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Wow, they look great!
I installed a set of MGP caliper covers to cover my brakes. They just about eliminate all brake dust and in my opinion, look great. Check em out
http://www.calipercovers.net/
I installed a set of MGP caliper covers to cover my brakes. They just about eliminate all brake dust and in my opinion, look great. Check em out
http://www.calipercovers.net/
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Wow, they look great!
I installed a set of MGP caliper covers to cover my brakes. They just about eliminate all brake dust and in my opinion, look great. Check em out
http://www.calipercovers.net/
I installed a set of MGP caliper covers to cover my brakes. They just about eliminate all brake dust and in my opinion, look great. Check em out
http://www.calipercovers.net/
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I ordered a set of caliper covers MGP last year. They definately helped with brake dust but didnt stop all of it. So i ended up with powerslot rotors and hawk ceramic brake pads all the way around. Now all that seems to collect on my wheels is dust from the road.
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I had to make wheel spacer for the covers not to rub on the wheels. As the car sits right now i can squeeze the thickness of a quarter between the caliper over and the wheel.
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Still sitting on stock springs. Those are my rear drag wheels that are on it and the rim is 18"x10.5" whit no rubbing at all. My everyday rims look the same and are 18"x10" with no rubbing.
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Thanks GTpony, but I was really wondering about the springs on the OP's charlie06 car.
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I'm interested in the CS40 wheels as well and I've been kicking around these tire sizes for the rear 20x10 wheel:
275/35 27.6"
285/30 26.7" (these would have slightly less sidewall height than the fronts)
295/35 28.1" (after seeing your pics)
The fronts at 255/35 are 27.01" which is what the factory diameter was. What was your decision making process for the tire size? BTW, they look great. Thanks!
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I see that those Nitto Invo's are 28.11" in diameter for the 295/35 size. Is that a problem running an inch larger in the back? Did you have to adjust your tune for the bigger size (I assume the speedo is run off the rears)?
I'm interested in the CS40 wheels as well and I've been kicking around these tire sizes for the rear 20x10 wheel:
275/35 27.6"
285/30 26.7" (these would have slightly less sidewall height than the fronts)
295/35 28.1" (after seeing your pics)
The fronts at 255/35 are 27.01" which is what the factory diameter was. What was your decision making process for the tire size? BTW, they look great. Thanks!
I'm interested in the CS40 wheels as well and I've been kicking around these tire sizes for the rear 20x10 wheel:
275/35 27.6"
285/30 26.7" (these would have slightly less sidewall height than the fronts)
295/35 28.1" (after seeing your pics)
The fronts at 255/35 are 27.01" which is what the factory diameter was. What was your decision making process for the tire size? BTW, they look great. Thanks!
Well first of all I am running Eibach prokit springs shocks and struts and I have ZERO rubbing issues.
As far as why I chose the tire setup it was a very long and researched process (internet, talking with people on forums like this, etc.) Because I wanted to make sure I made the right choice because IMO no matter how nice the wheels are if you don't have the right size tires to compliment them then the wheels are junk.
The front was easy because I had seen some other stangs with this tire in person and I was happy with how it looked and when you start looking at the 275/35's the $$$ goes up, so 255/35 were good for me.
If you are running the Eibach pro kit or another set of springs with a similar drop I would not go less than a 295/35 for 2 reasons. First the wheel well gap is just to large IMO with a tire diameter that is less than the 295/35 which is 28.1" as you already know. Second if you do not want to sacrifice ride quality do not go with a tire that has a side wall that is less than a 295/35 which is 4.06".
I really do like the tires and the reason I went with the Nitto Invos is because I thought it was an overall better tire that encompassed all of my needs. I am not a drag racer but I do want a tire that grips without having to replace the rear tires every 10,000 miles. I also wanted a tire that had good wet traction, low road noise and provides a comfortable ride with perfomance ability and from what I found the Invo was the best tire for my needs
As far as my speedo being off I really don't think it has been effected. I have tested it by running side by side with a friend and comparing speedometers at 45, 55, 65, and 75 MPH. I have also checked it with the speed trap signs that tell you how fast you are going. We have one at my work.
When I do get another set of rear tires (a long time from now) I am thinking about going with either a 305/35 or even a 315/35 in the rear and probably a 275/35 in the front (I really don't like the gap in the wheel well)
Hope this helps any more questions let me know.
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I went with Eibach shocks and struts and the ride is better than stock IMO. Has a nice performance feel with no stock body roll and the ride is still very comfortable. I figured if I have Eibach springs what better to pair them up with than eibach shocks and struts they designed the two to work together and compliment each other and I am very happy with the result.
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The caliper covers will definitely help with the brake dust but like you said, won't stop all of it.