Spare Tire ?

Philcsag1

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What OEM wheels fit with the Brembo Calipers?

Is the offset of a front wheel ok to fit on the rear ?

Looking to purchase a tire wheel combo to use as a full size spare.
 

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Wheels that fit: There is a 9.5" GT350 rim available from Ford if that helps. AFAIK, the rest of the Ford 19" rims won't clear, although there might be a 20" that does.

Offset: I think the widest rim that fits front and rear is a 10" and the offset has to be perfect. 9.5" rims with offsets between 30 and 44 will fit both front and rear.

The front and rear tires are different diameters. A 255/40x19 is a perfect match to the 295/35 and a 265/40 is a perfect match to the 305/35, so you have to pick one. I'd pick the 265 so it's right at the rear - different sized rear tires can damage the diff while different sized front tires won't damage anything.
 

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I looked at the website linked above and I'm skeptical. The GT350 Brembo's are bigger than the GT Brembo's, and the GT Brembo's are all they talk about on the page and all they have in the pictures. While they list the GT350 and GT350R, one of their selling features is that your OEM lug nuts will fit with their wheels. Except they actually won't work on an R because the R lugs are too long. Once one of their claims is clearly incorrect, it makes me skeptical about the rest.
 

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I looked at the website linked above and I'm skeptical. The GT350 Brembo's are bigger than the GT Brembo's, and the GT Brembo's are all they talk about on the page and all they have in the pictures. While they list the GT350 and GT350R, one of their selling features is that your OEM lug nuts will fit with their wheels. Except they actually won't work on an R because the R lugs are too long. Once one of their claims is clearly incorrect, it makes me skeptical about the rest.

I had similar thoughts after watching the video. I do like the idea though with my habit of running around the county roads on the weekends waking up the cows. :)
 

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