[oldernewbie]

Do the stock 18" GT wheels fit an '06 GT that came with stock 17's...and if so, are there any suspension upgrades necessary???

Thanx

 

[HMUSN]

yes they do and no you won't

 

[Alexander III]

You thinking about upgrading to 18's?

 

[oldernewbie]

You thinking about upgrading to 18's?

Yeah...maybe, my dealers got a set if 18's with the GY g force tires they pulled off an '08 C/S and they want $1200. for the set.

 

[HMUSN]

18's are damn expensive for tires

 

[oldernewbie]

yes they do and no you won't

Thanx Doc.

 

[stanglifemike]

You could get the Shelby Razor 20's with tires for that price

 

[MaverickMLFD371]

You could get the Shelby Razor 20's with tires for that price

depending on the coating and tire brand.

I'm paying $1789 for chrome razors and Nitto Tires.

$1200 is about right on with the price for the 18" bullits. thats exactly the price I payed with the BF Goodrich KDWS tires. if you want to upgrade to the 18's, I'd go for it

 

[cmdr_anomic]

i like the look of the stock 17s fine. if i go for some nice tires (nitto 555) would i be far behind 18s performance wise? it will save alot of money and as mentioned above the 17" tires are much cheaper.

 

[TheUNZippee!]

Performance wise, teh 17 is actually better for straight line accelerating. Reason being that on the 17, you can get a taller sidewall tire on there (such as a drag radial) than you can on an 18. And typically a 17 has less rotational mass than an 18, unless we're talking about a very high dollar lightweight wheel.

What's most important for hooking, though, is the width of the actual contact patch, and the compound of the rubber, IE how sticky it is.