My coworker bought a new 2012/13 GT brand new last year. He just orded some new wheels for it and was asking me if I want his old ones.

Heres the style he has. Would I have any issues putting these on my 05?
http://www.creativecrash.com/marketp...ustang-gt-2012

 

You won't have any issues. They will bolt right on. However t he size of the tires and wheels are probably bigger than what you have on there, so you'll need to adjust your speedometer so it calculates it correctly

 

Ok. Yea these are the stock 19" and the ones on my 05 are 16" I beleive. Thanks for the info

 

They should fit fine, but be ready to buy more expensive tires...

 

I figured thay would probably be the case...how expensive are we talking?

 

Roughly around double to triple per tire compared to the 16". Looking at Tire Rack and Discount Tire, it looks like the 19"'s will run you a minimum of $140-$160 for the cheapest tires they have in that size.

 

You'll be able to bolt them up no problem. I had the same set of 19's on my 06 for while. You won't even have to worry about speedometer issues, as the overall height of the stock 19 wheel and tire combo is roughly the same as the factory 16, 17, and 18 combos from 2005-2009.

When it came time to get new tires, I upgraded to 20's. Alot more tire selection for better prices. 19's aren't as common, so the prices are much higher for tires than 18s or even 20s.

 

****, well thats annoying. Maybe I dont want these lol

 

Honestly, I'd pass on them. I'd go either 18in. or 20in. unless he's giving them to you for free. And even then, I'd take them and sell them.

 

19 is the better looking wheel over an 18 or 20 by a long shot. Depending on the style of the 20 inch some of them make your car look like a Hot Wheel and the 18 is just blah too old school, this is 2013!!

 

That's a flat-out lie.

 

I have to agree with him, 19" rims on the first gen S197 are a perfect fit. 18's look too small and 20's are too big.

 

I stand by my statement.

 

I'm partail to the 19s as well. Not to say that 18s and 20s that dont look great. But as an overal size I would agree that the 19s are the best. You get a better ride that you would with 20s and then you get a larger fill than the 18s. A happy medium imo. Thats why I'm considering them, but I dont know if the extra cost of tires is worth it

 

The question is, how much do you drive the car. For someone like myself where I only drive 5k miles a year tire cost is not an issue. I only have to buy tires every 5-6 years, if it is a daily driver and your doing more miles then going with a common 18" size would be the way to go. 20's are more common too but have a tendency to cost more as well.

 

The factory 19's look great on the earlier S197's but tires are expensive compared to 18's and 20's. The prices aren't so bad at an 8.5" wide wheel but once you start hitting 9.5"+ they get more expensive and your choices are limited

Here's mine when I was running some 2010 GT rims. I'm running 19" SVE Drifts right now but actually getting ready to go back to 18's. Just waiting for my wheels to come in (which were a preorder and aren't available yet).

 

Those look nice on your car.

 

I second that. Its making me want to pull the trigger

 

Thanks. Sold them some time back. Running SVE Drifts now. I do like them. I even thought about getting the American Muscle copies, which would have allowed me to get a wider version out back and the offset would have brought them out closer to the wheel well edge.

 

It's not a lie...its an opinion. Lol we can disagree