Warning 2011 GT Wheel Clearance Issues
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Warning 2011 GT Wheel Clearance Issues
As per a Customer Call yesterday the 2011 Standard Brakes have less Clearance between the caliper & wheel than the prior 05-10 Cars. Please be Advised before ordering any wheels for your 2011 Gt that your wheel manufacturer has test fitted the front wheels on a 2011.
I would surmise any wheel that will clear brembo's would not be an Issue on the Standard Gt Brakes.
2011 V6 Cars use the 05-10 Gt Brakes so fitting should not be an Issue on these cars.
Please be advised I am simply relaying Info from a customer on specific aftermarket wheels he tried on his car. I have not verified at any other source at this point.
I placed a call to Carroll Shelby Wheels and they are going to research this issue and update me on the results as far as their Wheels. I have been working with them since 05 on these types of concerns. Good People!
In the meantime anybody that Has changed the wheels on their {2011 Gt with standard brakes} successfully I would ask they post their results here to help out other forum members.
Might want to Sticky this One.
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I would surmise any wheel that will clear brembo's would not be an Issue on the Standard Gt Brakes.
2011 V6 Cars use the 05-10 Gt Brakes so fitting should not be an Issue on these cars.
Please be advised I am simply relaying Info from a customer on specific aftermarket wheels he tried on his car. I have not verified at any other source at this point.
I placed a call to Carroll Shelby Wheels and they are going to research this issue and update me on the results as far as their Wheels. I have been working with them since 05 on these types of concerns. Good People!
In the meantime anybody that Has changed the wheels on their {2011 Gt with standard brakes} successfully I would ask they post their results here to help out other forum members.
Might want to Sticky this One.
KC
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Since 05 I have tried to be the RETROFIT GUY with all the answers. Unfortunetly Since the Forum Hack Last Year and My Current Situation with my Son I have not been able to be as on top of things as I would Like. Especially on the 10's & 11's But I keep Trying!
Some of my other posts in the OEM Parts sections do address other retrofit issues though just got to do a litle digging.
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I bought 19x8.5 Saleen GT500 style chrome wheels from AmericanMuscle. Part No. 94-11. Installed on 2011 Mustang GT. These wheels fit okay, brake calipers clear. However, the wheels are offset outboard 0.75 inches compared to the stock 19x8.5 wheels the car came with. Hopefully that will not be a problem - certainly no wheel well clearance issues.
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I bought 19x8.5 Saleen GT500 style chrome wheels from AmericanMuscle. Part No. 94-11. Installed on 2011 Mustang GT. These wheels fit okay, brake calipers clear. However, the wheels are offset outboard 0.75 inches compared to the stock 19x8.5 wheels the car came with. Hopefully that will not be a problem - certainly no wheel well clearance issues.
They updated the offset on their 10" GT500 wheels to fit the 05-11 better.
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Offset should not be an issue with the 2011 stock calipers vs. the Brembos
One interesting though, the 2011 stock brake pads and calipers are the same so you can take a 05-10 caliper bracket + disk and then fit any 05-10 mag on the 2011
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I tried on my old wheels http://www.wheelreplicas.com/bullittmwheels.html, 20x8.5/10 offsets +36/+45 with 265/295's and they fit awesome. The only reason the front cleared the Brembo's was the spoke design, it was curved out, and it barelybarely fit. About the same, or less clearance as the factory Brembos. I wish I had my camera then, I'd have taken better pics.
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The steering gear in each Mustang is different and depends on the wheel diameter when the vehicle was manufactured.
The length of the stroke is different for the various wheel diameters.
The length of the stroke is different for the various wheel diameters.
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Something with those RTR rear wheel offsets that's starting to bug me now. When i don't like something, i change it. The SVT PP wheels look very nice, they're forged aluminium and i've seen a grabber blue 2011 Shelby with those almost same wheels at my door step.
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Something with those RTR rear wheel offsets that's starting to bug me now. When i don't like something, i change it. The SVT PP wheels look very nice, they're forged aluminium and i've seen a grabber blue 2011 Shelby with those almost same wheels at my door step. ![Big Grin](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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