Wheel and Tire Survey

[RED09GT]

Hello Everyone,
With all the information out there for wheels and tires it can be a lot to take in when trying to chose what is right for your car. Let's see if there is any interest in this survey and if there is enough, I'll compile the results.
Hopefully this can help members make an informed decision when purchasing wheels.

Simply Cut and Paste this survey and add your answers, preferably in another color.
Feel free to suggest any additional questions.

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)
N/A Daily Driver
P/A Daily Driver
N/A Weekend Cruiser
P/A Weekend Cruiser
N/A Street/Strip
P/A Street/Strip
N/A Street/AutoX/Open Track
P/A Street/AutoX/Open Track
N/A AutoX/Open Track
P/A AutoX/Open Track
N/A Drag Car
P/A Drag Car
Show Car/Hard Parker

Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
15"
17"
18"
19"
20"

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
<7"
8.5-9"
9.5"
10"
10.5"+

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
8.5-9"
9.5"
10"
10.5"
11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
Wheel Width
Weight
Appearance
Price

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
3 Piece Forged
Monoblock Forged
Rotary Forged
Low Pressure Cast
Cast

When Choosing offset, rank your priorities:
Safe, Close to stock offset
Optimized to fit a wider wheel and bigger tire
Somewhat Aggressive (no custom alignment required, possible compromise on tire size)
Aggressive (custom alignment required)
Hella Flush (Custom work required, some rubbing acceptable)


Prioritize the Following for Tires:
Width
Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
Name Brand
Online Reviews
Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
Drag Radials
High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
Lightest/forged wheels
Best Tires available
Reasonable Budget for Tires
Reasonable Budget for wheels
Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?:

 

[RED09GT]

Example of a completed survey...

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)

P/A Street/Strip

Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
4 15"
5 17"
3 18"
1 19"
2 20"

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
4<7"
3 8.5-9"
2 9.5"
1 10"
5 10.5"+

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
5 8.5-9"
4 9.5"
1 10"
3 10.5"
2 11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
4Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
2 Wheel Width
3 Weight
1 Appearance
5 Price

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
5 3 Piece Forged
4 Monoblock Forged
1 Rotary Forged
2 Low Pressure Cast
3 Cast

Prioritize the Following for Tires:
5 Width
1 Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
4 Name Brand
2 Online Reviews
3 Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
3Drag Radials
2 High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
1 Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
4 Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
5 All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
3 Lightest/forged wheels
4 Best Tires available
1 Reasonable Budget for Tires
2 Reasonable Budget for wheels
5 Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?:
Square

 

[TGR96]

Let me see if I did this right:

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)

N/A Street/AutoX/Open Track


Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
4-15"
2-17"
1-18"
3-19"
5-20"

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
5-<7"
1-8.5-9"
2-9.5"
3-10"
4-10.5"+

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
3-8.5-9"
1-9.5"
2-10"
4-10.5"
5-11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
5-Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
2-Wheel Width
4-Weight
1-Appearance
3-Price

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
5-3 Piece Forged
2-Monoblock Forged
1-Rotary Forged
3-Low Pressure Cast
4-Cast

When Choosing offset, rank your priorities:
4-Safe, Close to stock offset
1-Optimized to fit a wider wheel and bigger tire
2-Somewhat Aggressive (no custom alignment required, possible compromise on tire size)
3-Aggressive (custom alignment required)
5-Hella Flush (Custom work required, some rubbing acceptable)


Prioritize the Following for Tires:
4-Width
1-Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
5-Name Brand
2-Online Reviews
3-Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
5-Drag Radials
2-High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
1-Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
3-Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
4-All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
4-Lightest/forged wheels
3-Best Tires available
1-Reasonable Budget for Tires
2-Reasonable Budget for wheels
5-Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?:

Square

 

[noldevin]

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)

N/A Street/AutoX/Open Track

Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
4 15"
5 17"
3 18"
1 19"
2 20"

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
5<7"
3 8.5-9"
2 9.5"
1 10"
4 10.5"+

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
5 8.5-9"
4 9.5"
1 10"
3 10.5"
2 11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
4Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
2 Wheel Width
3 Weight
1 Appearance
5 Price

This is a tough one as all of these are very important when choosing a wheel.

