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I just joined...from South Africa.
I need some advice please. I have a c230 coupe. Currently have FK coilovers in with 17 inch 8j et35 wheels. Tyres are 225 45 17.
The car is Lower than stock but I want to turn it all the way down in front but cannot due to clearance of coilover against wheel. Looked at a few options:
1. Hubcentric spaces to clear coilover more in front, however eibach and another manufacturing company told me that due to the thickness of the front hub if I put anything thicker than 5mm spaces I will be riding on the wheel bolts which is not ideal. I currently have 5mm spaces on.
2. Change the wheels to perhaps 18inch with lower offset. Et20-30? Not really keen on this idea as I like the current wheel.
3. Change tyre size from 225 45 17 to 205 40 17 or 205 45 17. I think the 205 45 17 would be ideal as I only have about another 10mm max to turn down in front, I'm worried that if I put the 40 profile on that I will still have the wheel gap in front.
Any advice please? Thanks and Regards - Bhavesh
Coilovers as it is now Limited clearance
Not just for the look, but if you go to 205 45 or 215 40 17" and lower all the way down you will not be able to drive the car, because it will hit the ground every time.
Not just for the look, but if you go to 205 45 or 215 40 17" and lower all the way down you will not be able to drive the car, because it will hit the ground every time.
Thanks for the advice! The car will still be drivable here with the other Tyres. Someone else here also has a similar set up but with 195 40 Tyres on. I don't want to go that extreme though. If I do however put a 205 45 17 the car will only go 10mm lower when I turn the coilovers all the way down. The tyre profile will be the same as the one I have now, just the width of the tyre will be narrower giving it bit of stretch to clear the coilover. I'm leaning towards this option but will do some test fits before I do.
So many different setups listed. I am buying coilovers (brand not sure yet but looking and h/r or BC strongly, or bilstein), also buying 18s and have picked these.. Cosmis Racing R1's 18x8.5+35mm and 18x9.5+35mm, shop also recommending 225/40/18 front and 255/35/18 rear. https://www.cosmisusa.com/product/r1/
They did not mention any rolling of fenders, or need of camber kits, or spacers, bolt extensions, etc
Seems like all these setups have all of that..
Do I need any of this or will the wheel/tire setup work fine with the coilovers and look good enough?. Car is my tuned up DD that I am working on improving, it is not my weekend toy however.
gonna purchase all within a week so any help is appreciated. thx
05 C230KS 6 SPEED
MODIFIED H&R COILOVERS
SSR SHRAHL
FRONT: 17x8 ET 45 (20mm Adapters) Final ET 25
REAR: 17x9 ET 38 (20mm Adapters) Final ET18
FALKEN 512 TIRES
FRONT: 205/45/17
REAR: 215/45/17
BRAKE SETUP: SPORT
NO FENDER ROLL OR PULL
How did you mod your H&R Coilovers, I have H&R Street Performance coilovers. i want to go lower in the front and maybe the rear a little bit. thanks
Love all the different looks on the W203's! I had a question, I currently have the option to pick up some 2012 S550 Amg Rims.
wheels are:
front: 19x8.5, et43
rear: 19x9.5, et43
anyone see a problem running these on stock suspension until I can afford a good set of coilovers. and tire size would help a ton.
I know the size and width will work but have no idea how to calculate the proper offset.
Thanks in advance.
YEAR - 2005
MODEL - C230
SUSPENSION - CEIKA Performance Coilovers 1M Type
WHEELS - ///AMG C63 wheels 18x8.5 +32 (35mm spacer -3) 18x9.5 +35 (25mm spacer +10)
TIRES - Nankang NSII 205/40/18 square set-up
LUG STUD CONVERSION - Longer studs to support oversized spacers
BRAKE SETUP - AMG sport package 4/2 set up
WHAT REAR PAD # - none
camber- approx. 1.3 degrees neg or so maybe more in rear can't find spec paper.
Fenders were stretched out as wide as they could go ( OEM Fenders n Quarters) and also rolled. Attachment 377740 Attachment 377741 Attachment 377742 Attachment 377743 Attachment 377744
what is it like being this low static ?
Also how much have you lowered it by ?
hi guys. Just need some insight on wheel fitment. Curretly I’m running all stock 17’s. 7.5 front and 8.5 rear. Im trying to purchase this wheel: 18x9.5 rear and 18x8.5 front with
225/40r18 rear and 215/40r18 front. Both et 35. Will this wheels fit without any issues? Spacers? Thank you in advance.
I'm currently looking through the thread, but haven't seen anything that really answers the question of the problem I'm running into. I'm looking to get a new set of wheels when I get back home, it'll be the first modification I'm doing to the car. She's otherwise stock. The wheels I really want, I've only been able to find in 18x8.5 ET42 and 18x9.5 ET45 and I'm wanting to run that setup staggered as such (235/40/18 and 255/35/18 respectively as front and rear). What modification would be necessary to make them fit? From what I've seen, max positive offset was +38mm for factory dimensions and I'd really hate to have to settle with a different set if I can help it.
Last edited by TheDarkness96; 05-27-2020 at 09:02 AM.
11-03-2016, 06:23 AM
