Bronze Velgen VF5 Installed on my Race Red S650 GT

[krisk]

After much debating on new wheels for my car, I settled on the 19" bronze Velgen VF5. I couldn't find any photos online of a Race Red S650 with the bronze 19" VF5, so I wasn't sure exactly how it would turn out, but I love the look. Thanks to @VELGEN WHEELS and @VibeMotorsports for helping me find what I was looking for. Also, I didn't interact with @Discount Tire here on Mustang7G, but I ordered the tires online from them, and the local store was great in getting them mounted quickly and without any damage to the wheels. My only slight complaint is this was my first time purchasing Nitto tires, and they had all kinds of excess rubber that sqeezed out from the mold and was not trimmed. I've bought all kinds of tires before and never had any that looked so unfinished. I spent a few hours with an Xacto knife trimming all the excess off, and they are are still not as clean as most every other tire I've ever purchased. I'm not sure if that is a normal thing for Nitto tires, or mine were an exception, but all four were pretty rough looking when I got them.

The car drives great with the new wheels and tires. No tramlining that I can detect and no difference in road noise or how smooth it drives. It definitely feels more planted with the wider tires. Overall, I am very pleased with the new wheels and tires.

2024 Mustang GT Premium Performance Pack with MagneRide & Active Exhaust
Wheels: Velgen VF5 Gloss Bronze - Front 19x10 +34, Rear 19x11 +52
Tires: Nitto NT555-G2 - Front 285/35r19, Rear 305/35r19
Suspension/Chassis Mods: Steeda Magneride Sport Progressive Lowering Springs & Front Camber Plates; Steeda IRS Subframe Support Braces, Subframe Alignment Kit, Bushing Support System (Stop the Hop Starter Kit); Steeda Full Length Jacking Rails; Steeda Adjustable Front and Rear Sway Bar
Exhaust: AWE SwitchPath Cat-Back Exhaust with Quad Diamond Black Tips
Body: ZL1 Front and Rear Rock Guards; APR Performance Carbon Fiber Mirror Cap Replacements

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[Mark & Jenn]

Amazing photos of a spectacular car. Jealous.

 

[S650Mustang]

Love the build! Your car has a similar spec to mine. I have not done any suspension mods yet, but plan to in the near future. Do you find the Steeda front and rear sway bars are worth the upgrade over the stock PP sway bars?

 

[krisk]

Love the build! Your car has a similar spec to mine. I have not done any suspension mods yet, but plan to in the near future. Do you find the Steeda front and rear sway bars are worth the upgrade over the stock PP sway bars?

I really couldn't give a good evaluation of the change from the stock sway bars to the Steeda. Other than pushing it a little while driving around town, I haven't done any type of driving yet that would allow me to tell much difference. Steeda was installing the other suspension parts already, so I went ahead and had them add the sway bars as well. Plus I had only had the car a few weeks when I swapped them out. I've been to the drag strip with the car, but haven't done any road courses or autocross yet. I'll probably head down to FIRM sometime in the next few weeks, but I really won't have a baseline to compare against since I never ran the car on the course stock. What I do like is they are adjustable, so I can always modify the settings based on how the car feels.

 

[VibeMotorsports]

@krisk Thanks for mentioning us and sharing these beautiful pictures! Came out great!!!

 

[samson]

Great looking wheels. Love the simplicity of the design. Do they make the same wheels in black?

 

[krisk]

Great looking wheels. Love the simplicity of the design. Do they make the same wheels in black?

Thank you.

Yes, the VF5 wheels are available in both a gloss and satin black.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

After much debating on new wheels for my car, I settled on the 19" bronze Velgen VF5. I couldn't find any photos online of a Race Red S650 with the bronze 19" VF5, so I wasn't sure exactly how it would turn out, but I love the look. Thanks to @VELGEN WHEELS and @VibeMotorsports for helping me find what I was looking for. Also, I didn't interact with @Discount Tire here on Mustang7G, but I ordered the tires online from them, and the local store was great in getting them mounted quickly and without any damage to the wheels. My only slight complaint is this was my first time purchasing Nitto tires, and they had all kinds of excess rubber that sqeezed out from the mold and was not trimmed. I've bought all kinds of tires before and never had any that looked so unfinished. I spent a few hours with an Xacto knife trimming all the excess off, and they are are still not as clean as most every other tire I've ever purchased. I'm not sure if that is a normal thing for Nitto tires, or mine were an exception, but all four were pretty rough looking when I got them.