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
5 3 Piece Forged
4 Monoblock Forged
1 Rotary Forged
2 Low Pressure Cast
3 Cast

Prioritize the Following for Tires:
3 Width
1 Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
5 Name Brand (I don't care so much about name, just if it works well)
2 Online Reviews
4 Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
3Drag Radials
1 High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
2 Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
5 Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
4 All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)
If I'm going to use a cheap ass tire it might as well be an all season

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
4 Lightest/forged wheels
3 Best Tires available
1 Reasonable Budget for Tires
2 Reasonable Budget for wheels
5 Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?:
Square all the way

 

[MechE]

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)
N/A Daily Driver

Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
5 15"
4 17"
1 18"
2 19"
3 20"

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
5 <7"
2 8.5-9"
1 9.5"
3 10"
4 10.5"+

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
2 8.5-9"
1 9.5"
3 10"
4 10.5"
5 11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
5 Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
2 Wheel Width
3 Weight
1 Appearance
3 Price

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
5 3 Piece Forged
4 Monoblock Forged
1 Rotary Forged
2 Low Pressure Cast
3 Cast

When Choosing offset, rank your priorities:
3 Safe, Close to stock offset
1 Optimized to fit a wider wheel and bigger tire
2 Somewhat Aggressive (no custom alignment required, possible compromise on tire size)
4 Aggressive (custom alignment required)
5 Hella Flush (Custom work required, some rubbing acceptable)


Prioritize the Following for Tires:
2 Width
1 Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
3 Name Brand
5 Online Reviews
4 Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
4 Drag Radials
2 High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
1 Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
3 Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
5 All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
5 Lightest/forged wheels
2 Best Tires available
1 Reasonable Budget for Tires
3 Reasonable Budget for wheels
4 Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?: Staggered

 

[KonaBlueBryar]

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)

N/A Daily Driver and Auto X enthusiast (4-5 times a summer)

Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:

3 18"
1 19"
2 20"

don't even bother with anything else

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:


2 9.5"
1 10"
3 10.5"+


don't even bother with anything else

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:

4 9.5"
1 10"
2 10.5"
3 11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
5 Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
2 Wheel Width
4 Weight
1 Appearance
3 Price

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
4 3 Piece Forged
3 Monoblock Forged
2 Rotary Forged
1 Low Pressure Cast
5 Cast

When Choosing offset, rank your priorities:
5 Safe, Close to stock offset
3 Optimized to fit a wider wheel and bigger tire
1 Somewhat Aggressive (no custom alignment required, possible compromise on tire size)
2 Aggressive (custom alignment required)
4 Hella Flush (Custom work required, some rubbing acceptable)


Prioritize the Following for Tires:
2 Width
1 Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
4 Name Brand
5 Online Reviews
3 Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
NEVER Drag Radials
3 High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
1 Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
2 Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
4 All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
5 Lightest/forged wheels
3 Best Tires available
2 Reasonable Budget for Tires
1 Reasonable Budget for wheels
4 Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?:

SQUARE
SQUARE
SQUARE
SQUARE
SQUARE

There is no need for staggered tires. its a waste. (unless its to get a big tire out back, but you need to absolutely max out the size of the tire in the front before you worry about how much tire you have in the rear.)

 

[RED09GT]

Keep them coming in.
Good data so far.

 

[Mattamus]

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang:

P/A Weekend Cruiser

Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
5 15"
2 17"
1 18"
3 19"
4 20"

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
5 <7"
2 8.5-9"
1 9.5"
3 10"
4 10.5"+

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
2 8.5-9"
1 9.5"
3 10"
4 10.5"
5 11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
5 Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
4 Wheel Width
3 Weight
1 Appearance
2 Price

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
5 3 Piece Forged
4 Monoblock Forged
3 Rotary Forged
2 Low Pressure Cast
1 Cast

