Not really.
I am kind of a wheel ***** and i had OEM, aftermarket and replica set's of wheels and i used to refurbish wheels back in my school days.

The ones i had were good quality. Varnish did'nt flake or turn white. Had 1 curb accident and wasn't even that noticable. I had some OEM AMG monoblock 1's and that lip was bent with the same accident.

Could be that the replica would crack in a harder accident and the OEM AMG not. But i like them. The only reason i solled them was because spacers are illegal in Belgium. And i do lot's of Km's.

Thanks frank, I don't know why nothing showed up the first time i search for them, but this time it did.

Okay I need some help, I have a 2007 C230 SS, and I just ordered some BBS LM Reps
Front is going to be 19x8.5 offset 35
Rear is going to be 19x9.5 offset 40
I have read here that I will need atleast 8mm spacers in the front to clear the calipers, and I won't need spacers in the rear, even tho I don't need spacers in the rear, will i have to get longer lugs for the rear since the offset is 40??

at least 8mm if not 10mm for the front. and for the rear you'll need a 5mm or your tires gonna rub on the inside.

Post pics once you get them, good luck.

If you get spacers, make sure to get hubcentric or else it won't ride well (shaky steering wheel and rough ride). I actually have an extra set of 10mm Eibach ProSpacers that I'm selling. PM me if you want them.

So I got new replacement silver st4 rim but they now look too silver. I guess my old ones faded over time. Is there anything I can do?

You can repaint them all to match. Dupont makes OEM wheel paint that they sell at any auto parts store.

Ive painted stuff before but never rims. I dont know if i wanna go that route yet. Itll be tricky since its polished lip and the ribbets around the edges will be way too difficult to masks. If thats the only solution then ill just have to put up with it.

Finally got my 18" CLS55 AMG reps. Went with 5mm spacers up front, and 3mm in back. With a 32 front offset, can I run 3mm spacers in the front and still clear the calipers?



If I ever move to a place with less potholes I'll have to run lower profile tires, 235/40/18 up front is just a bit too tall, but I'll take the tradeoff of more cushion for the rims anyday.

Your going to need spacers in the rear. I had BBS LM reps with the same sizing and offset, and when they tried testing them I needed at least a 12mm spacer in the front and 5-8mm in the back and that was barley clearing the brakes. Please PM or post how you ended getting them to fit, what spacers and lugs you used, and how they look once you get them on, I returned myn because I was worried it would be to aggressive looking but I think it should look fine. Good luck, it will look sick!

How much actual clearance do I need between the rim and the front caliper?

I'm running 32 offset wheels in the front with 5mm spaces, but I can easily put my pinky width-wise inbetween the rim and caliper, at least a 8-10mm gap.

Could I conceivably run the wheel w/out a spacer if I have so much room?

My rims are 32mm offset Fronts and 36mm offset rear and don't require spacers but I too can put my pinky in between no problem so it may differ from rim to rim. But if you want to be safe in comparison, the stock wheel is about 5mm or 1/4 inch away from the caliper. But you also need to factor in the inside clearance to make sure tire or wheel doesnt rub on the suspension or wheel well if you do take out the spacers.

I posted up a thread on backspacing/clearance for wheels. If you put in your stock wheel offset and width it'll give you the OEM backspacing. Then you can put in your current wheels offset and width and you can compare it to OEM backspacing.

More Pics Please!!!

I'll take more pics this weeked on my real camera once the centercaps come in the mail and the weather cooperates. I just photoshopped a "centercap" into that pic for the time being lol

Gonna try and remove all the spaces as well, at least use 3mm spacer up front instead of 5mm, I think the stance is a bit too wide up front now especially with the 235 tires. All should be fixed within the week though.

I'm wanting to get LMR replicas for my 02 C230 Coupe and found them staggered in 18x8.5 & 18x9.5. Will I need spacers and if so what size spacers to make the wheels flush or poke? Also will my MB center caps fit these wheels? Does anyone have pics of these wheels on a low coupe? Thank you

What are the offsets of the wheel? Just telling us the width doesn't help much. It's all about offset to know if it'll fit. As for the flush it depends. If you're running 8.5 infront then +25-28 will give it a good flush without having to roll and pull the fender. As for the rear if you're doing 9.5 you can do +20-25 but it'll require some rolling of the fender and maybe grinding the bracket holding the bumper to the quarter panel. That's the only way to really do flush look.

Oh the wheels I was looking at are +35. Where would that put it? I don't mind rolling the lip

If you have a 05+ it wont fit and you'll need 10mm spacers.

It's an 02.

It should be fine but wont be flush. Its close to OEM spec but will be out more because of the wider wheel.

Any idea how much of a spacer to make it flush or should I put them on first and measure?

Ok so I posted this question on my thread but I only got a response from phister. I will be taking delivery of KW Varient 1 Coilovers this wednesday and have recently become very nervous with the wheel/tire fitment. As said before, the wheels ate 18x8.5 ET32 front and 10x10 ET36 rear. I know people have said that KW coilovers run a bit fatter than most factory suspension. I do not have any spacers available and was planning on bringing the coils and tires to the shop friday to get everything squared away. I want to have the wheels on at the time of the install so I can make sure the alignment is done to fit the larger wheels. Does anyone foresee any issues with this. I am not all that familiar with the stock dimensions like many others are, so if anyone (besides Phister, thanks by the way) has any input, it would be great. Thanks!

You'll want at least 10mm spacers. And for the rears you want to make sure you get the 10mm spacers that have a lip so the
wheel can sit on it and be sure its hubcentric. Anything after 5mm in the rear require a lip. It'll look like these. Plus get good ones like some H&R ones.