Polished Shelby Venice Wheels
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Why would you not recommend putting a 295 width tire on a 9.5" rim? Guys on here are running 295 radials, 305 drag radials, and some 315 Nitto drag radials without fault.
You can mount lots of tire sizes on a 9.5 rim but I think a 295/35/20 will have too much tire bulge and will stick out pass the rear quarter panel with these 9.5 Shelby Venice wheels. Michelin doesn't recommend going bigger than a 285/35/20 but that's a whole dirrerent topic. I also wanted to keep the same tire height as Factory.
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Interesting. So the Venice wheel has a 40mm offset which would probably be close with a 295 even with a little sidewall bulge. On the 36.7mm offset the Alcoa wheels have there was definitely a risk of tire-to-fender rub with a bulging tire *if* lowered.
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Are you running 9.5 and 10.5 with 285/35 and 295/35? Or do you have 9.5 all around?I am running this combo. 295/35 rear, 285/35 front.
9.5 front, 10.5 rear. 295/35 in the back. No issues.
I have 9.5 up front , 10.5 in rear. 285 up front, 305 in rear...no problems.
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I get it. I own Alcoa super snake wheels that I've had to deal with similar issues, only the wheels I own have a worse offset than yours at 36.7mm. A 295 tire at stock ride height with your very wheels would work just fine. Again, the offset of the Alcoa super snake wheels are worse than yours at 40mm, and I ran a 305 width tire on a 10 inch wheel at stock ride height. Zero problems even when hitting large bumps or going up steep inclines.
The only way someone "might" have an issue with tire rub on the fender with the Venice wheels is if they're lowered, and there is a significant tire bulge on the wheel. At stock ride height it would be perfectly ok.
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I don't like the tire sticking out pass the quarter panel or to much tire bulge. On this 9.5 wheel a 285/35 looks perfect but if I had a 10.5 wheel I would have used a 295/35 Everyone has different taste when it comes to wheel and tire combos!
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Nice!
Tom
Tom
I finally got my wheels on today. I ended up going the following:
255/35/20 - Indy500
285/35/20 - RE-71R
Your picture answered a question for me. The black Shelby with white stripe definitely look better with polished wheels. However the black Shelby with red looks better with darker wheels. I struggled with this question for a while and saw a black Shelby with white stripe and dark Venice wheels on....hated it. Looked like truck tires on the car. The visual effect was that stripe. You got it right with that combo. Here is mine with red stripe, black wheels:
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i have the black Venice wheels with 285/35/20 up front, 305/35/20'out back.
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Looks great! I'm considering the same setup. Is your car lowered at all? Did you just bolt up the wheels and go? Or did you have to buy new LCAs, adj panhard bar, UCA? Thx.
I stumbled upon this thread. I have 2011 SVTPP (with 19x9.5 front, 20x9.5 rear) and am considering the Venice wheels in 20x9.5 front and 20x10.5 rear.
My car is stock and I don't plan on lowering it. My hope is that I can fill the wheel well gap a good bit with a new wheel and tire combo. Spirited street driving and daily driving is where I'm at -- no track or drag plans for me.
My stock SVTPP is 19x9.5 front and 20x9.5 rear:
Front 265/40/19 (27.3" diameter, 10.4" width, 4.2" sidewall)
Rear 285/35/20 (27.9" diameter, 11.2" width, 3.9" sidewall)
I'm considering this setup for those Venice wheels:
Front 275/35/20 (27.6" diameter, 10.8" width, 3.8" sidewall)
Rear 305/35/20 (28.4" diameter, 12.0" width, 4.2" sidewall)
That setup would have taller and wider tires, but the sidewall thickness is kind of "flipped" --- the setup would have a shorter sidewall up front than stock and a taller sidewall in rear than stock. Should I be concerned about that at all? Would it affect ride quality significantly?
Any other tire combinations you think I should consider?
Thanks!
My car is stock and I don't plan on lowering it. My hope is that I can fill the wheel well gap a good bit with a new wheel and tire combo. Spirited street driving and daily driving is where I'm at -- no track or drag plans for me.
My stock SVTPP is 19x9.5 front and 20x9.5 rear:
Front 265/40/19 (27.3" diameter, 10.4" width, 4.2" sidewall)
Rear 285/35/20 (27.9" diameter, 11.2" width, 3.9" sidewall)
I'm considering this setup for those Venice wheels:
Front 275/35/20 (27.6" diameter, 10.8" width, 3.8" sidewall)
Rear 305/35/20 (28.4" diameter, 12.0" width, 4.2" sidewall)
That setup would have taller and wider tires, but the sidewall thickness is kind of "flipped" --- the setup would have a shorter sidewall up front than stock and a taller sidewall in rear than stock. Should I be concerned about that at all? Would it affect ride quality significantly?
Any other tire combinations you think I should consider?
Thanks!
You realize going from a 27.9" diameter tire to a 28.4" tire, you're only going to fill up the wheel well an additional 1/4". Just bite the bullet and get a moderate drop of 1" to fill the wheel well. There is no requirement to change out the upper or lower control arms. You may well need an adjustable panhard bar at your current ride height. Until you put wider tires with shallow offsets, it just might not be apparent. Changing out the panhard bar is not that big a deal.
Good point. My geometry days are far behind me but if I understand correctly, the diameter is 1/2" more, but the radius is only 1/4" more, and the increase in radius i.e. from center of wheel, is what determines how much more the the tire will fill the wheel well. That right?
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Yep, that's it. Not a very good pic, but this with 28" tall front tires and 28.8" rear tires (285/40-19s and 315/35-20s) and the rear is lowered ~3/4". The front is on SVTPP springs on Koni yellows which might drop the front a 1/4" over stock. From my experience the 315/35-20s are too tall. I've since replaced them with 325/30-20s. If I'm not mistaken the SVTPP srpings up front are .4" lower than the standard model. So with springs advertised with 1" drop, you'll only see about .6" lower. The rear of these cars need to come down some.
Stock SVT Performance Package. Bolted up the wheels and go! No issues at all.
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