W204's and offsets of wheels
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dasinner it only matters if you lower ur car, stock ride height u can run pretty much anything without problems.
Your tires size really matters when it comes to lower offset wheels, if your in the +50 range u can run wider tires. Anyone who needs tire or wheel advice POST UR WHEEL SPECS with the width, diameter, and offset of the fronts and backs. Thats what matters, not just a question or what tires should I run? we need info to help
Your tires size really matters when it comes to lower offset wheels, if your in the +50 range u can run wider tires. Anyone who needs tire or wheel advice POST UR WHEEL SPECS with the width, diameter, and offset of the fronts and backs. Thats what matters, not just a question or what tires should I run? we need info to help
as far lowering the car do i just buy the h&r spring or the whole kit ?!?!? thanks ...
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what are u trying to lower to? If you buy springs u are stuck at that height, theres no adjusting, but ur spending less than 300 for springs and whatever labor is or DIY. If you do coilovers you can adjust whenever u want to, but theyre around 1000 bucks, so its a give and take. U gotta figure out what u r gonna do with lowering the car then worry about wheels, unless u get high offsets and then u can lower as much as u want and just get tires to match the wheels and drop of the car. U need to do some reading my friend. Just dont buy on a whim or copy what u see
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what are u trying to lower to? If you buy springs u are stuck at that height, theres no adjusting, but ur spending less than 300 for springs and whatever labor is or DIY. If you do coilovers you can adjust whenever u want to, but theyre around 1000 bucks, so its a give and take. U gotta figure out what u r gonna do with lowering the car then worry about wheels, unless u get high offsets and then u can lower as much as u want and just get tires to match the wheels and drop of the car. U need to do some reading my friend. Just dont buy on a whim or copy what u see
i was worried about rubbin and scrapin ... i want wheels 19" staggered or non staggered i am not sure if i lower the car.... but i dont wanna stuck with the wheels after that if i decided to lower and i cant(i dont want adjustable) ...
i think adjustable makes ur car more bouncing when hit bump as i had on my ex car ...thnks
FWIW I'm running 19x8.5 +47, 235/35 and 19x9.5 +50, 265/30 on H&R super sports. It sits pretty low and doesn't rub at all.
Another thing to consider is that some tires run more narrow (or more wide) than others. I think Falken 912s are on the narrow side. My tires are General Exclaims.
The wheels are 5x114.3 and I'm planning to run wobble bolts however the holes on the wheels and maybe the holes on the hub as well need to be 16.5mm. Raderwerks who sell the wobble bolts says 16.5mm is pretty standard but hopefully one of you can chime in. Thanks in advance.
What kind of wheels are you thinking about? Please let us know how it goes with the wobble bolts.
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I'm looking into some BBS rims. I thought about it for a while and I might just go and have them redrilled. At first I didn't want to because if late I wanted to sell them, the value might go down a little (just an assumption). Plus if I ever wanted to run spacers, wobble bolts wouldn't work. I'm gonna go ahead and order them tomorrow.
I'm looking into some BBS rims. I thought about it for a while and I might just go and have them redrilled. At first I didn't want to because if late I wanted to sell them, the value might go down a little (just an assumption). Plus if I ever wanted to run spacers, wobble bolts wouldn't work. I'm gonna go ahead and order them tomorrow.
I think you'd have no problem selling re-drilled wheels on a VW (mk5) forum. That's assuming you got them re-drilled at a reputable place.
I'd get my wheels re-drilled if I could find a local shop to do it for a reasonable price. I got estimates of $75-100 per wheel!
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Haha, yes they were BBS LMs. Unfortunately they took it off their site so I think they're sold 
Going to try and call them tomorrow anyways to confirm. If not, then my hunt begins once again. What a bummer.
Going to try and call them tomorrow anyways to confirm. If not, then my hunt begins once again. What a bummer.
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https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...mg-wheels.html
FWIW I'm running 19x8.5 +47, 235/35 and 19x9.5 +50, 265/30 on H&R super sports. It sits pretty low and doesn't rub at all.
Another thing to consider is that some tires run more narrow (or more wide) than others. I think Falken 912s are on the narrow side. My tires are General Exclaims.
FWIW I'm running 19x8.5 +47, 235/35 and 19x9.5 +50, 265/30 on H&R super sports. It sits pretty low and doesn't rub at all.
Another thing to consider is that some tires run more narrow (or more wide) than others. I think Falken 912s are on the narrow side. My tires are General Exclaims.
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Our Vossen/C-class gallery is here but I need to find out the offsets...
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Our Vossen/C-class gallery is here but I need to find out the offsets...
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Tires are 265/30/19 on the rear. Thats the size to run on a 19x9.5 without spacers. They work perfect without the spacer, but the wheels sit in too much. HRE's offsets are conservative. Im told rolling the rear quarters is not advised, so my only real option is to raise it up a bit.
Here is what it looks like without the 10mm spacer. This is 19x9.5 ET50. Too much gap. 8mm would be perfect, but H&R only makes 10mm,and up.
Here is what it looks like without the 10mm spacer. This is 19x9.5 ET50. Too much gap. 8mm would be perfect, but H&R only makes 10mm,and up.
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http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=16436 8mm spacer from a good company.
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http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=16436 8mm spacer from a good company.
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