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20" aftermarket wheel thoughts?

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I am considering a 20x9.5 29 offset forgestar with Continental DWS 06 295/45/r20 for my 22 ST. According to the tire/wheel calculators online it looks like it should fit nicely, anyone have any input for me? Don't really want to go up to 22"
 

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Depends on the look and ride you are going for. Definitely lose some comfort with 22's and a shorter sidewall but I really like the look. Don't see why your combo wouldn't work, depending on what you are after.
 

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Depends on the look and ride you are going for. Definitely lose some comfort with 22's and a shorter sidewall but I really like the look. Don't see why your combo wouldn't work, depending on what you are after.
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looking for comfort this is my daily. We've got some ugly roads around here and I have forgelines on my Redeye, don't need my daily stressing me out too.
 

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looking for comfort this is my daily. We've got some ugly roads around here and I have forgelines on my Redeye, don't need my daily stressing me out too.
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I hear yah. Thin sidewalls, expensive wheels, and shitty roads is a lousy combination.
 

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We switched from the 21" ST wheels to a 20x10.5 wheel wrapped in 295/45R20 General UHPs and we love the look and the ride. The average observer seeing a vehicle driving down the road, at a stoplight, or sitting in a parking lot isn't noticing the 1" difference in a 21" vs a 20" but they do spot the extra width of the 295. With lowering springs, wider tire, and +30 offset it has the look it should have had from Ford.
 

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I have 20x9.5 with 285/50s. 33 offset. While most of the trucks here with 22s look great, I've always preferred small wheels and thicker sidewall. I went with 285/50 over 295/45 to get even more sidewall going. Explorer side 2.jpg
 

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MikeyP what wheels are those? Very sharp. Great looking stance.
 

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MikeyP what wheels are those? Very sharp. Great looking stance.
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Thanks! They're RTR Tech 5. It's a S550 Mustang wheel.

They're flow formed, so not quite as light or expensive as most of the people here rocking forged 22s, but I still dropped 9 pounds per corner even with the extra width and sidewall height over the stock 20s.
 

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Yea those are sharp. I’m looking to keep the stock 20s and use them for winter and get a set of 20s for the spring summer fall and get a little beefier tire as well to fill up the wheel well. Not going to do springs for awhile if at all. What type of tires you running? How are they?
 

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What type of tires you running? How are they?
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285/50 Pirelli Scorpion Verde AS Plus. They were on sale when I got the wheels, and had pretty good reviews. I have no issues with them, they're quiet and with 15K miles on them look nearly new. I don't experience snow in SoCal, but they do just fine in the wet. Now if you can swing the price, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV would be the way to go!
 

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285/50 Pirelli Scorpion Verde AS Plus. They were on sale when I got the wheels, and had pretty good reviews. I have no issues with them, they're quiet and with 15K miles on them look nearly new. I don't experience snow in SoCal, but they do just fine in the wet. Now if you can swing the price, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV would be the way to go!
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MikeyP, did you order those wheels direct or were you able to locate locally? I like the look but so far only found them on the RTR site.
 

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The 20 setup with rim and tire would be lighter than a stock 21 setup correct?

Trying to decide between keeping 21s that is has now in the street pack or drop a tire size down. Daily and road trip car with some back road fun driving. Ug to many choices.
 

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The 20 setup with rim and tire would be lighter than a stock 21 setup correct?

Trying to decide between keeping 21s that is has now in the street pack or drop a tire size down. Daily and road trip car with some back road fun driving. Ug to many choices.
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That depends on the wheel you pick. Lets say it is lighter its not gonna be enough for you to notice if thats what you mean?
I love the stock wheels I can not remember the last time I didnt change the wheels on a car. I typically do that first even before performance upgrades.
Im leaving these on but thats just me.
 

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