I've only had my 07 Gt for about a month, and I've already found the limit of my stock 235/55R17 Pirelli tires. On a cold day, in a completely stock car, punching it in first results in spinning the tires from 3k on up.
I'm interested in not only getting wider rear tires, but also bumping up to 18's in the back, for a few reasons. First, the added size in the back will help with the look (slightly old school, bigger in the rear), but also with more options as far as rim size compared to 17 inch wheels. As much as people complain about it, and as much as I check my tire pressure, for some reason I kinda like the tire pressure monitoring.... it just seems like a nice feature.
So who here has replaced their rear wheels with a different size than the front, and did it cause an issue with the TPMS? I guess that in the end I could choose a rear tire that would have the same effective outside diameter as the front tire, which would not affect the pressure system.... but I don't want to be constrained to that. I'm just looking for a wider rear tire, with good traction, that doesn't require changing all 4 wheels.
P.S... On a somewhat related note.... what is the widest rear tire that fits on the 07 GT without other mods? I'm not too concerned about backspacing as long as it fits mostly under the fender flare. This could influence my decision on what to do... I'm just ready to upgrade after dealing with these pirelli's.
I'm interested in not only getting wider rear tires, but also bumping up to 18's in the back, for a few reasons. First, the added size in the back will help with the look (slightly old school, bigger in the rear), but also with more options as far as rim size compared to 17 inch wheels. As much as people complain about it, and as much as I check my tire pressure, for some reason I kinda like the tire pressure monitoring.... it just seems like a nice feature.
So who here has replaced their rear wheels with a different size than the front, and did it cause an issue with the TPMS? I guess that in the end I could choose a rear tire that would have the same effective outside diameter as the front tire, which would not affect the pressure system.... but I don't want to be constrained to that. I'm just looking for a wider rear tire, with good traction, that doesn't require changing all 4 wheels.
P.S... On a somewhat related note.... what is the widest rear tire that fits on the 07 GT without other mods? I'm not too concerned about backspacing as long as it fits mostly under the fender flare. This could influence my decision on what to do... I'm just ready to upgrade after dealing with these pirelli's.