cloud9

I was actually thinking this morning that it would be nice to find a 10" front and 11" rear option. I am already running a 305 on my 10.5 rear and there's room for a 315 Nitto, but Hoosier calls for an 11" rim on their 315.

1FAFP90

My wife entered our Boss in a local Charity (Toys for Tots in July) car show today. We left early only to find out later she had won first place! Friends who had stayed 'til the end brought the trophy to our house to give to her.

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Forgestar makes them in any size you'll need except for a 10.5". They have plenty of offset options as well.

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The tri-bar pony caps are my first option, just like the preproduction cars had. But those caps don't fit these wheels properly and stick out so that's a non starter for me. I found a place to make center cap decals but I'm going to run the Ford Racing caps for now.

http://shop.tfbdesigns.com/Wheel-Cen...-MUSTANGCC.htm

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I just got back from the autox and they said I'd have to run in AS with the Corvettes. They also said I could not run my new wheels in the stock class because they are a 1/2" wider in the rear. Then the LS spoiler is not "stock" so there's another ding. If I do this it will be for fun anyway but it would be nice to be in a competitive class.

cloud9

After seeing Dean drill out all the holes along the side, I drilled a few more

cloud9

Well that makes no sense. A Corvette weighs 400-500 lbs less with the same or more power and at least 1" more rubber all the way around

Tob*

Well then Gary (Rick too!) please let Mr Wilson know how you feel about that. When I met him at Multimatic's facility a couple of months back I spoke to him about an 11" wide PP wheel. It was my understanding at the time that FRPP had forged a few sets of 11" wide wheels and were road testing them. I sincerely hope that the potential offering doesn't get scrapped due to some sort of "market assessment" that deems their break even point to be too high. Low volume or no, I'd much rather pay for a "factory" wheel than something along the lines of a Forgestar wheel (as nice as they are).

I assume that there is pressure mounting from within upcoming model (the next GT500, etc) product planning/development meetings to finally address current traction woes and not just from an electronic standpoint. More rubber needs to meet the road and my fingers are crossed that Ford will make some slight revisions to the rear floorpan and upper shock mount - an 11" wheel/315 series tire should be in the mix and thus meet all of Ford's minimum standards for clearance, etc. Hopefully, this makes the argument for certain FRPP wheels more viable. Seriously, these cars don't need anymore power, just more traction!

Tob

cloud9

I'm right there with ya Tob. They can add me to the list as a buyer if they come out with something soon. I won't wait forever though. Hopefully they're about done with their testing.

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Did you make the holes bigger?

One issue with an 11" wide version of this wheel is that there aren't a lot of tire options for 19" wheels. Regardless it would be nice if they make a wider wheel.

cloud9

No I just took out a few more around the edges that I had left previously. I was concerned they would weaken the structure, but after others drilled those and said it was still rigid, I took those out too.

Dean#4AI

What are your thought about the max tire size for the front?

cloud9

Well with the 18 x 9.5 35mm offset Enkei PF01 up front, I have almost an inch to the strut. I have almost that much room to the fender I think as well with the negative camber I have dialed. It would seem that with the right 10" rim I should be able to fit a 305 up there. The 305s I'm running on the back are on a 10.5 rim and I think they would be too close to the fender, but I honestly haven't tried fitting them up there simply because for a practical matter I don't have another option out back to go with them yet. I'm pretty sure Sam Strano has run a 315 up front, but I'm not sure what wheel he was using.

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A better photo of my new wheels taken by my nine year old daughter with my iP4.

06GT

Dude, you can get whatever you want...it just won't be off-the-shelf from Ford, and it might cost ya!

www.forgeline.com

http://www.ccwheel.com/

The real question is how much is all that extra tire worth to you for non-competition driving?

Fat Boss

Brought the Boss out to the Nor Cal Shelby Club picnic. Was a good time with lots of awesome Fords!



Saw a brand new GT350. This thing was like a Boss on steroids!

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Nice. I really like the wheels on the GT350. And I've never seen a Ferrari F430 in grabber blue. Appropriate for a Ford gathering of course.

PTRocks

Took me a bit to see the Lightning McQueen mod.

Nice.

Blainestang

Honestly, I'd take a BOSS any day over the new GT350.

cloud9

Exactly........ Not interested in $1000+ 3 piece custom wheels....I guess my point was what's available off the shelf for $500 a wheel or less to be more exact.