lbmazdaspeed

I’m looking to get wheels for my coupe, but I am having a hard time deciding which wheels to go with. can you guys help me out!?, I will be getting H&R springs install as well
Below are the pics of the wheels that I am currently thinking of getting. any suggestions are also welcome!
19x8.5F/10R Linea Corse Lemans Hyper Silver w/ Polished Lip $1,299

19" WHEELS FOR MERCEDES C230 E320 E CLASS SLK CLK C240 ( wheels from ebay) $798

19" WHEELS MERCEDES CLK C CLASS SLK E CLASS S500 RIMS ( Monarch wheels from ebay I think there the Euro 63rs) $1,299


thanks

tommy

I'm not a big fan of any of them, honestly. So if I had to choose between them, I'd pick the one under 20 lbs. If none are, then I'd keep searching.

LinDenKid

Get the Linea coarse. I've always wonder how they would look on my coupe. hehe.

Cairo94507

Really it depends upon the budget you set. Of those listed I prefer the 5 spoke without the rivets. I tend to like simple, easy to clean wheels though.

omg its nate

Linea Corse Lemans, I always wanted them!

Song

Linea Corse Lemans Hyper Silver!

howardyudoing

imo go for 18s.

Midnight Koop

+1

07 Benz

+2

omg its nate

Why not 19s? My 17s look small.

tommy

19's allow for a very small amount of rubber to protect them. There's also a pretty hefty difference in weights between that and a 18.

I've got 18s, and agree with others here that it's the optimal size, at least to me.

07 Benz

For a little better appearance - 19's,
For ride quality, wheel protection and weight reduction - 18's

lbmazdaspeed

would the Linea Corse Lemans Hyper Silver fit the coupe, cause i know the rear wheel is 19x10 which is a little wider then the other wheels.


do you guy's have any suggestions on 18's i could get instead?

aigooalex

+10 =) 18's all the way!
imo 19's are way to heavy and too big for my small v6

W203E35

Cough Cough

my 19s weight less than my stock 17s so don't worry about weight. (my comment isn't between these wheels but just wheels in general)

One thing I learned is don't cheap out on wheels. You get what you pay for BUT I felt a HUGE difference between the Lorinsers and the VOLKs even though the Lorinsers cost much more than the VOLKs.

howardyudoing

lol well i said 18s cause he drive a coupe which already looks small... if you get bigger wheels your car will look smaller. just IMO lol

tommy

But aftermarket 18s would weigh less than your aftermarket 19s.

I think that Kirstie Alley has been using the same logic as you.

Midnight Koop

W203E35

Depends what wheels. Like I said my 19s weight less than my stock 17s.
No offense to the OP but i'm sure they weigh much less that the 18's he has posted up there.
This isn't to stroke my wheels just in general. Same goes with BBS wheels as well.
Like I said the Lorinser exact same size feels almost double the weight. Even 18's wont weight less.

Midnight Koop

i'm pretty sure he was referring to 19's vs 18's of the exact same wheel.

W203E35

makes sense but my original comment wasn't specific to these wheels but in general. That people usually think 19s weigh more that may be the case with same wheels but not the case with different brands.

Howard, your correct I think 19's might look to big on the coupe as well

Midnight Koop

the coupe is about 6'' shorter than the sedan, so i also think 19's look out of proportion. also not worth paying the hundreds more for decent tires in that range.

get 18's, and use the extra cash to get a decent set of rubbers

Midnight Koop

there is a guy on mymbonline who has one of those sets of rims on his coupe. i couldn't find a good pic, but here is his sig:

tommy

That's a good point about tires - had forgotten about the $ difference, which can be substantial.

As far as the second point, I recommend Magnums.

lbmazdaspeed

thank you all for your comments and great suggestions,
it does make since to go with 18's. I wanted 18's at first, but i couldnt really find any wheels that I liked that are 18's. and I found this 3 wheels that I like but there all 19's. and since I am only lowering the car with H&R springs. I thought that the car would look best with 19's, but like you all said most of the 19's weight to much. which is true. So....

do you guys have any suggestions on some good light weight 18's wheels?
( I want a staggered setup)