Mach-E Aftermarket wheel and tire information and pictures

[Drock2k1]

I have a MME Select AWD coming early next week. I almost always swap wheels so I have a nicer summer set and a winter set with winter tires (Indiana). I usually go with 19" or 20" wheels with a 50 or 45 sidewall (SP Chargers, Kia Stingers) but have been a little extra concerned with the Mach E due to the amount of ride quality complaints. For those who have bumped up in rim size...any regrets?

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[evlar77]

I upgraded my MME premium wheels to 20x8.5 Ravetti M12 black rims. 245/45R20 Lexani all season tires. Looks great IMO. Much more like a GT with noticably wider tires. No rubbing or clearance issues.

As far as range degradation, I'm only seeing about 5-8% if that. Need more

time to study.

If anyone with select trim wheels is looking for the premium OEM wheels, PM me. Selling mine with tires only 3k miles on them.

 

[Drock2k1]

I decided to change the wheels on my MME premium AWD. I wanted to improve the look and handling. Didn't like that SUV feeling around the corners.
I went with 245-45R20 Nokian Z-Line A/S tires all around on 20 inches Fast wheels. Didn't want an agressive and melting tire.
Pretty happy with the look and handling improvements. The car is literally transformed, for something way better =)

But ... it comes at a cost. Highway autonomy took a plunge
I went from 21-22 kwh/100 km to 28-31 kwh/100 km. (cruise set @ 118 km/h, same route). Quite an impact on expected ange!

Super old post but I am now looking for a set of wheels and tires. I am curious what the reason for that significant of a range hit would be. From what I understand, these wheels are lighter than stock. I would have assumed you would look at 10 - 15%.

 

[mkhuffman]

Super old post but I am now looking for a set of wheels and tires. I am curious what the reason for that significant of a range hit would be. From what I understand, these wheels are lighter than stock. I would have assumed you would look at 10 - 15%.

Weight has a minor impact on range. Aerodynamics and rolling resistance are the two biggest factors by far. If you are worried about range, get aerodynamic wheels and low rolling resistance tires. Good luck with the former in the aftermarket. Not many options available.

 

[Raybdc97]

Signature Wheel Monoblock SV104
Brushed Aluminum Clear
20x9 square rotatable
Yokohama Advan
Exhibitions Of Speed 1.5” lowering springs

You have a black and white Cali lic plate on this beauty...what lic version is it and how do I get it?
My best,
Ray

 

[HuntingPudel]

You have a black and white Cali lic plate on this beauty...what lic version is it and how do I get it?
My best,
Ray

That’s one of those digit license plates.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo... cards." The pilot program was later extended.

Cool, but expensive. ???

 

[harrysiii]

Finally got the summer tires put on and these mounted today!

Variant Xenon Satin Black wheels on stock summer tire (Pirelli P-Zero 245/45R20).
20x9 +38 offset all around. Black lug nuts and Ford TPMS with black valve stems.

 

[markboris]

You have a black and white Cali lic plate on this beauty...what lic version is it and how do I get it?
My best,
Ray

Hi Ray, the company is Reviver and the product is called R-Plate (https://reviver.com). As Steve said, they are cool but expensive. While they are showing $900 on their website, I have had several friends recently purchase them for $550 I believe which is around what I paid several years ago when I got mine. That as the original introductory price some time back. They may still honor that price.

I like them because they are plain black and white (or you can reverse it to white and black), no colorful plate to detract from the car. Very easy to install and the battery lasts at least 5 years. You control it through your phone (bluetooth) and can change the caption below to hundreds of choices plus can create your own as long as it gets approved. They take care of your yearly registration and charge your CC directly so don't have to deal with the DMV.

First two photos are mine. Third photo is my Premium I sold to a friend in Arizona. He wanted my R-Plate so I left it on the car.

 

[KidGalahad]

I’m assuming many of these setups are not the same overall diameter as stock. Does this affect the speedometer, odometer, estimated range indicator, etc? I remember back in the day it would affect the speedometer.

 

[harrysiii]

I’m assuming many of these setups are not the same overall diameter as stock. Does this affect the speedometer, odometer, estimated range indicator, etc? I remember back in the day it would affect the speedometer.

On the contrary, I think most or all of the setups retain stock diameter or extremely close to it. People are using online calculators to ensure you get the proper sizing. You're right in that your odo and speedo will be off if you change that overall sizing. *it can also impact AWD systems if the sizing is off.

 

[Murse-In-Airy]

I’m assuming many of these setups are not the same overall diameter as stock. Does this affect the speedometer, odometer, estimated range indicator, etc? I remember back in the day it would affect the speedometer.

Plenty of online tire calculators to avoid this problem, or at least give you a conversion factor so you can know the difference.

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so you can see a 255/40/21 is only 1% larger on circumference than a 245/45/20. So you’ll be going 1% faster than your speed limit shows.
Unfortunately without a physical speedometer we can no longer just white out the numbers on the gauge and write over them with a sharpie.

 

[mkhuffman]

Plenty of online tire calculators to avoid this problem, or at least give you a conversion factor so you can know the difference.

Tire calculator

so you can see a 255/40/21 is only 1% larger on circumference than a 245/45/20. So you’ll be going 1% faster than your speed limit shows.
Unfortunately without a physical speedometer we can no longer just white out the numbers on the gauge and write over them with a sharpie.

My car speedometer is off by 1%, so if I increase the circumference by 1%, it will be completely accurate! I like it! And that is my plan when I need new tires.

 

[Drock2k1]

Has anyone found a good aftermarket wheel that has minimal impact on range? I started looking at 5 spoke but the steered away after realizing how much air can make it through. I assume that a mesh or more full wheel will help reduce range impact. Am I correct?

 

[mkhuffman]

Has anyone found a good aftermarket wheel that has minimal impact on range? I started looking at 5 spoke but the steered away after realizing how much air can make it through. I assume that a mesh or more full wheel will help reduce range impact. Am I correct?

Without wind tunnel testing, it is hard for people like us to really know. But if looks aerodynamic, I would go with it. Think about the spinning wheel and how those spinning parts hit the air. Are they curved to better slice through the air, or are they flat so they are pushing against the air? And when driving down the road, air is flowing around the wheels. Are they smooth or do they have a lot of gaps to catch the air?

Again, without wind tunnel testing, there is no way to be sure. Personally I think the range difference between the GTPE and GT is solely due to the wheels, but that is not confirmed. It makes sense because other than maybe weight, they should have the same efficiency. If you compare the GT wheels to the GTPE wheels, you can see why the GT wheels would be more efficient. But all that said, it is possible in the wind tunnel there is less difference than it looks. We are just guessing in the end.

 

[Drock2k1]

Without wind tunnel testing, it is hard for people like us to really know. But if looks aerodynamic, I would go with it. Think about the spinning wheel and how those spinning parts hit the air. Are they curved to better slice through the air, or are they flat so they are pushing against the air? And when driving down the road, air is flowing around the wheels. Are they smooth or do they have a lot of gaps to catch the air?

Again, without wind tunnel testing, there is no way to be sure. Personally I think the range difference between the GTPE and GT is solely due to the wheels, but that is not confirmed. It makes sense because other than maybe weight, they should have the same efficiency. If you compare the GT wheels to the GTPE wheels, you can see why the GT wheels would be more efficient. But all that said, it is possible in the wind tunnel there is less difference than it looks. We are just guessing in the end.

Thank you for the reply. I will add that I have found some lower rolling resistance tires that I like so no matter what wheel I use I will make sure to put a set of tires on them that won't make things worse.

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