mercedesauto

hello everyone,

i just got a set of W221 S600 wheels, rear 275/40/19 and front 245/40/19, picture included below. will it fit with no problem on W220 S430? anyone has pictures with those wheels on W220?

thanks


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benzat17

i seen a w221 rims on a w220 before and it fits but i think the back should be 275/35/19 not 100% sure

mercedesauto

thanks for reply. i would like to see pics if anyone have. please.

s5benzo

yo mercedesauto your in luck my friend ... i got a few pics of a w220 with those 19s . check it out. i think it looks kina cool with them.

Jerry-

I looked long to see if I can fit 275/40/18 instead of the 265/40/18 and concluded it is not recommended.

Has anyone fitted a 275 tyre on a facelift W220? Pre-facelift they were standard.

Experiences? Does the break balance change?

benzat17

i did it .. i have the amg 275/40/18 they are perfect no problems whats so ever. i dont think 265 and 275 really matters that much .. but check the tire size calculator search it on google, you put your old rim/tire size new rim/tire size and it will tell you the change in numbers.

Jerry-

The circumference is the same. In brackets the Speedo deviation at 100 km/h against ref. tyre (185/65 R15)

245/45 R18: 2067 mm (1.3 km/h)
265/40 R18: 2041 mm (7.7 km/h)
275/40 R18: 2065 mm (1.2 km/h)

The issue is the break balance front/rear, assuming you have 245/45 R18 in the front and the extra clearance required by the tyre.

Does anyone know why the facelist has 265 rear tyres and pre-facelift 275? Could it be the price as BMW M3's also have 245 front and 265 rear?

benzat17

" In brackets the Speedo deviation at 100 km/h against ref. tyre (185/65 R15)"
i believe your suppose to compare the new rims/tires with the old rims/tires ( 225/55/17)for +03 and 225/60/16 for 00-02

Jerry-

That comparison comes from the website calculator. The calculator is here: http://www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/Syn...calculator.htm

My 2004 S600 came with 245/45R18 front and 264/40R18 rear as default. If you want to compare your 225s then use the calculator.

I want to know if I can mount the 275s on the rear. I do not want to end up with the wrong break balance. Maybe then I have to mount 255s instead of the 245s on the front wheels.

Mulletmudbogger

I have some 18" w221 9 spoke rims on my 01 S500. Looks great!

Mulletmudbogger

Another pic

VMAX7

255-35-18 front

275-35-18 rear

tusabes

That's not the mb recommended 18 inch size

The mb recommend size for 18, as used in their sport package and on AMG cars is 245 45 18 front and
275 40 18 rear

Mulletmudbogger

I used 245/45r18 for both front and rear since my w221 rims were 8.5" wide all around.

tusabes

Yes you should run 245 45 18 all around if you aren't using staggered setup

Quadrobenz

The fit of W221 wheels is dependent on proper offset, make sure the new wheels have the correct offset. My 2006 S65 stock setup was 245 40 19 front and 275 35 19 rear so they definitely fit. The problem was the load rating of the tires was a non standard higher rating which is very limited availability. I replaced them with 255 40 19 front and 285 35 19 rear, on the stock wheels with no issues. The car rides much better with better traction with the larger tires.

Mulletmudbogger

Any pics?

Quadrobenz

I have no pics with the larger tires. Since they are on the stock wheels they look almost identical to the factory tire.

tusabes

They should fill the wheel gap a bit more, being a larger tire

RostovMB

Could someone help me figure this out? Would staggered fit 19x8.5 front and 19x9.5, bolt pattern of 5x112, 255/40/19 front and 275/40/19 rear work for my 2001 s430? Thanks!

tusabes

You didn't list the wheel offset , usually printed on the back of the wheel

If it's ET 35-45 they should work

An ET under 35 May stick out too much and requires fender rolling or flaring

Mulletmudbogger

You really need an offset near the factory specs to look factory. 44 for the front and 46 for the rear

Any rims from the w221 will fit well

The lower the offset the more they will stick out.

Mulletmudbogger

More photos of w221 rims on w220!

19" in the background and 18" in the foreground

Mulletmudbogger

And more! These are w216 rims. 18x8.5 front and 18x9.5" rear