the overall diameter and section height of the tires.
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anthony05gt · Apr 8, 2006

18's, the max for me.

Dawgpndr · Apr 29, 2006

Hey RandyB ... nice looking wheel/tire combo ... trolling for my 07 Mustang GT on order ... more info pls. on what mags and tires you picked, size etc. if you would. Thanks!

Dawgpndr

anthony05gt · Apr 29, 2006

RandyB said:
I like 19s for best all-around looks/performance. Would I like a lighter wheel/tire combo? Yes, but the wheel openings on this new Mustang are huge and hard to fill. Having 19s on this generation is equivalent to 18s on the previous car relative to the overall diameter and section height of the tires.
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Whether you have 17's or 20's the tire's overall diameter is the same, so this comment makes no sense.

RandyB · Apr 29, 2006

anthony05gt said:
Whether you have 17's or 20's the tire's overall diameter is the same, so this comment makes no sense.

It's makes perfect sense, and jeez Anthony I made the 'mistake' of going larger than 18s didn't I? If you want to maintain the same section/sidewall height as an 18" tire on an SN-95 with its stock overall diameter, then you have to go up to a 19" tire on an S-197 with it's larger-than-SN95 overall diameter.

Dawgpndr,

Thanks for your comments. I went with 19x9F w/275/35-19 tires and 19x10R with 295/35-19 tires. The wheels are ROH Drift-Rs. Like you, I saw this same combo on several cars here. I decided I had to have them. Good luck with yours and have fun!

mhanksii · Apr 29, 2006

Loving the old school

I love the old school look of the new body style, so it's 18" max for me. You have to have some fat rubber under your car or I think it takes on a "to modern" look for me.
That being said I have seen some show cars (above are good examples) that look great with 19" and bigger. But that is just me looking at it and not buying/driving it too.

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