If I was asked about the best wheels for a 296,I would say the Pista Spyder wheels Ferrari always used to test the prototypes... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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CF Wheels, better performance, better ride, and they have already been thoroughly vetted. You had a former Seattle Seahawks RB DRIVE ON THE CF RIM of a mustang gt500 for miles without catastrophe!!!! They eventually broke but not like you would have thought. There are no cases of a CF Wheel on a production car that I know of in the imaginary scenario of said hypothetical calamity mentioned in previous post. 0.00 cases Take care of them, if you hit something hard then replace it. Simple
Over all tire diameter is the most important spec. When your change the front vs rear diameter and the ratio between front and rear is different than OEM stock size, especially with these hybrid cars... I would not mess with the factory formula. Changing the front to rear diameter ratio will mess up ABS, traction control side slip monitoring etc. Unless when you move from OEM 20" to 21" aftermarket you can find 21" tires with the same over all diameter is the only true way to make this work.
And that is what I did. Going from 20 all around to 21 all around. The overall ratio front to rear is quasi identical to OEM and overall diameter as well. It works. What does not so well is the grip after. With less tire wall I found the car to squeal during tight turns at decent speed which did not happen before. And as the car is heavy I had to compensate lower side wall with increased tire pressure all around. Maybe only me but I feel the car does not handle as well overall compared to when fitted with OEM setup. If I changed wheels again for another car I would definitely not change for bigger ones. And again I am very happy with the way the car looks with the new wheels...
Yep...100% you found out what I use to preach on this forum and the Porsche forum about why you need some tire sidewall. I learned this from years of track days and racing. Tire sidewall to a point and how the sidewall fits on the wheel...wheel width.... can either help or kill traction. This is exactly why I do not go with bigger rims and having to do shorter/skinny tire sidewalls. You need that side wall to give and flex just a little to keep the tire patch in contact with the road surface. Too much sidewall and the car moves around too much and too little sidewall as you found out lacks traction no matter tire width. Many articles have been written on this. Changing the cars wheel/tire spec is only 1 part of the suspension package the car was designed around and changing 1 thing never really works well. I don't say anything about it anymore because people do not believe and listen to knowledge. Plus bigger rims and tires = more unsprung weight and less car performance.
I wish I saw your posts on that subject before... As far as I know my bigger wheels are not heavier. We did not weigh them but the guy who swap them at the F dealership for me told me so. As you said, lots of talking here and sometimes it is hard to figure out real real world advice and experience from actual owner. I give my experience here hoping like you that someone will benefit. But at some point we do not drive our cars for the same purpose. And that is why most "felt" experience will have no meaning and even pushback by most. Thanks for your input...
