Don't know what size of rim I should go with on my 04 c230. I do want to go staggered tho and drop it on springs. I need opinions... Don't know much bout Benz I'm new-_-

go to the wheel/tire thread it has all you need. The norm is 18/19 x 8.5 front and 18/19 x 9.5 rear. offset range from +25-+38 depending on tire size you want. You can go more than 235 in front. If you go on the low end of the offset you'll have to roll the fender, do some grinding, and do some tire stretching.

10 inches in the back is going to require some work... 9.5 is much more manageable..

it all comes down to the look you are going for and the work you want to put in to make them fit. if you just want to bolt on and go - then you need to get the correct offset from the start.

19x10 can be done in the rear and has been done many times. I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you are ready to do some fender work (rolling, pulling, and grinding). Right now I am running 19x8.5 on the front and 19x9.5 on the rear, no problems with the front, and after a lot of inner fender grinding I have some minor rubbing on the rear when I have alot of people in my car. Really its your choice, just depends on how much work your willing to put into it

Thanx a lot for the info guys. Yea I guess I will go with the 19x9.5 rear I dont want it to rub to much. I will drop it on tein springs that I'm looking at on eBay. Any recommendations on how much should I drop it?? I'm going for that look like peydidy and phister.
I live in the bay in san Jose for any good shops.

i would go with H&R springs if you want to go low. In my case I'm on BC coilovers. Tein spring rate are pretty soft, heck they're softer than the OEM SS springs. If you want a moderate drop I'd search for some used SS spring from an +05 post facelift w203. You can find good deals on springs in the classifeds.

I dont know if I would compare my look to phisters, I am just running my stock SS suspension (facelifted 05+) while phisters got crazy stance and super low set up going, a lot nicer then mine. But I agree with phister about getting a 05+ set up, they go super cheep considering a lot of people upgrade to coil overs and just have there stocks laying around. I saw one FS here for 50 just last week. Also you said your in the san jose area, Sonic MS is doing a really good deal right now for lowering springs, for 399 they will give you a set of lower springs, install them, and do an alinement, IMO thats a great deal. I have heard great things about sonic MS, the person I bought my coupe off of had the coilovers that are on it right now installed there and he said they were great. Heres the link to that deal:http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/pts/3057098834.html

Also Car tunz ( I think I am spelling that wrong) in Pleasanton does really great work and works on a lot of really nice cars (lambos, ferraris, benz, bmw) does good work, I had some stuff done there, only thing is they are SUPER expensive. Also you can always go the coil over route but that will cost more, but at least they are adjustable which is a plus.

or this one if you go down to the LA area

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...n-special.html

Yoo.. big thanks man. I'm new to this and so far I've learned a lot

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9.5 and 10" makes zero difference. It is all about your offset and you still need to do some trimming of the tabs with the 9.5.

These were 19x10 in the rear.

So fender rolling wont be enough for 19x9.5 or 10"??

concentrate on the OFFSET of the wheels you are planning on installing. You are looking at fender rolling without having an idea of which wheels you are going to go with.

get all the wheel info you need and lets talk after that. it almost sound like you are moving ahead of yourself - one step at a time buddy.

You dont need to roll the fender. Fender rolling is for people who wants to do the stance phister is doing.

Hi

I want to know if c63 amg rims (9.5 x 19 x et38) will fit a c180 coupe 2012/2013? thx

19x9.5 in front wont fit if they're 19x9.5 all around. I have 18x9 and required some good fender rolling and pulling so it wont hit the fender or the suspension.

correct. just like phister says...the wider I had fit was also 9" in front..was 1mm from the suspension and 1 or 2mm out from fender..so 9,5 is not possible...

Sorry, i forgot to mention that the 19 x 9.5 x ET38 is a rear rim which I want to fit my c180 coupe 2012/2013. And which size of tyre do u recommend if I can use it? thx

Can someone please help me on this issue? Thanks.

255/30/19 is the norm for the rear in that size and it'll fit in the rear

Hey Thank you Phister ! And what size do you advise for the front ?

What are the specs for the fronts? Most do 225/35/19

Hi

I've been looking for the size u said (225/35/19) but invain. I'm having 235/35/19 instead. Will this fit ? Thx

Hi again,

Can't get 225/35/19. I'm having 235/35/19 instead. Will this fit ? Thx