19'" Wheels on Stock Suspension?
05-08-2017, 09:09 AM
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19'" Wheels on Stock Suspension? I did a search but couldn't find anything somehow. I'm looking at ordering a custom set of wheels, and I wanted to know if 19" wheels would fit ok with the stock suspension setup. I might lower it down the road however. If they do fit, what would the best width and tire setup be for no rubbing issues? Thanks!
05-08-2017, 12:47 PM
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05-08-2017, 01:25 PM
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F14s will work if you limit yourself to 245 front and 275 rear tires. That's the extreme limit established by the stock suspension. We could have required people to run wide control arms with the F14s but Peter @ Forgestar didn't want to split the already-small market.
05-08-2017, 03:47 PM
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well, unless you're going with something forged you're going to be stuck with the F14 sizes already existing (19x9/10 +40/42mm).
if you're going forged you should let me provide you wheels, hah.
if you're going forged you should let me provide you wheels, hah.
05-08-2017, 06:42 PM
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F14s will work if you limit yourself to 245 front and 275 rear tires. That's the extreme limit established by the stock suspension. We could have required people to run wide control arms with the F14s but Peter @ Forgestar didn't want to split the already-small market.
05-08-2017, 07:29 PM
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Consequently, the largest rear tire you can run without rubbing (assuming you roll the fenders and upgrade the suspension) is 285. If you're willing to reduce tire diameter by one inch, you can squeak by on 295s, but that's it. Inboard, you've got tons of room, but there's no way to recover that room without going 5 lug and getting a custom offset wheel (which is what I recommend, incidentally).
In the front, the recommended size is 245 but there's nothing stopping you from going 255 or 265, particularly if you're willing to put a spacer behind the wheel (MightyMouse makes them at a reasonable price, btw). At the time, we didn't realize that the front trackwidth is narrower than the rear trackwidth. If we had, that front wheel would've been deep concave and +35mm offset, 9.5" wide.
05-08-2017, 07:44 PM
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The problem is that we couldn't move the rear wheel inboard enough due to the restrictive OEM trailing arm. If Peter would've agreed to require the Killernoodle or Creative Steel arms, the 6-lug F14 wheels would've been 11" wide with super deep concave.
Consequently, the largest rear tire you can run without rubbing (assuming you roll the fenders and upgrade the suspension) is 285. If you're willing to reduce tire diameter by one inch, you can squeak by on 295s, but that's it. Inboard, you've got tons of room, but there's no way to recover that room without going 5 lug and getting a custom offset wheel (which is what I recommend, incidentally).
In the front, the recommended size is 245 but there's nothing stopping you from going 255 or 265, particularly if you're willing to put a spacer behind the wheel (MightyMouse makes them at a reasonable price, btw). At the time, we didn't realize that the front trackwidth is narrower than the rear trackwidth. If we had, that front wheel would've been deep concave and +35mm offset, 9.5" wide.
Consequently, the largest rear tire you can run without rubbing (assuming you roll the fenders and upgrade the suspension) is 285. If you're willing to reduce tire diameter by one inch, you can squeak by on 295s, but that's it. Inboard, you've got tons of room, but there's no way to recover that room without going 5 lug and getting a custom offset wheel (which is what I recommend, incidentally).
In the front, the recommended size is 245 but there's nothing stopping you from going 255 or 265, particularly if you're willing to put a spacer behind the wheel (MightyMouse makes them at a reasonable price, btw). At the time, we didn't realize that the front trackwidth is narrower than the rear trackwidth. If we had, that front wheel would've been deep concave and +35mm offset, 9.5" wide.
05-08-2017, 07:57 PM
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Hmmm okay, guess i will be doing some measurements. I thought F14s were custom made as well? At least from talking to a dealer anyways syaing everything is made to order. So I was think maybe then having the correct offset made with the wide wheel trailing arms and sts spindles, and of course, roll some fenders
If you want a custom offset, you'll have to look at 5x115 or 5x120 wheels. Forgestar has certified enough combinations of wheel offset and diameter to pretty much do anything you want. They're constantly tweaking their designs, by the way. Supposedly, the V1 wheel run was an example of their second iteration F14 design, which was about a half pound lighter than the stuff they previously did at approximately the same size and offset.
05-09-2017, 08:06 AM
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The next step up is wheels like HRE FF01 that cost another thousand dollars per set. If you want forged wheels like the HRE P101, plan to spend $2400-2600 per wheel.
05-09-2017, 08:41 AM
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They are a good company at a good cost, to get one custom made with the right offset to move the tire as much inboard as possible while keeping the tire flush with a rolled fender would be my goal. There isnt a lot of other companies as well that would do a base cts rim to 10 or even 11 inches wide. So getting one custom made from forgestars would be my cheapest and effective option. like Fuzzy said, HREs are ridiculous in price, good wheels, just hurts to much in the pocket for me.