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Upgrading to 20" wheels - M2C
Thinking of upgrading my M2C to 20" wheels. Complementing the 20" with a 245/30 front and 295/30 rear tires. I'm concerned with ride comfort from wider tires and narrower sidewalls.
No plans in the immediate future to modify suspension system or lower ride height. Advise from those that have upgraded their M2C will be highly appreciated.
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Unless you're doing it for looks only, and don't care about hurting performance, then I would reconsider.
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11-09-2019, 06:54 PM | #5 |
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Interesting feedback. This particular well-known wheel manufacturer recommends the tire set-up I noted in my original post. Everyone's feedback makes sense and I'm now certainly reconsidering this mod. Thanks!
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11-09-2019, 07:34 PM | #6 |
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I ran this setup with michelin 4s tires and it rode better than the factory 19s with contis. Also handling didn't have a noticeable difference. Could still stab the throttle and slide/ oversteer corners with ease. Lots of vehicles run a 50mm F/R spread.
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But I don't want to upset my M2C's almost perfect balance in stock trim.
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Then again, I wouldn’t consider 20” wheels as ‘upgrades’ performance-wise. Just my $0.02 |
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11-12-2019, 12:09 PM | #11 |
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Not sure I totally understand your goal. You want to go to 20" wheels to go up in tire width?
I just went from stock 788m wheels to apex EC-7 which are a half inch wider and put 265/30/19 front - 295/30/19 PS4S Spend some time on the wheel threads and read the research people have put into it. The setup I chose has the closes to stock rolling diameter while maximizing tire sizes. |
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I would not trust any wheel manufacturer that recommends 20" wheels on this car. It can be done, for sure, they are everywhere (loads of cars with the 666M wheels), but it's certainly a performance and ride (exact tire for tire) downgrade.
If you MUST run a 295 rear tire, choose the 275 front. 30 sidewall for both. The ONE plus to this is the fact that your car will "appear" lowered because the overall tire combo will be taller. Stock OD's are 25.8/26.3, this combo (in a PS4S) will be 26.5/27, so .4 less gap in the front, and .35 less gap in the rear. The right 20" wheel/tire combo can look fantastic, but don't kit yourself, every performance parameter will suffer. |
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You asked me to post some pics of my EC-7's
It's the ET28 setup apex posted, staggered 265/30 295/30 Sorry for the bad pics, I haven't had a chance to do a good shoot with the new wheels. |
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Have to wait until they're back in stock to get a replacement lol |
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