Reply to "NEW Mangusta Wheel by Group 4 Wheels"

Changing wheels sizes and tires on the Mangusta is not an easy task.

Everyone should keep in mind that the smaller the rear tire gets >IN DIAMETER< THE LOWER THE CAR GETS TO GROUND.

Cranking the body up on the coil-overs results in a big gap over the rear tire to wheel-opening. 17, 18 and 19 inch tires are smaller than 15 inch tires.

Fifteen inch tires are larger in diameter than wide sizes for larger diameter wheels. People tend to not understand this.

I find that the 275X15X60 series on the stock 8 inch REAR rim works well. There is a larger tire that will fit, a 295 and a 305 but the tire volume starts to overcome the wheel and they will look a little strange.

The 275 will give you a good spacing around the wheel opening if you set the car to about 4 1/4 inches.

The appearance is optimal and I think that is the limit for safe driving.

The 275s are proportional for the cars period and a little spacing out for wider tread if you want to risk the rear bearings would add value to the appearance.

I think that fitting two sizes, one for show and one for driving must be compensated with rear height adjustment using the coil-overs or with small diameter tire sizes you will be very low at the bell-housing, like 3 inches to ground.

A 225X15X60 series for the front works well in appearance as well as ride and handling, the tire patch matching the front weight well compared to the rear as stated above.

DICK RUZZIN