BruNo

how much "mm" wheel spacers r needed for my c sedan with 225/40r18 all around on offset35 18x8rims??? I should have gone with 255/35s on 18x9 on my rears...but at that time, i wasnt sure that they werent gonna rub wen d car is loaded, and wen i emailed the wheel manufacturer..they offered me to have it d same on all fours instead of staggered for load reasons. now, im blaming myself coz d rear tires arent FLUSH with the rear wheel wells. I want to put on Spacers to make the rear just as aggressive as installing 255s. Would it be 5mm, 10mm, 12mm??????? and by how much should i extended my current bolts? thanks

lhoang

with a 18x8 , 225/40/18 on the rear, you can go as high as a 20mm spacer or any less. use an H&R spacer. i know cuz i've had the 25mm and it rubbed. so 20 will clear you. so basically you need bolts that 20mm longer.

zpeed

Picture Please, Bruno!! So you don't have any rubbing problem? What kind of spring do you have? I have H&R.

I'm ready to buy Carlsson 1/5 too. I'm thinking about stagger or not. 255/35/18 seam too big for the C240. I might I go 245/35/18 instead.

antonio

does this apply to the front also? 20mm spacer max. and this will not mean having the fenders rolled right?

lhoang

antonio - spacers for front , with a 17,18,19, x7, 7.5, 8 wheel you can go 5 mm max. anymore would hit he fender.


zspeed - i have gone 255/35/18 kuhmo 712 tires (for sale actually, less 3k on them) in the rear on a 18x9 wheel (amg mono 2) they are not too wide. it is the perfect aggressive look that you are probably looking for. any wider than this will rub. i ran this with no spacer. setup - 18x8, x9 rear. tires- 225/40 fr , 255/35 rr.

lhoang

idea of what rear will look like, this is with h&r sport springs.

TXTiger

Looks like you have the sport package. Do you still have the 5 spoke sport wheels the car came with?

lhoang

nope, don't have the sport package. but if you are looking for those type of wheels. you can buy the style wheel in an 18" , which are way better. i think they are only $180 a wheel from discount tire direct.

what made you think that mine was a sport package? my tint? i have removed my tint actually. (yesterday)

TXTiger

Looked like the same tint as on the sport package.

tberry

just curious to see some Htown folks in here. WHAZUPPPPP! any GTG in Htown for Benz folks (pref. C/CLK class?). I have 235/40/17s on 17x8s and the front looks great but Buellwinkle suggested I get some H&R spacers for rears. He's got 10mm but he stated I should get 15mm. Can some of u guys with spacers post some pics? thanks.

ViKTORiOUS

what spacers should i use for 19x8.5 fronts and 19x9.5 in the rear??? please please please help me!!!!!!!

zpeed

Thank you, Ihoang your ride look good.
I will order my soon can't wait

antonio

whatever your tire size is (eg235/40/18) just add another 20mm spacer and you'll get 255/40/18. i have 225/40/18, so i think i'll get the 20mm spacer also.

mdp c230k

Actually, it doesn't work that way.

lhoang

your right!

it doesn't work that way, lets see if i can explain it.

if you run a 255 tire (no spacer) that runs evenly.

if you run 235 plus a 20mm spacer , your adding that 20mm only to one side . not evenly. so actually you would be running 275. 20 to the outside (with spacer) and 20 on the inside ( air space cuz the spacer pushed it away from the hub. get it?

i think that is right. so if you run 225 plus 20mm spacer, then its actually... 265. no RUB.

lhoang

viktorious, what is your offset on your wheels? the size of your wheels are fine and will fit only with the correct offset.

lhoang

tberry, get 15mm spacer for the rear of your coupe. it will look good. my bro has a coupe and i think we are going to do it to his soon. a houston gtg would be agood idea. i'll start a post in events and gatherings. saturday the 16th sound good?

BruNo

hmmm...is this correct??? if i want a 255 look.....

then 255-225(what i have)=30mm/2=15mm???

so is it 15mm spacer for a 225/40r18 on 18x8 rims for the REAR? and that also equates to bolts 15mm longer?

ViKTORiOUS

+44 in the front and +46 in the rear (offest), can i use 15mm spacers?
19x8.5 in the front and 19x9.5 in the rear

antonio

you are absolutely right. i totally forgot about the "air space". thanks for clearing that up...even with me. sorry if i confused anyone.

gab

where can i get the cheapest spacers?

why are some spacers sold for over 100 bucks?

lhoang

autowerksexpress.com

lhoang

bruno,
correct. a 15mm spacer on a 225 will give u the look of 255.

viktorious,

use a 5-10mm in front and a 15mm in rear.

5 will push your offset to about 38-40 in the front.

and 15mm will push the rear offset to about 32-35 .

now you just need bolts! add the mm of the spacer to the original bolt to the wheels you have and your set.

rrf

I suggest H&Rs only, the quality is worth the price. You can buy from Evosport why go elsewhere, save $10-20? Don't be cheap with this mod. You want the right spacers and the right bolts. Not the cheapest made.

lhoang

rrf, you still have your factory xenons?

if so e-mail me : linhhoang1001@yahoo.com