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Yeah the fan designs are very aerodynamic, what makes the aero good on those however is that the fans are angled outwards and “pushes” the air out of the wheel. Unfortunately 99% of fan design wheels have the same angle on all four wheels, meaning they will also push the air inwards on the other side of the car.

the ones I have are flat, no fan design. What makes them very aerodynamic is that most of the outer part of the rim is covered. The outer part of the rim causes most of the aerodynamic chaos that reduces range - this is because the outer part moves crazy much faster that the inner part near the centre.

If you look at EVs in general you see that a lot more OEM wheels take this into consideration these days. I think it was Audi’s R&D team who even went to the length of saying the inner part of the wheel can be largely ignored for any aero purposes.
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Yeah the fan designs are very aerodynamic, what makes the aero good on those however is that the fans are angled outwards and “pushes” the air out of the wheel. Unfortunately 99% of fan design wheels have the same angle on all four wheels, meaning they will also push the air inwards on the other side of the car.

the ones I have are flat, no fan design. What makes them very aerodynamic is that most of the outer part of the rim is covered. The outer part of the rim causes most of the aerodynamic chaos that reduces range - this is because the outer part moves crazy much faster that the inner part near the centre.

If you look at EVs in general you see that a lot more OEM wheels take this into consideration these days. I think it was Audi’s R&D team who even went to the length of saying the inner part of the wheel can be largely ignored for any aero purposes.
I agree 100%.

When I first looked at your wheels, I thought the yellow circled parts (below) were a fan design. Now I see they are flush with the other outside parts of the wheel.

They are smart to ignore the center and cover the outer edges. Still a good design, but I am curious if those black areas were like a fan if it would be better.

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It’s so funny how people respect gran-gran for not sharing her home made biscuit recipe, but all of a sudden it’s a problem when translated into another aspect of life.
This isn't proprietary information, hard to obtain, or in any way complicated. You can contribute to the community or not. You choose not. I choose not to patronize your business. Is what it is I guess.
 


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This isn't proprietary information, hard to obtain, or in any way complicated. You can contribute to the community or not. You choose not. I choose not to patronize your business. Is what it is I guess.
I just want gran-gran’s god damn biscuit recipe!

/had this happen with a cheese cake my buddies mom made; always asked for the recipe and she was convinced she’d sell it one day so she would never share it. She passed away, and it’s gone. Dammit Penny - I would have made that cheese cake every week in honor of you!
 

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Just got these bad boys in from @VibeMotorsports
Vossen HF-7 satin black 20x9 with a 38 offset.
Still need to test fit them before I get tires, but my car is at the detail shop getting ppf'd.

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Posting here as a thanks since I’ve gotten all the knowledge I needed from this thread and @markboris. Hopefully it will be of help to someone in the future looking for a wheel upgrade with no range loss.

I’ve done a same round trip comparison a weeks after the change and it showed zero range loss (same for long term comparison), in fact a very slight increase, but that could be down to other factors. Insanely happy with that result.

rims: Volvo XC90 9x20 +38 (used)
Tyres: Pirelli Scorpion Elect
255/45/20

Rims:
Needed something aerodynamic and was fortunate enough that Volvo wheels fit well on the Mach-e. I’ve noticed a lot of people writing they prefer dark rims / thinner spokes, personally I like chunkier rims on the Mach-e. I normally prefer dark rims but I felt the black fenders “eat up” the dark wheels, so was very happy with outcome. Personal preference of course.

tyres:
in Europe we have ratings on the tires for rolling resistance, these are Pirelli’s Elect that are designed for EVs and they have the highest rolling resistance rating, which I’m sure helped with the range, perhaps not as much as the aero rims though.

There’s a lot more grip when driving, even in everyday situations.

The car feels more sturdy. Before it would “waggle” after taking a corner too hard or driving over speed bumps etc, now it’s smoother.

its quieter, not by a massive amount but I do appreciate it. This I’m sure is from the tires.

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Those look great, and I totally agree that the Mach-E needs a rim that not only has wide spokes, but spokes that widen towards the rim.
 

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New to the forum and mustangs, I just bought a 2021 MME GT. Don’t know much about changing factory wheels and rims, read the thread and it’s very informative. Thinking of going with an all square set up 275 40 20 10” but haven’t seen anyone with 10” in the front. Any help and feedback is appreciated including offset as I’ve read it’s key.
 

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My setup:
Signature SV706 wheels in gloss black. Front 20x8.5 +34, rear 20x10 +47. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires front 255/45/20, rear 295/40/20. Even though the wheels and tires are much larger than OEM, was able to shave off 14.5 lbs total weight on the new setup.

As Mike had stated with his Mach-E, the car drives and handles much better. I have had this setup now for over 4000 miles and probably have a 10% hit in the range. Since I only had the car for one week before changing out the wheels and tires, I have no clue what my mi/kWh was stock but I can say that the average I am getting for the total 4000 miles is 3.0 mi/kWh. The trip I took two weeks ago to Yosemite and then to the SF bay area then back home was 457 miles and averaged 3.3 mi/kWh.

I have an Iconic Silver GTPE on order and thinking of ordering another set of wheels in a simple 5 spoke design. I would be getting the same size wheel specs but changing the tires to 245/45/20 front and 275/40/20 rear because I want to go with Michelin Pilot Sport 4s tires and they are not available in the 295/40/20 size.

