Quick question about wheels

Jul 17, 2019 | 11:06 AM

AndreNY

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Quick question about wheels

Hey guys on my wife's '12 C300 i have 17's but the tires are due to be changed so i wanted to upgrade to 18's i found a nice set of wheels with tires but just had a quick question about fitment, The car is 12 C300 4-Matic and the wheels are 18x8.5" all around ET38 with a 235/40 tire size, i know the rear should be good just wondering if the fitment will be flush in front or will it poke a bit

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Andre

Jul 17, 2019 | 03:53 PM

Tom in Austin

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Check the diameter of your present front tires and compare to the ones you want to fit. There's only about 5 mm clearance beneath the spring perch to the tire tread (stick your finger in there and you'll see), so that's your critical dimension.

Jul 17, 2019 | 03:57 PM

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Jul 19, 2019 | 09:58 AM

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Poking out is not your main concern with these setup but rubbing is. It will rub on front with compressed springs and also it will poke out slightly.

I had 235/35/19 with 8,0 - et45 on front and rubbed slightly on hard turns and with springs fully compressed with wheels turned. Compared to mine , your front wheels will poke out 0,5 inch more and your tyre diameter is 0,2 inch bigger.