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3/17/15, 08:37 AM

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The only reason I went with 285's on a 9 inch is because that is the minimum recommended width for the Conti DWS, otherwise I would have put a smaller tire on there.

Love this tire, my only issue is that the sidewalls are too soft for our Mustangs. It hampers cornering ability.

That said I don't know much about tire width's and what will work with our Mustangs. I have a 2014 GT with Brembo package (and other things). What's the widest I can go without adding spacers or running into rubbing issues. 275?

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3/17/15, 01:33 PM

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I think the question depends more on the wheel than the tire, for instance I was able to fit a 295 on 18x10 +35 offset wheels on the front without any rubbing issues.

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3/17/15, 08:54 PM

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The only reason I went with 285's on a 9 inch is because that is the minimum recommended width for the Conti DWS, otherwise I would have put a smaller tire on there.

Interesting! So the DWS is rated down to 9" wide in 285? Wow, that's great! Only tire I've seen go that narrow. Good find.

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3/17/15, 09:19 PM

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The Pirelli Corsa that comes on the BOSS is a great tire.

Have a look at http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....num=835ZR90CAR

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=835ZR90CALOLD

They are $143 a piece in 285/35R19 !!! That is so much cheaper than anything else good out there.

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3/17/15, 09:44 PM

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I put Sumitomo HTR Z3 275 35 19 on 19 x 9.5 rims all around. RTR rims from LRS. INSANE TRACTION. Realt helps in a road course track day

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3/18/15, 07:29 AM

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I think the question depends more on the wheel than the tire, for instance I was able to fit a 295 on 18x10 +35 offset wheels on the front without any rubbing issues.

Stock 19 inch wheels that come with the Brembo package.

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3/18/15, 11:37 AM

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rims/tires

My 2015 5.0 Premium came with 265/35x20 tires on 20x9" rims and it works pretty good. I will keep it stock simply because I really like these rims. We all know that MOST aftermarket rims are not a quality match vs factory rims. I'll simply upgrade to better tires than the Pirelli products; Nitto, BGF, or something akin to them.

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