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I like your setup. Where did you get it? Vendor/retailer?
 

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New to the forum and mustangs, I just bought a 2021 MME GT. Don’t know much about changing factory wheels and rims, read the thread and it’s very informative. Thinking of going with an all square set up 275 40 20 10” but haven’t seen anyone with 10” in the front. Any help and feedback is appreciated including offset as I’ve read it’s key.
would also consider 9” 255/45/20 square setup, but I like the more aggressive look that the 10” will provide.
 
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New to the forum and mustangs, I just bought a 2021 MME GT. Don’t know much about changing factory wheels and rims, read the thread and it’s very informative. Thinking of going with an all square set up 275 40 20 10” but haven’t seen anyone with 10” in the front. Any help and feedback is appreciated including offset as I’ve read it’s key.
Hi Julio congratulations on getting your Mach-E and welcome to the forum.

I've had several sets of different size wheels and many different sized tires on the Mach-E and while 275/40/20 tires would be a great size to run square, I don't think you want to go with a 10" wheel up front. You can, but you would get an excessive amount of poke since there is not nearly as much room in the front as there is in the rear. I am currently running that size (275/40/20) up front with a 20"x9" ET32. wheel. There is 3/8" of space between the inner sidewall and the strut and the poke is 1/8". This is running Michelin Pilot Sport 4s tires as they have a fairly flat sidewall profile where other tires have a more rounded profile. This is the reason I leave that 3/8" of space on the inside in case I want to change out tires (which I do often) to an all season tire that most likely will not have a flat sidewall profile. My setup is staggered with the rear's being 315/35/20's running on a 20"x10.5" ET47 wheel. I like my tire/wheel setup to have the same exact poke front and rear (they do) which is not always easy with a staggered setup.

The OEM setup isn't the same spacing with the rear being set in about 1/2" more than the front. That said, if you were to get the square setup of 275/40/20 tires on 20"x9" ET32 wheels, the front sidewalls will poke about 1/8" depending on the tires you get and their sidewall profile and the rears will be set in about 3/8" inch or so.

There are others here running 275/40/20's up front and maybe they'll chime in on their wheel specs.

Here are a couple of side profile shots where you can see the poke is the same on both front and rear. While it may look like they stick out quite a bit from the top of the wheel lip moulding, it is only 1/8" so almost flush.

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Hi Julio congratulations on getting your Mach-E and welcome to the forum.

I've had several sets of different size wheels and many different sized tires on the Mach-E and while 275/40/20 tires would be a great size to run square, I don't think you want to go with a 10" wheel up front. You can, but you would get an excessive amount of poke since there is not nearly as much room in the front as there is in the rear. I am currently running that size (275/40/20) up front with a 20"x9" ET32. wheel. There is 3/8" of space between the inner sidewall and the strut and the poke is 1/8". This is running Michelin Pilot Sport 4s tires as they have a fairly flat sidewall profile where other tires have a more rounded profile. This is the reason I leave that 3/8" of space on the inside in case I want to change out tires (which I do often) to an all season tire that most likely will not have a flat sidewall profile. My setup is staggered with the rear's being 315/35/20's running on a 20"x10.5" ET47 wheel. I like my tire/wheel setup to have the same exact poke front and rear (they do) which is not always easy with a staggered setup. The OEM setup isn't even the same spacing. The rear is set in about 1/2" more than the front.

There are others here running 275/40/20's up front and maybe they'll chime in on their wheel specs.
thank you for your input, any thoughts on what offset should be used if I go with the 10” square setup. I read your not a fan of the poke but I don’t mind as much as the look would be more agresive unless you think I’ll have problems with rubbing.
 

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Hi Julio congratulations on getting your Mach-E and welcome to the forum.

I've had several sets of different size wheels and many different sized tires on the Mach-E and while 275/40/20 tires would be a great size to run square, I don't think you want to go with a 10" wheel up front. You can, but you would get an excessive amount of poke since there is not nearly as much room in the front as there is in the rear. I am currently running that size (275/40/20) up front with a 20"x9" ET32. wheel. There is 3/8" of space between the inner sidewall and the strut and the poke is 1/8". This is running Michelin Pilot Sport 4s tires as they have a fairly flat sidewall profile where other tires have a more rounded profile. This is the reason I leave that 3/8" of space on the inside in case I want to change out tires (which I do often) to an all season tire that most likely will not have a flat sidewall profile. My setup is staggered with the rear's being 315/35/20's running on a 20"x10.5" ET47 wheel. I like my tire/wheel setup to have the same exact poke front and rear (they do) which is not always easy with a staggered setup.

The OEM setup isn't the same spacing with the rear being set in about 1/2" more than the front. That said, if you were to get the square setup of 275/40/20 tires on 20"x9" ET32 wheels, the front sidewalls will poke about 1/8" depending on the tires you get and their sidewall profile and the rears will be set in about 3/8" inch or so.

There are others here running 275/40/20's up front and maybe they'll chime in on their wheel specs.

Here are a couple of side profile shots where you can see the poke is the same on both front and rear. While it may look like they stick out quite a bit from the top of the wheel lip moulding, it is only 1/8" so almost flush.

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Your setup looks really good
 
 




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