I found a good deal on a set of Mandrus wheels that came off an E55 so I jumped on it! Here are the specs and pics!

Offset 32 front-35 rear
Tires 245 40 18 front - 265 35 18 rear

 

Very nice.

 

Nice wheels but looks like they are sticking out

 

Rubbing a little in the rear when I go over bumps, getting 255 35 18 tires for the rear tomorrow. 265 is too wide.

 

Offsets are pretty low but still looks good to me.

I run Mandrus wheels at 42front 52 Rear

 

Have you rolled your fenders?

 

They're not rolled, should I still roll them after I get the new tires?

 

I also have a set of springs I want to install so I guess that would be best.

 

Yea get them rolled after new tires. Should be cheap to roll ($10/fender here where I am) or you can rent/borrow a roller if you know how to do it yourself. If you wanna save money you can use a bat (ghetto but works if you know what your doing LOL)

 

Do they rub on the inside or outside?

 

I wouldn't lower to much with those offsets. Your gonna rub for sure on bumps. You can only roll the inner lip of the fenders so much which gives about 1/2" or less more clearance. Unless you have your fenders pulled and rolled.

 

Pretty sure they're rubbing on the inside but wouldn't surprise me if both sides were.

 

Really nice wheels, looks just a little off, but still really sharp - how good was the deal that made you settle with the not so perfect offset?

Any better pics or details on the exhaust tips? they also look really nice...

 

I checked it when I got home and it seems like its rubing on the inside about an inch down from the top of the tire.

 

I will take more pics when the new tires go on. Car is pretty dirty in these pics, will take clean ones tomorrow.

 

The deal was good enough to where I can get my money right back if they dont work. Sorry for not posting the price, lol..

 

they look good....but your gonna rub even w 255 if you put the springs on. Rolling the fenders doesnt help cause it rubs on the inner wheel well, not the actual fender. tried it w 35mm offset, didnt work

 

Right now its rubbing on the little piece of metal that needs to b rolled in. so ur saying it will rub past that too?

 

I think he has it backwards if I'm understanding him correctly.

By rolling the fender the inner lip of the fender gets rolled flat making the inner lip of the fender clamped against the fender itself. Though I still think there's a chance you'll still rub.

Try tire size 255/30/18 rear and 235/35/18front if you can. The width from 265 to 255 isn't a game changer but in combination to a smaller tire height from 35 to 30 may help.

 

what I mean is Ive run 3 different sets of wheels on my last C, 35mm included. It only clears the fender w 255 35 18 on the rear, the fronts I ran 225 40 18 35mm. these were on 8.5 and 9.5. The problem comes in when you drop the car, I did H&R i think it was 1.2 drop and it rubbed slightly with those wheels on the inner well fabric on bad bumps. As the springs settled in it rubbed alot and started leaving marks on the fabric wheel well, If I let it go for a few weeks it woulda burned through. Stock ride height was no problem, it made a slight noise on bottom outs but there was NO sign of rubbing. A easy solution is to find a local machine shop and have them machine off 5mm on the rears.

TO fefo25
The black brabus wheels that i test fit for u were machined from a 25mm(rim marking) offset to 38mm (i think... I measured using a formula I found here)

dont know who did it in Cali for the Docs kid but they were from a different class benz. I know B.Gorman in the wheel section does custom offsets, so it shouldnt be expensive or hard for a machine shop to CNC them if they have a CNC, that would be the only way I would have a shop do it, if the have a CNC. then you are worry free and no probs so you can drop it. I cleared w 38mm on the white C350 dropped 1.2 in the rear

 

Ill look into that, thanks..

 

But if you machine off material then you pull the wheel in more and rub more....he needs spacers if he is rubbing on the inner quarter panel.

 

Its definitely not rubbing on the inside.

 

Can you post a profile picture from the front or back? This makes me think (once again) that I'd be OK running 35 offset rims...

 

we need to know width of the wheels and the offset, not just the offset.......

PS - Dr Todd won't like 'em unless they contribute to the murdered out club. Hahahhahahahha

JK Todd