When Choosing offset, rank your priorities:
3 Safe, Close to stock offset
2 Optimized to fit a wider wheel and bigger tire
1 Somewhat Aggressive (no custom alignment required, possible compromise on tire size)
4 Aggressive (custom alignment required)
5 Hella Flush (Custom work required, some rubbing acceptable)


Prioritize the Following for Tires:
4 Width
1 Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
Name Brand
2 Online Reviews
3 Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
4 Drag Radials
3 High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
1 Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
2 Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
5 All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
5 Lightest/forged wheels
3 Best Tires available
1 Reasonable Budget for Tires
2 Reasonable Budget for wheels
4 Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?:

Square

 

[06 T-RED S/C GT]

Hello Everyone,
With all the information out there for wheels and tires it can be a lot to take in when trying to chose what is right for your car. Let's see if there is any interest in this survey and if there is enough, I'll compile the results.
Hopefully this can help members make an informed decision when purchasing wheels.

Simply Cut and Paste this survey and add your answers, preferably in another color.
Feel free to suggest any additional questions.

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)
N/A Daily Driver
P/A Daily Driver
N/A Weekend Cruiser
P/A Weekend Cruiser
N/A Street/Strip
P/A Street/Strip
N/A Street/AutoX/Open Track
P/A Street/AutoX/Open Track
N/A AutoX/Open Track
P/A AutoX/Open Track
N/A Drag Car
P/A Drag Car
Show Car/Hard Parker

Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
15"
17"
18"
19"
20"

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
<7"
8.5-9"
9.5"
10"
10.5"+

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
8.5-9"
9.5"
10"
10.5"
11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
Wheel Width
Weight
Appearance
Price

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
3 Piece Forged
Monoblock Forged
Rotary Forged
Low Pressure Cast
Cast

When Choosing offset, rank your priorities:
Safe, Close to stock offset
Optimized to fit a wider wheel and bigger tire
Somewhat Aggressive (no custom alignment required, possible compromise on tire size)
Aggressive (custom alignment required)
Hella Flush (Custom work required, some rubbing acceptable)


Prioritize the Following for Tires:
Width
Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
Name Brand
Online Reviews
Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
Drag Radials
High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
Lightest/forged wheels
Best Tires available
Reasonable Budget for Tires
Reasonable Budget for wheels
Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?:

I would like to participate in your survey, but I don't know the first thing about cutting and pasting nor how to select colors.. However when it comes to just copy and paste, no problems at all..

Anyhow if you could post step by step instructions.. I'd really appreciate it and btw: I still use windows 7 as well..


Thanks in advance,



-Rocky

 

[redfirepearlgt]

I buy the best tire I can afford. I buy the best rim for the application and looks in the size I seek. I keep a set of DR's for the track mounted. I have run an 18" that support the GT500 285/40/18R 255/45/18F setup for 07-09 series on my current 14, and previous 13, and 05. I run 17x9.5 rear wheels and DR's for the track and am getting ready to make provision to run 15x10 drag wheels in place of.
Mickey Thompson ET Street and Nitto 555 FTW. I run staggered.

 

[06 T-RED S/C GT]

Hello Everyone,
With all the information out there for wheels and tires it can be a lot to take in when trying to chose what is right for your car. Let's see if there is any interest in this survey and if there is enough, I'll compile the results.
Hopefully this can help members make an informed decision when purchasing wheels.

Simply Cut and Paste this survey and add your answers, preferably in another color.
Feel free to suggest any additional questions.

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)
N/A Daily Driver
P/A Daily Driver
N/A Weekend Cruiser
P/A Weekend Cruiser
N/A Street/Strip
P/A Street/Strip
N/A Street/AutoX/Open Track
P/A Street/AutoX/Open Track
N/A AutoX/Open Track
P/A AutoX/Open Track
N/A Drag Car
P/A Drag Car
Show Car/Hard Parker

Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
15"
17"
18"
19"
20"

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
<7"
8.5-9"
9.5"
10"
10.5"+

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
8.5-9"
9.5"
10"
10.5"
11"+

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged)
Wheel Width
Weight
Appearance
Price

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
3 Piece Forged
Monoblock Forged
Rotary Forged
Low Pressure Cast
Cast

When Choosing offset, rank your priorities:
Safe, Close to stock offset
Optimized to fit a wider wheel and bigger tire
Somewhat Aggressive (no custom alignment required, possible compromise on tire size)
Aggressive (custom alignment required)
Hella Flush (Custom work required, some rubbing acceptable)


Prioritize the Following for Tires:
Width
Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...)
Name Brand
Online Reviews
Cost

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
Drag Radials
High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...)
Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...)
Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...)
All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...)

