Found my new 20" drag Wheels - Give me your Input

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irondoor19

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OK:
I want another set for Drag Racing (Lighter weight, 23.0 LBS)
and Back to the Track (if i can get up the nerve to go back).....
so the wheel and tire variable has me scratching my head,
I have been reading all the blogs, looking at the wheel/tire fitment guides,
and pulling my hair out (i have none anyway) and has led me to this:

http://www.amazon.com/Motegi-Racing-Milled-Accents-5x114-3mm/dp/B00E3MMCW0/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1450722559&sr=1-1&keywords=Motegi+Racing+MR126+Gloss+Black+Wheel+with+Milled+Accents+%2820x8.5%22%2F5x114.3mm%2C+%2B38mm+offset%29

The Price is Right, the look OK, I am 90% sure that they will fit Fit 2011 PP,
my ADDITIONAL Questions are
TPMS sensors From Ebay (ARE non banded...? OK)
Lug Nuts (from Where) and IF
"What Else an i missing"...

Tires: Am thinking PSS versus the Stock 255/45ZR20 Goodyears (New set in stock)
but i want to drop as much weight as possible....thanks for your input

Weight in Please as i am about to bang my bald head against the wall :bangin:

ADDED: My local Buddy (and Drag Rival) has 20" tsw nurburgring on his 2013 PP, with
just a few mods, Air Intake, Tuner, Plugs and the Rims, and First Time we were out
(four Runs) he was consistently Kicking my butt (by a 10TH) so i was making an assumption
that the Difference was the additional Mass...SO hence the want for this change...

my only other Future Mod want is Meth and i am waiting for Real Winter to do that..


 
I remember reading here somewhere that lighter wheels actually hurt someone's 1/4 mile times.
It was along time ago ( 2013 maybe) don't remember which member it was.
 
As far as wheel weight, you have H&R springs installed, so that should help prevent hop.  TSW wheels are popular in our community :) but wheel weights aren't easily available elsewhere.  Hope our members can fill in some details here.
 
I think I found a calculator somewhere about the weight.  And if I remember right by dropping say 11lbs off each corner is like taking 311lbs out of the car due to rotisonal weight. And a 100lbs is .10 in the 1/4 soooo....  I was essentially doing the same thing but have since decided to just make more power but those wheels will fit just fine. And tire wise the DWS continentals are 27.7lbs each in 255-45-20.  So I am just throwing those on my stock flex wheels since they are 5-6lbs lighter than the stock hankooks. And I can get em fairly cheep. But traction wise I'm not sure if that's gonna help me in the long run. But that's what I have the big boy set of wheels n tires for. Hehehehe
 
I thought we could fit more tire under the car. Can we get 9, 9.5 or 10 inch without rubbing? If you are going for drag wheels a bit more meat on the ground couldn't hurt!
 
I'm running 275/40 front and 315/35 in rear. It's on a flex though. But as soon as the weather gets better I am gonna try my set up on my buddies 15 SHO to see if they will fit. 
 
OK:

So i am looking at the Tirerack and doing a comparison of the tires "on Special"

Some good deals right now...

Talking to the Online sale guy, asking about Weight Per Tire
(he says Does not have any weight per tire)
after doing the comparison, and all the Way AT bottom:
Not only is a ton of info about each tire (rated 1-10)
ALSO the Weight per Tire...

I am Stoked...... ;D

Looks like i am going with BFGoodrich G-Force COMP-2 A/S,
not the lightest (32 LBS Ea) but by far the best for Traction / Handling

ADDITIONAL Questions are
TPMS sensors From Ebay (ARE non banded...?)

WELL WELL Look what i found:

http://www.customwheelsexpress.com/custom-wheels-by-brand-motegi-motegi-racing-mr120-120-satin-black-custom-rims-wheels-p-877.html

Nothing better than 80.00 Less and free Wheel Nuts & 20 X 9... Now i am really Stoked....

SO What is the Largest Width Tire that i can run on the 9.00" Rim.....???
 
irondoor19 said:
OK:

So i am looking at the Tirerack and doing a comparison of the tires "on Special"

Some good deals right now...

Talking to the Online sale guy, asking about Weight Per Tire
(he says Does not have any weight per tire)
after doing the comparison, and all the Way AT bottom:
Not only is a ton of info about each tire (rated 1-10)
ALSO the Weight per Tire...

I am Stoked...... ;D

Looks like i am going with BFGoodrich G-Force COMP-2 A/S,
not the lightest (32 LBS Ea) but by far the best for Traction / Handling

ADDITIONAL Questions are
TPMS sensors From Ebay (ARE non banded...?)