The car drives great with the new wheels and tires. No tramlining that I can detect and no difference in road noise or how smooth it drives. It definitely feels more planted with the wider tires. Overall, I am very pleased with the new wheels and tires.

2024 Mustang GT Premium Performance Pack with MagneRide & Active Exhaust
Wheels: Velgen VF5 Gloss Bronze - Front 19x10 +34, Rear 19x11 +52
Tires: Nitto NT555-G2 - Front 285/35r19, Rear 305/35r19
Suspension/Chassis Mods: Steeda Magneride Sport Progressive Lowering Springs & Front Camber Plates; Steeda IRS Subframe Support Braces, Subframe Alignment Kit, Bushing Support System (Stop the Hop Starter Kit); Steeda Full Length Jacking Rails; Steeda Adjustable Front and Rear Sway Bar
Exhaust: AWE SwitchPath Cat-Back Exhaust with Quad Diamond Black Tips
Body: ZL1 Front and Rear Rock Guards; APR Performance Carbon Fiber Mirror Cap Replacements

Wow, such a beauty! Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[Spartan 818]

After much debating on new wheels for my car, I settled on the 19" bronze Velgen VF5. I couldn't find any photos online of a Race Red S650 with the bronze 19" VF5, so I wasn't sure exactly how it would turn out, but I love the look. Thanks to @VELGEN WHEELS and @VibeMotorsports for helping me find what I was looking for. Also, I didn't interact with @Discount Tire here on Mustang7G, but I ordered the tires online from them, and the local store was great in getting them mounted quickly and without any damage to the wheels. My only slight complaint is this was my first time purchasing Nitto tires, and they had all kinds of excess rubber that sqeezed out from the mold and was not trimmed. I've bought all kinds of tires before and never had any that looked so unfinished. I spent a few hours with an Xacto knife trimming all the excess off, and they are are still not as clean as most every other tire I've ever purchased. I'm not sure if that is a normal thing for Nitto tires, or mine were an exception, but all four were pretty rough looking when I got them.

The car drives great with the new wheels and tires. No tramlining that I can detect and no difference in road noise or how smooth it drives. It definitely feels more planted with the wider tires. Overall, I am very pleased with the new wheels and tires.

2024 Mustang GT Premium Performance Pack with MagneRide & Active Exhaust
Wheels: Velgen VF5 Gloss Bronze - Front 19x10 +34, Rear 19x11 +52
Tires: Nitto NT555-G2 - Front 285/35r19, Rear 305/35r19
Suspension/Chassis Mods: Steeda Magneride Sport Progressive Lowering Springs & Front Camber Plates; Steeda IRS Subframe Support Braces, Subframe Alignment Kit, Bushing Support System (Stop the Hop Starter Kit); Steeda Full Length Jacking Rails; Steeda Adjustable Front and Rear Sway Bar
Exhaust: AWE SwitchPath Cat-Back Exhaust with Quad Diamond Black Tips
Body: ZL1 Front and Rear Rock Guards; APR Performance Carbon Fiber Mirror Cap Replacements

After much debating on new wheels for my car, I settled on the 19" bronze Velgen VF5. I couldn't find any photos online of a Race Red S650 with the bronze 19" VF5, so I wasn't sure exactly how it would turn out, but I love the look. Thanks to @VELGEN WHEELS and @VibeMotorsports for helping me find what I was looking for. Also, I didn't interact with @Discount Tire here on Mustang7G, but I ordered the tires online from them, and the local store was great in getting them mounted quickly and without any damage to the wheels. My only slight complaint is this was my first time purchasing Nitto tires, and they had all kinds of excess rubber that sqeezed out from the mold and was not trimmed. I've bought all kinds of tires before and never had any that looked so unfinished. I spent a few hours with an Xacto knife trimming all the excess off, and they are are still not as clean as most every other tire I've ever purchased. I'm not sure if that is a normal thing for Nitto tires, or mine were an exception, but all four were pretty rough looking when I got them.