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
Lightest/forged wheels
Best Tires available
Reasonable Budget for Tires
Reasonable Budget for wheels
Stock is good enough

Last Question:

Staggered or Square?:

I just submitted a PM requesting instructions for using the cut and paste features, as I am neither familiar with nor have ever used them before..

Anyhow I'm interested in participating in the survey, however I'll need the instructions in order to do so... Thanks

 

[MechE]

I just submitted a PM requesting instructions for using the cut and paste features, as I am neither familiar with nor have ever used them before..

Anyhow I'm interested in participating in the survey, however I'll need the instructions in order to do so... Thanks

Just quote the original text and remove "{quote=blah, blah, blah}" at the beginning and remove "[/quote]" at the end. You can change color and bold with the buttons at the top of the quick reply text box.

 

[06 T-RED S/C GT]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.. If I still have trouble, Mark the OP said he'll provide instructions sometime tomorrow

 

[06 T-RED S/C GT]

Deleted

 

[Norm Peterson]

Wheel/Tire Survey

What category best describes your Mustang: (N/A=Naturally aspirated, P/A=Power Adder)

N/A Street/AutoX/Open Track - but little or no autoX any more


Rank the following categories from 1-5 (1=Favorite 5=Least Favorite)
I'm going to add "NC", meaning Not Considered (at all)

Best Wheel Size for Street Duty:
15" - NC
17" - NC (14" brakes coming)
18" - 1
19" - 4
20" - NC

Best Front Wheel width for Street Duty:
<7" - NC
8.5-9" - 5
9.5" - 2
10" - 1
10.5"+ - 2

Best Rear Wheel width for Street Duty:
8.5-9" - 5
9.5" - 2
10" - 1
10.5" - 2
11"+ - 2

Prioritize the following for Wheels (Street Duty)
Forged Construction (Forged or Rotary Forged) - 2
Wheel Width - 1
Weight - 3
Appearance - 5
Price - 4

For your personal Budget, what construction type are you most likely to buy:
3 Piece Forged - NC
Monoblock Forged - NC
Rotary Forged - 1
Low Pressure Cast - 2
Cast - 2

When Choosing offset, rank your priorities:
Safe, Close to stock offset - 3 (as close as reasonably possible given the width)
Optimized to fit a wider wheel and bigger tire - 1
Somewhat Aggressive (no custom alignment required, possible compromise on tire size) - NC
Aggressive (custom alignment required) - NC
Hella Flush (Custom work required, some rubbing acceptable) - NC


Prioritize the Following for Tires:
Width - 2
Application (Max Performance vs Drag Radial vs All Season, etc...) - 1
Name Brand - 2
Online Reviews - depends on reviewer, could be anywhere from 2 to NC
Cost - 5

For your personal Budget, what Application of tires are you most likely to buy:
Drag Radials - NC
High End Summer (Michelin Pilot S/S, Bridgestone RE-11's, etc...) - 1
Mid Level Summer (BFG Sport Comp 2's, Continental DW's, etc...) - 4
Low Budget Performance (Sumitomo, Ohtsu, Nexen, etc...) - NC
All Seasons (Continental DWS, Nitto Motivo, Michelin Pilot A/S, etc...) - 2

Prioritize the following for your personal needs:
Lightest/forged wheels - 4
Best Tires available - 3
Reasonable Budget for Tires - 2
Reasonable Budget for wheels - 1
Stock is good enough - 5

For tires, my reasonable budget is one that still covers most of the best performers in the category (typically max summer performance or higher or UHP A/S)

Last Question:

Square. Preferably wheel width as well as tire size


Norm