WELL WELL Look what i found:

http://www.customwheelsexpress.com/custom-wheels-by-brand-motegi-motegi-racing-mr120-120-satin-black-custom-rims-wheels-p-877.html

Nothing better than 80.00 Less and free Wheel Nuts & 20 X 9... Now i am really Stoked....

SO What is the Largest Width Tire that i can run on the 9.00" Rim.....???
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19 LBS? Holee crap!
 
19lbs would be amazing. However I don't think their wheel weight is accurate. Cause they almost all say 19lbs.  The wheels I was considering before was the "Konig Oversteer" in all gloss Blk. And cheap on tread depot with free shipping. As for TPS sensors. I bought a set of four on eBay "ford" ones and were like 70-80$ for all four shipped. And they worked perfect.
 
I think the 20 inch are more like 26-28 lbs. But wouldn't it be nice to run 19lb wheels. That would make the car so much jumpier off the line.
 
irondoor19 said:
OK:

So i am looking at the Tirerack and doing a comparison of the tires "on Special"

Some good deals right now...

Talking to the Online sale guy, asking about Weight Per Tire
(he says Does not have any weight per tire)
after doing the comparison, and all the Way AT bottom:
Not only is a ton of info about each tire (rated 1-10)
ALSO the Weight per Tire...

I am Stoked...... ;D

Looks like i am going with BFGoodrich G-Force COMP-2 A/S,
not the lightest (32 LBS Ea) but by far the best for Traction / Handling

ADDITIONAL Questions are
TPMS sensors From Ebay (ARE non banded...?)

WELL WELL Look what i found:

http://www.customwheelsexpress.com/custom-wheels-by-brand-motegi-motegi-racing-mr120-120-satin-black-custom-rims-wheels-p-877.html

Nothing better than 80.00 Less and free Wheel Nuts & 20 X 9... Now i am really Stoked....

SO What is the Largest Width Tire that i can run on the 9.00" Rim.....???
Click to expand...


I just got my 2015 SHO and had the dealer put on the same tires you are considering. They are superb, I have already driven 1200 miles on them and they are super comfortable but also grip well when you get on it in wet or dry conditions.

As for TPMS I got these (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TLQ2NG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00) although they were much cheaper at the time. You should be able to find a set of 4 "motorcraft" ones on ebay for relatively cheap ($50 or so) and I would recommend those or the Schrader 20315 that I linked. I also would confirm wheel weights with the manufacturer and maybe see if they would sell you a set directly.
 
SVTCruz said:
I was looking at those as well. Another good option are these:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&autoMake=Ford&autoModel=Taurus&autoYear=2015&autoModClar=SHO&initialPartNumber=HY08514405B&i1_Qty=4&wheelMake=Advanti+DST&wheelModel=HY+Hybris&wheelFinish=Black+Painted&wheelFinish=Black+Painted&showRear=no&to_desktop=true
Click to expand...

Now those I like. And like 20lbs.  Wow. So those with DWS tires around 48lbs a corner.  That would knock 15lbs a corner on my flex. I dig it. But my problem is I have 3 sets of wheels n tires already. So I'm either gonna spring for new turbos or a 50hp dry kit.
 
;D

I wish to thank you all for the Great input, and it is done, SO the recap:
Custom Wheels Express:
Wheels (26LBS. EA. WIDE IS Better) Below also came with a Free locking lug Kit
Motegi Racing MR120 120 Satin Black Custom Rims Wheels
(MR120 20x9.00 :: 5x114.3 :: 38 (MR12029012738)) = $807.00,
Tire Rack tires:
(30 LBS Ea)  275/40ZR-20 Pirelli P Zero Bentley, = $138.20 EA (So i got 6) = 942.78 W ship
4 Genuine Ford Motorcraft Tire Pressure Sensors TPMS12 DE8T-1A180-AA = 78.00
ADDED this Other Crap from Tire Rack:
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=164
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=216
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=11

and a tad over 2K, my head still hurts, AND I am DONE, Thanks to ALL once Again. Jim T

YEA I GOT 6, BECAUSE, I WANT TO ROTATE THE FRONTS TO THE REARS, TO THE SPARE SET...
AND AS THIS IS THE DRAG SET OF WHEELS. I HOPE TO MAKE THEM LAST MORE THAN 20k... ;D



 
6 Tires? Be sure to include pictures after the install.  I've never seen Duallies on a SHO! Should be interesting.
 
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