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I’ve been with Track Daze and the SCMC Mustang Club. Both are mainly Mustangs and BMWs, but have a variety of other cars as well. Usually at VIR. Next SCMC event is Nov 11-12 weekend and they aren’t full yet.
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While I've always been a fan of Mustang and always wanted one what finally got me into a Mustang was the Motor Trend article between a 2011 Mustang GT 5.0 vs a 2011 BMW M3 where the BMW was only 0.1 seconds a lap slower than the BMW. This was late Summer 2010. A few weeks later the Boss 302 was announced and I jumped in with both feet. I hope you enjoy your Mustang as much as most of the TMO members do. Drive the wheels off of it!
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/bmw/m3/2011/2011-2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2011-bmw-m3-comparison/
I'm a big Hooked on Driving fan (their ad is to the right of page) and most of their events offer instruction, they are nationwide. Here in NorCal they draw the best collection of high end sports cars and it's fun passing them in my Mustang.
I'm also a big Porsche fan and have owned two 911's. I'm sure another Porsche is in my future even if it's a Macan.
I was suggesting the OE Wheels for your year round setup, Everyone makes a great 255 All Season tire. Then just buy a set of Apex Wheels for track use. I'm not a huge fan of some of the offsets, 35 works better on the S550 than 40 but I understand they are making low cost track wheels for multiple platforms of Mustangs. I'm cheap and not trying to set records, just learn how to drive so the 19X10 35 OE wheels work for me. Depending on tire choice you may still need a spacer up front with a 19x10 40 wheel. It comes down to budget and goals. As much as I would enjoy making a point and running a few sessions with a track tire I prefer to attempt to be fast on a 340TW tire. <<<Different goals.So, OPmustang Tim uses 19x10 square setup for summer/track? @OPMustang Tim, are you able to rotate wheels/tires front to back? Can you please share details of your setup? Spacers? Suspension? Wheels/tires?
I was suggesting the OE Wheels for your year round setup, Everyone makes a great 255 All Season tire. Then just buy a set of Apex Wheels for track use. I'm not a huge fan of some of the offsets, 35 works better on the S550 than 40 but I understand they are making low cost track wheels for multiple platforms of Mustangs. I'm cheap and not trying to set records, just learn how to drive so the 19X10 35 OE wheels work for me. Depending on tire choice you may still need a spacer up front with a 19x10 40 wheel. It comes down to budget and goals. As much as I would enjoy making a point and running a few sessions with a track tire I prefer to attempt to be fast on a 340TW tire. <<<Different goals.
Actually Tim, it sounds like our goals are the same. I want to be able to drive at a level comparable to my car's capabilities. Once I achieve that, I think about upgrading to improve grip and / braking, depending on the need.
When I got my Z4, the previous owner had shod it with all season low rolling resistance tires. It seemed he was more concerned with mpgs than with performance. Nevertheless, I took it to the track with those tires and had a blast. I certainly wasn't the fastest on track, but I thoroughly enjoyed drifting through every turn. The tires had so little grip, it was like driving on snow. After that first weekend, I did switch to Michelin PSS tires, but still only 235 width square.
I think a 19x10 square setup will meet my needs for the foreseeable future. My tire / wheel priorities are: 1) square setup that allows me to rotate front to back and 2) better front end grip.
I think you're saying the following will work, front and rear, for the s550: 19x10 wheel. Preferably 35 offset; if 40 offset, then 5mm spacer in front.
Is that right?
Most can get away without a spacer but I know the MPSS do tend to run wide and you may see some contact to the strut without a spacer. The issue with S550 hubs are the pathetically short wheel studs. They are only long enough to fully engage the OEM lugnut and OEM wheel and we do not recommend running any spacers but everyone does. Longer studs open up your future options as well as adding safety factor. Camber plates will greatly help turn-in because you can get it up in the 2's with any plate on the market while saving the shoulders of the tire on any tight courses. Even a square 255 works better than the staggered setup. Going to a 10" wheel allows you to run a 285 with a decent sidewall support. The P-Zero 275s fit really well on the 10" rim. This is the OE Wheel I run. I do run a spacer up front to move the wheel out but it clears the strut without the spacer with a 285 tire. Again, cheap, fit great, haven't broken one yet
Tim has 6 piston Brembos.I followed the link to OE wheels. At the bottom of the page, for the 19x10 wheels, it says, "WILL NOT FIT: vehicles equipped with upgraded or performance brakes such as Brembo, or specialty models with larger brake calipers including Cobra, Boss, GT500, Shelby etc."
Since my car has the PP with Brembo front brakes, it looks like that OE wheel won't work for me.
I have been trying to get them to change it since 2015. The 19's clear no problem. I actually just found the email dated July 20, 2015 when they thanked me for taking the time to send in the pictures about the fitment. You can see that did a lot of good LOL. I have also sold the GT500 reps (they look outstanding on Ruby Red) in the Gunmetal to a Customer with an S550 PP. He went with 19x9's and Coopers for daily driving so save his Factory staggered wheels for Autocross. The GT500 reps in 10" 42mm would need to be spaced out slightly up front but they really match the lines of the S550.Interesting. I just called OE Wheels. They said they couldn't guarantee fit on my car.
3 years of track use, not a single issue.
and the stockers are usually forged
Are you sure he didn't quote for the car set?
M1007K-M19XGB is original equipment car set c/w TPMS + programmer for $662.
Single front wheel w/o TPMS is M1007-M199GB @ $167.
You'd pay shipping from NYC on anything from Levittown....but their numbers are pretty good no matter.