The car drives great with the new wheels and tires. No tramlining that I can detect and no difference in road noise or how smooth it drives. It definitely feels more planted with the wider tires. Overall, I am very pleased with the new wheels and tires.

2024 Mustang GT Premium Performance Pack with MagneRide & Active Exhaust
Wheels: Velgen VF5 Gloss Bronze - Front 19x10 +34, Rear 19x11 +52
Tires: Nitto NT555-G2 - Front 285/35r19, Rear 305/35r19
Suspension/Chassis Mods: Steeda Magneride Sport Progressive Lowering Springs & Front Camber Plates; Steeda IRS Subframe Support Braces, Subframe Alignment Kit, Bushing Support System (Stop the Hop Starter Kit); Steeda Full Length Jacking Rails; Steeda Adjustable Front and Rear Sway Bar
Exhaust: AWE SwitchPath Cat-Back Exhaust with Quad Diamond Black Tips
Body: ZL1 Front and Rear Rock Guards; APR Performance Carbon Fiber Mirror Cap Replacements

Mine is Race Red with the factory Bronze package. I love the red/bronze combo!! I’m adding bronze accents to the engine bay (bronze painted strut tower brace and bronze painted K&N Typhoon intake tubes.

 

[krisk]

Mine is Race Red with the factory Bronze package. I love the red/bronze combo!! I’m adding bronze accents to the engine bay (bronze painted strut tower brace and bronze painted K&N Typhoon intake tubes.

I agree with you. I love the bronze accents with the race red!

 

[VELGEN WHEELS]

Great looking wheels. Love the simplicity of the design. Do they make the same wheels in black?

Yes the wheels are made in black.

 

[VELGEN WHEELS]

After much debating on new wheels for my car, I settled on the 19" bronze Velgen VF5. I couldn't find any photos online of a Race Red S650 with the bronze 19" VF5, so I wasn't sure exactly how it would turn out, but I love the look. Thanks to @VELGEN WHEELS and @VibeMotorsports for helping me find what I was looking for. Also, I didn't interact with @Discount Tire here on Mustang7G, but I ordered the tires online from them, and the local store was great in getting them mounted quickly and without any damage to the wheels. My only slight complaint is this was my first time purchasing Nitto tires, and they had all kinds of excess rubber that sqeezed out from the mold and was not trimmed. I've bought all kinds of tires before and never had any that looked so unfinished. I spent a few hours with an Xacto knife trimming all the excess off, and they are are still not as clean as most every other tire I've ever purchased. I'm not sure if that is a normal thing for Nitto tires, or mine were an exception, but all four were pretty rough looking when I got them.

The car drives great with the new wheels and tires. No tramlining that I can detect and no difference in road noise or how smooth it drives. It definitely feels more planted with the wider tires. Overall, I am very pleased with the new wheels and tires.

2024 Mustang GT Premium Performance Pack with MagneRide & Active Exhaust
Wheels: Velgen VF5 Gloss Bronze - Front 19x10 +34, Rear 19x11 +52
Tires: Nitto NT555-G2 - Front 285/35r19, Rear 305/35r19
Suspension/Chassis Mods: Steeda Magneride Sport Progressive Lowering Springs & Front Camber Plates; Steeda IRS Subframe Support Braces, Subframe Alignment Kit, Bushing Support System (Stop the Hop Starter Kit); Steeda Full Length Jacking Rails; Steeda Adjustable Front and Rear Sway Bar
Exhaust: AWE SwitchPath Cat-Back Exhaust with Quad Diamond Black Tips
Body: ZL1 Front and Rear Rock Guards; APR Performance Carbon Fiber Mirror Cap Replacements

It looks really good! I'm glad you like the wheels!

 

[krisk]

Update: I went back to Discount Tire and swapped the Nitto NT555 G2 305/35r19 and 285/35r19 out for Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 295/35r19 and 275/35r19. I just did not really like the Nitto tires. Discount Tire was great about swapping them out. I’ll upload photos with the new tires once I get the car cleaned up. The wheels are covered in brake dust after a full day at the track.

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