Help me choose new wheels and tires
 

After a couple weeks of research on this I'm down to three options and would really appreciate your guys help.

Option 1:

20" Charcoal AMR Staggered 8.5"/10"s with Mickey Thompson Tires

American Muscle is having a sale right now through June 15 where I could get this package for $1,203.08

http://www.americanmuscle.com/charco...3-mt-stag.html

Great thing about these is price, staggered look, and free mounting and balancing, BUT unfortunately Mickey Thompson does NOT offer a tread life warranty, so I'm worried about their longevity, especially considering I will be unable to rotate the tires between the front and rear.

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Option 2:

19" GT500 Style 9.5" All Around with Hankook Ventus 1 Noble 2

PepBoys offers buy 3 tires get 1 free

The total for this package, BEFORE MOUNTING AND BALANCING, would be $1342.65

Love the idea of 9.5" fronts. This option would definitely handle the best. Hankook also offers a 50,000 mile tread warranty. This option would be at least $200 more than the other options.

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Option 3:

20"x8.5" Charcoal AMR with Hankook Ventus V4 ES

Same PepBoys 3 tires get 1 free deal and same 50,000 mile warranty. Total would only be $1132.59 but still BEFORE MOUNTING AND BALANCING.

I love the way 20" Charcoals look on black mustangs, but these are only 8.5" rear wheels, so I would sacrifice the staggered look of option 1.

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Thanks guys, Sorry if I'm being a pain on this but whenever I spend this kind of money I like to get it right the first time. :fear: :feedback:

I ended up spending more money than I wanted to just so I could buy exactly what I wanted. I didn't want to buy something cheaper and try to save a couple hundred now only to regret it later. I ended up putting 20x10 on all four corners and couldn't be happier. If I was you, I would go with option number 2 with 275/40 tires.

10s can work in the front for a street car? I've researched it before, but I thought people only did that for race/autocross. Never heard of anyone doing it on a daily driver.

Absolutely. My car handles the streets beautifully with 10s up front, drives straight as a arrow with no tracking or vibration. Tires are 275/35/r20.

Offset?

Mine are +40mm.

If your trying to save some money, you probably won't be happy with staggered setup, down the road. If you have an alignment issue with the fronts, and get abnormal wear, you will have to buy new front tires prematurely. If you have a 9.5" square setup, you can move the front tires to the back, and buy some time before purchasing new ones. I have a staggered setup, which I like. I just have to pay more attention to the front end alignment and wear. Go with the 19 ×9.5" , 275/40 or some have used 285/35 also.

Oh wow! I would've thought a 40 mm offset would rub with a 10 inch wheel on the front

Exactly. Wear and tire rotation is what's making this complicated. And I hadn't considered alignment issues so thanks for pointing that out.

The problem with Option 2 is that when all is said and done it will be close to $250 more than Option 1 now. Option 1 would require me to change rear tires after 25k miles ($400 plus m&b) because I won't be able to rotate between the front and rear. Hopefully I wouldn't have abnormal wear on the fronts and be forced to replace them too.

Neither option is perfect, but nothing is I guess.

No rub whatsoever even when driving sprinted. I can also turn full lock without issue. I am lowered too.

Option 2 is 9.5 square, why couldn't you rotate front to rear?

From the options you gave.... none of those :fear: :grin:

Typo. Meant option 1. My proofreading has failed me again :doh:

Anything you'd recommend under $1500 then?

Option #2. I like being able to rotate to prolong tire life.

Even though option 2 is a little more money up front, it allows you to rotate your wheels and allows you to run a wider tire up front for better grip.

Ah fair enough, i just looked at the pics, and didnt read the OP

This is a very subjective thing, with no objectives or desires in mind, it's like throwing darts blindfolded.

OP, what are you looking for? Appearance only? Drag strip? Road track? Does your car have a color theme or other theme? (such as, retro versus modern)? Do you drive a lot of miles, or is the car a garage queen?

With those things in mind we could give more thoughtful responses.

:agree:

Mainly appearance. No drag strip or track. Car is main DD. I do drive it year round but rarely in inclement weather, and never in snow or ice. Secondary car does that job.

Car is black and looking to blackout the car as I mentioned earlier.