Outkasted24

what if I push the fenders out a little, stretch the tires, and add a small spacer? will there be enough room or are my dreams shot?

I want to accomplish this concave look all the way around, but 18" and on a W203 of course.....

phister

You're problem with +35 offset is going to be inside and outside wheel well. With 9.5 +35 it's going to eat up the tires on the fender and against the strut. With the concave look or a lot of lip, it doesn't come down to the width of the wheel, it's offset.

You can create that look with 8.5. You just need to get a lower offset. Hell you can get that look with 8" plus it'll give you space where you might not have to pull the fenders, maybe just rolling them. You can lower on the offset like +15 on 18x8 and achieve the concave look. With wider wheels you need less offset to get more concave or lip. With less wider wheels you need an offset closer to 0. That's why you'll see civics with stretch tires on 16x7 with +5 offset or something to get a good lip.

Even my old cls wheels had a slight concave look and they where 18x8.5 +28 18x9.5 +33

So you can probably do 18x8.5 +25 18x9.5 +28 and have pretty concave wheels, but it also has to do with the Wheels you buy. Some are designed to be concave like the VMR wheels.

bimo2700mf

we should vote phister as a moderator for wheel & tire stuff, he's really know from all aspect from bottom to top

phister

lol im just another member that is here to help those that need helping thats all. everyone contributes what they can.

socalsunsets

Hi guys, I got these, C55 lowered on H&R springs

F - 18x8 +32

R - 18x9 +40

Front barely won't clear calipers, so I'm trying to find out what size spacers to get for both front and rear, trying to bring them just at the fender for some stance

I was thinking 12mm in the front and 15mm in the rear, what do you guys think? Usually people run 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 so the 12.7mm difference is throwing me off in terms of what size spacer I should run for stance. For instance, if someone who runs 18x9.5 +35 in the rear runs a 10mm spacer spacer in the back for a +25 rear offset, should I run a way bigger spacer with my bigger offset and thinner wheel?

phister

since it's only 18x8 and 18x9 those will be good size spacers to get it flushed with the body. Just be careful with the rears depending on the tires your running.

socalsunsets

thank you for the quick response so early in the morning phister

above edit: "Usually people run 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 so the 12.7mm difference is throwing me off in terms of what size spacer I should run for stance. For instance, if someone who runs 18x9.5 +35 in the rear runs a 10mm spacer spacer in the back for a +25 rear offset, then I run a way bigger spacer with not only my larger offset to worry about but also a thinner wheel, right?"

indeed, the fact that i'm running a .5 thinner wheel sort of throws me off a bit. i've been looking through the mbworld forums all day trying to get an idea of what would be good haha. i'm usually just a lurker so i'd just wanna take the opportunity to say i've always liked how your car sits! thanks for your time

edit: rear tires are hankook evo v12s, 245/35

front same - 225/40

phister

You're correct. If you have a wider wheel you won't need that low of an offset to get it flushed since you have so much wheel. With a less wider wheel you'll need a lower offset to get it to sit flushed. You're 0.5 is not that much of a difference to the 8.5 & 9.5. So you're setup compared to others isn't that off. You'll just be able to get away with a couple more mm on your spacers.

greekspec2

my Schmidts Vn-Lines for my C55 AMG enjoy...
19x9et29 3'' dish 215/35/19 Dunlop SportMaxx
19x10.5et29 4.5'' dish 245/30/19 Dunlop SportMaxx
no spacers needed

phister

Nice stretch on the fronts now throw them on the car and snap some pics

phister

I'm assuming your cars lowered, hopefully you rolled and pulled the fenders and grinded the rear bumper tabs down.

greekspec2

this is what I'm on at the moment

greekspec2

no need to pull or roll fenders.....

phister

Ya you're offsets are pretty high still even how wide your wheels are. Your wheels have a high face disk to clear the calipers.

greekspec2

yeah...honestly offset don't mean anything too me....every wheel is gonna fit different,I havd the template from Volker Schmidt which I made to scale and then tested on my car,for instance schmidt vn lines on a w203,w209 or r171 amg you cant go biger then a 6'' inner barrel on the fron and 5.5 inner on the rear

phister

Yea my CCWs are low face so they'll never clear the calipers and require spacers

FrankW

Nice c55 greekspec. I like the wheels, but personally not a fan of stretch tires.

greekspec2

I ended up running a V3/high disk front and a V2/low disk rear for faces/centers and then picked my barrels from there

greekspec2

thanks dude

kattanh3

Hi guys! 18x8.5 et 35 all around.. will I need spacers? recommended tire sizes? car is OEM hight at the moment but H&R springs should be coming in soon... thanks

phister

If you have the sport model with the larger calipers you might. Just depends on design of the wheels. Test fit them on the front and you'll know if you do or not. I'd do 225/40/18 or 235/40/18 if you want a smoother ride.

bimo2700mf

do you want to look more flusher maybe add 5 - 10 mm spacer will be a great idea, if you feel the front wheels gap higher than the rear wheels you can cut 1/2 coil for the front spring, it will still comfortable & safe just be sure to paint the spring to prevent it from corrosion

tcka

'03 C240 4matic

BBS RSII 023 17' 8/9J, with spacers ET 25 front/rear. 215/45R17 Dunlop SP9000. Custom lowering springs.

tcka

'03 C240 4matic

BBS LM 18' 8.5J all around, ET 30 front, ~15 rear. 215/40R18 Dunlop LM703. XYZ Coilovers.

FrankW

both set up looks great tcka!