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Thanks for all the great replies. Thanks Patrick for the suggestion on the 275 vs 285. It totally makes senses now. Wow, Im learning some things here with everyones help and with the help of the tire calculator.
Now I just need to find affordable tires.
p.s. Man, I can't stand the stock Pirelli P Zeros.
Now I just need to find affordable tires.
p.s. Man, I can't stand the stock Pirelli P Zeros.
I noticed lol...wasn't sure how to mention that 
I like willtheyfit.com - easier to use for me than the others.
I was very happy with the Cooper RS3-S. They just came out with a new UHP tire too. The Nitto 555 G2s are also getting great reviews. Either of those would be about $800 installed for the set.

I like willtheyfit.com - easier to use for me than the others.
I was very happy with the Cooper RS3-S. They just came out with a new UHP tire too. The Nitto 555 G2s are also getting great reviews. Either of those would be about $800 installed for the set.
Will never buy Pirellis ever again they were shyte! Stuck for 5k and then noisy as heck and the grip dropped off. I'm going to replace mine this coming spring. My fronts failed inspection at 16,500 k.
I agree, I do not think that may got much more than 20,000 miles out of the Pirelli P-zeros and that was with regular rotations. I went through a couple of sets replacing two at a time due to some punctures because I didn't want to mismatch the tires. I switched to Bridgestone S04's last spring with much better results.
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I agree, I do not think that may got much more than 20,000 miles out of the Pirelli P-zeros and that was with regular rotations. I went through a couple of sets replacing two at a time due to some punctures because I didn't want to mismatch the tires. I switched to Bridgestone S04's last spring with much better results.
I had great grip with the Eagle F-1's on my traded Mustang...but man they were noisy!
It looks like you have the CS which came with different Pirelli's than my car with the Brembo package. The all season Pirelli's on the CS's apparently last longer than the summer only P-Zero's that came on the Brembo equipped cars, but don't deliver on the traction.
A 255/35/19 tire is 26" tall, whereas the OP's stock tires are 27.68" tall (245/45/19)
So you're recommending really short tires, something that without any lowering springs, will lower the car by almost an inch by themselves.
And have no sidewall in the process.
Even the rear 275/35/19's are only 26.57" tall ... still an inch shorter than his stock size
So you're recommending really short tires, something that without any lowering springs, will lower the car by almost an inch by themselves.
And have no sidewall in the process.
Even the rear 275/35/19's are only 26.57" tall ... still an inch shorter than his stock size
Since op has 19s he can get a 45 sidewall instead, not a huge deal, either that or lower the car like you said and run the smaller sidewall 35s
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Originally Posted by xtc.inc
I have 20x9s and they wear 255/35/20s and it looks great.
Since op has 19s he can get a 45 sidewall instead, not a huge deal, either that or lower the car like you said and run the smaller sidewall 35s
Since op has 19s he can get a 45 sidewall instead, not a huge deal, either that or lower the car like you said and run the smaller sidewall 35s
Originally Posted by shaneyusa
Is this what you are asking about?
https://themustangsource.com/forums/...ps-new-542796/
https://themustangsource.com/forums/...ps-new-542796/
They're stretched a bit, so the wheel is the widest part (sucks when getting close to a curb), and there's very little sidewall, plus a 255 isn't really that wide if you want that 4,000-lb car to turn properly.

So no, personally I'm not a fan of 255/35/any-rim-size, I think they're short and with a small amount of sidewall, which tends to lead to harsh ride characteristics and a lower-riding car than you might want, or a big fender gap.
I have 275/35/20's on the front of my car (currently these wheels are for sale), and I think they provide much better cornering, ride quality, and a beefier sidewall:

But anyway, we've gone off on a tangent ... the OP has 19's and he asked about 19" tire sizes, not 20's.
Honestly, these are the sizes I'd probably run on 19x9 and 19x10 rims:
front: 275/40/19 ... 27.66" tall
rear: 305/35/19 ... 24.40" tall
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