Tire Width Suggestions

m4a1mustang · 03-02-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

i have the 265 285 re 11 setup now. speedo is within 1 mph. if you only care about looks, keep the 265 and 285 as they fit perfect. car didnt hajndle great as it plowed too much.i am going with 285 front next month as the plow got out of control for me. it might seem big for the 9" in the front, but it should fit.

Some of the Mustang guys are running 285s on the stock Brembo 19x9" wheels. There is a bit of bulge and it is out of spec by .5", but so far I haven't heard of any negative result. I'm a little leary about doing it myself, though. But 285 RE-11s all around would be nice.

Edit: Here's a 285/35 on a 19x9 wheel:

I'm not so sure I want to go out of spec like that, but we'll see.

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