DiceCedes

Well after 2 years of wanting 19s, I got them and they rub. I am a little frustrated because the 18s went so well. Both sets of wheels are authentic Brabus and am glad that I still have the 18s.

I am running 265/30 like everyone else. I would have thought that authentic stuff would be a perfect fit. I guess I need to roll the rear fenders even though I am on stock suspension on my 05 C230.

Kinda bummed. What do you think?

rlee02135

wrong offset?
authentic wheels car rub too...

DiceCedes

I do not think so. The brabus fit kit had W203 on the packages and the wheel offsets for the 19s are ET45. The kit had 10mm for the back and 16mm for the front. They are 8.5/9.5 set up.

sirenebekim

what do you mean by rub? is it a constant rub regardless of driving conditions, or just an occasional rub under bumpy conditions?

Blazinpin0i

i say juss roll your fenders, but thats weird rubbing on stock suspension

rlee02135

also get a smaller tire...255?
is it rubbing in the rear or the front too?

sirenebekim

mine rubs only when i turn it to the left....forwards, or backwards, it rubs the inner plastics that are in the fender

DiceCedes

Rubs under bumpy conditions. No marks on the tires and worse when people are in the back seat and hit a bump. Sounds like a scrap. It could be the plastics underneath.

DiceCedes

Should have went 255. Mostly the rear.

sirenebekim

if its under bumpy conditions i have that too, normal i suppose. just take it easy

KleanC

Yupp..thats how it is for me...im on my stock suspension with 19's..rubbing and i hit a ahrd bump on the freeway a part of my fender broke off and now the front left fender near the driver sead is sticking out and hitting my wheel when i drive and make turns.. i have to get it cut and rolled... i suggest you do the same

Blake P

Wow. Hard to believe they'd make you run such big spacers, especially up front. Can anybody else with 19" Brabus wheels confirm the offset and spacer size?

white_w203

how does your car rub? you're not even lowered.

JDitlaia

anybody know the correct offsets for the front and rear of c230 ss

FIXEDupW209

weird...mine only rub when i have more than one other person in my car and its pretty bad on the freeway. Every little bump and it will rub. I take it easy on turns and it might rub a bit if i turn the wheel fully to one side but thats about it.

JDitlaia

anybody know the correct offsets for the front and rear of c230 ss

carlssoncclass

In many situations that authentic wheels will also rub because of the tires sizes and the stock suspension that is too soft.
The best situation is to use 225/255. ALso, stock suspensions are too soft so when the car hit a bump or when it turns it will rub because of the body roll.m Try get a set of nice suspension and sway bars to decrease the body roll.

Good luck,

Nico

Berger Stahl

isnt it +35mm all around ???

dnasty8305

i have the 19 brabus rep set up staggered with no rub no spacers its all good over here... you must have some thick tires

drexappeal

Where did you buy the 19's from? Did you buy from CEC directly or did you buy from a vendor that says they are authentic and got the rims from CEC?

DiceCedes

I got them from a vendor that actually got them from Brabus NA in NPB. They were in the shop for a year or so before the CEC deal. I know they are authentic though. Original box and stamped everywhere with part numbers and brabus/ronal manufacturered.

Oh yeah, found a local place that is going to look at the fender friday. We will see.

Thanks everyone for their input and help. I appreciate it.

D

sirenebekim

the fender in the front? all they do is cut the tabs on the bottom of the piece of plastic you remove when you change the foglights.. Redrill the hole for the snap tabs, and I believe you can squeeze 20" w/o rubbing once you do that

FrankW

depending the situation. authentic wheel does not always mean no rubbing. Carlsson recommand rolling the fender when you run their 19x10 ET35.

OCKlasse

You are running a 19 * 8.5 with a 29 offset?! That's your problem (for the front at least)...if you run a 10mm spacer up front instead, you'll be fine...I don't know how you are running that kinda offset up front.

FrankW

ET29 is the correct offset for 19x8.5 Brabus wheels. between Carlsson, Lorinser, and Brabus they're all using either ET28 or ET29 for the front 19x8.5. AMG's the only one that's a little different.

edit: The correct offset for Brabus wheels on W203 is ET29 19x8.5 and ET35 19x9.5