W204's and offsets of wheels
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From: NNJ
'11 C350 '13 F150 lariat
I’m ¼” from the lowest setting you can go and is fine now but I tried it at the lowest and it rub in all corners. Let me go into detail. I’m running 20’s and in the rear I got camber arms and now the camber is set at factory setting so the 275/25 rubs a bit and in the front it only rub taking turns.
Look the picture below that was at the lowest
Look the picture below that was at the lowest
u cant slam all the way down cause ur on 20's, that and the 275/25. If you use a tire calculator a 265/30 w a 19 is quite a bit smaller overall diameter than a 275/25 w a 20. You also didnt state your offset, that plays into it also, theres a few things that dictate if you will clear w these stupid offsets on our W204. poster above says hes going w a 50 offset on 19s, he can run anything he wants and clear, he can clear fully bottomed out w that offset. the guy wanting the brabus wheels at +50 in front may actually not clear the brakes, I beleive u will need a 5mm hubcentric spacer to clear the brakes, maybe not, but im thinking you will
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From: Nigeria
2012 C63 Coupe P31 CF Trim - Eurocharged V7, 2012 RangeRover Autobiography, 2017 GLS 63 Amg
yea jimmy , ur correct, i need 5mm spacer in front, to clear and bottom out also...... brabus ships the spacer also with the wheels and the bolts to match. thank you
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From: NNJ
'11 C350 '13 F150 lariat
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...ion-setup.html
thats azn's car in the thread a few posts down. U will be happy w the brabus wheels, I have a set of real 2 pc. brabus VI's and I love them. Worth every penny and they aint cheap!
theres other pics around too search itsloonie he has a slammed w204 too
thats azn's car in the thread a few posts down. U will be happy w the brabus wheels, I have a set of real 2 pc. brabus VI's and I love them. Worth every penny and they aint cheap!
theres other pics around too search itsloonie he has a slammed w204 too
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From: CALIFORNIA
2012 E350 RWD
Set up with coilovers winded all the way down on 18" but with stretched tires so it doesn't LOOK low.
I took the spindles out in the rear (coil springs only with no padding) to go lower as pictured below.
This is the result after I had it out.
I don't have any side pictures for you but will once I get my wheels back on. I am on stock 17s and I tuck tires a bit in the back.
I took the spindles out in the rear (coil springs only with no padding) to go lower as pictured below.
This is the result after I had it out.
I don't have any side pictures for you but will once I get my wheels back on. I am on stock 17s and I tuck tires a bit in the back.
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From: CALIFORNIA
2012 E350 RWD
One pic so far. Can't tell from the picture but more poke in the front than rear (because of camber). Rubs on passenger front when I make u turns. Might unreverse mount it and leave the back. Fender is starting to pull slightly but it isn't noticeable til up close. Rears definetaly rub when going over umps but will clear if I shave the fenders. 18" step lips make the wheels look tiny. Would help if I could go lower in the front lol. Already thinking about my next set up :p Probably gonna go a little more conservative next set up. Aggressive as I can with less stretch this time.
What you think jimmy? What can I clear the rear with 245/30/19?
What you think jimmy? What can I clear the rear with 245/30/19?
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From: CALIFORNIA
2012 E350 RWD
Yea I did. Shaved off 3mm but still hitting. If I shave front fender as well it'll clear though. Sometimes I think 19" are big too as well. Either 18" reverse lip or 19" step lip will be my next set up. Guess I'll rock these for now until I finish the next project.
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2012 E350 RWD
Took some pictures before I put my stockies back on. Gonna unreverse mount the front and just leave the rears as I said. Shaving the rear fenders then getting some 3mm spacers for the back possibly and 5m for the front.
So final specs will possibly be something like:
9 +40 (45 before spacers)
10 +32 (35 before spacers)
Here are the pictures:
FRONT
REAR
So final specs will possibly be something like:
9 +40 (45 before spacers)
10 +32 (35 before spacers)
Here are the pictures:
FRONT
REAR
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10 E63, Sold -07 E63
What's your price, and these would be a 5mm poke on these right? If so could I rebuild this to just a flush? Pm me details please. Thanks.
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2012 E350 RWD
Haha well it was just a thought because saw another set I wanted so I just toying with the idea. If I had to sell them I'd let them go for probably around 2400 no tires. Shipping would not included but a shipping price could be negotiated. Only thing about these wheels though is that you will have to runner 3mm spacers in the back because when they did the redrill from 5x115.3 to 5x112, the holes are either shorter than normal so running stock shank lug bolts of 28mm will cause it to rub the parking brake. 3mm spacers should clear that so it doesn't make rotational clanking noise.
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10 E63, Sold -07 E63
So am I right this having a poke? And with the 3mm spacer on rear make it a 8mm poke from the fender? Do they have 25mm bolts so you would not need the 3mm spacer? I just want it to be flush to fender, and no rub with very to no stretch on tires.
Haha well it was just a thought because saw another set I wanted so I just toying with the idea. If I had to sell them I'd let them go for probably around 2400 no tires. Shipping would not included but a shipping price could be negotiated. Only thing about these wheels though is that you will have to runner 3mm spacers in the back because when they did the redrill from 5x115.3 to 5x112, the holes are either shorter than normal so running stock shank lug bolts of 28mm will cause it to rub the parking brake. 3mm spacers should clear that so it doesn't make rotational clanking noise.
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2012 E350 RWD
According to offset calculated on 1010tires the front will extend extra 21mm and 27mm in the rear. This isnt poke from the fender but from where your wheels sit now. They do make 25mm shank bolts so you could use those.
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W204 09' C350
Well.. here they are my 18s. I really didnt want to rock reps.. but I had I cant find any BBS LMs that were near my offsets for this car and I REALLY WANTED LMs. When I bought em the day before Loonie you posted you were thinkin of selling yours!!? *shakes fist* haha.
This will have to do for now. =/
BBS LM Reps
5x114.3 redrill to 5x112
18x8.5 et35 (shaved 3-4mm off hub) et38~
18x9.5 et38 (shaved 3-4mm off hub) et41~
225/40/18
255/35/18
No rubs on anything. Its flush for my liking with a lil poke.
Still need to lower the car. Its on stock sport height.
This will have to do for now. =/
BBS LM Reps
5x114.3 redrill to 5x112
18x8.5 et35 (shaved 3-4mm off hub) et38~
18x9.5 et38 (shaved 3-4mm off hub) et41~
225/40/18
255/35/18
No rubs on anything. Its flush for my liking with a lil poke.
Still need to lower the car. Its on stock sport height.
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From: NNJ
'11 C350 '13 F150 lariat
loonie I love the wheels, they look really good. If they were 19s you would get less tire cove on the rears, thats the problem w stretching 18s you get a diff ratio of stretch. I think it looks good, but I totally get what you are after. Its hard to get that look on these cars w the stupid offsets we need. If I were u I would reverse the mount and go w a higher offset and run spacers to get to where u wanna be flush wise, then match tires to that. the best way to achieve a clean look is to go 19s, you get less gap cause its less tire to start with, and then any stretch you do makes a diff in clearance more than looks wise. now you know how I ended up w so many sets of wheels, always looking for the next best thing, I still havent found something that I absolutely love, im still searching too. I gotta sell off some of my sets to go shopping after seeing all the new designs out there
