Mike5215

He also means either 255/30/20 or 255/25/20.

First number is tread width in MM

Second number is the ratio of sidewall height to tread width. (30% of 255mm for example is a sidewall height of 76mm)

Last number is wheel diameter. On a staggered set up with wider rears you drop down in sidewall ratio on the rear to keep the overall wheel + tire diameter the same or close to it.

MezZzo300

they left the car standing on 2 wheels under the middle of the car that they put

atl 2 chi

Looks very nice! What off set for the front and rear?

I am having issued finding wheels to fit my C450.

atl 2 chi

Tried another set of rims today(Niche) and the front cleared control arm, but barely. The guys at the rim shop said it was way to close for the install. In fact, they said, and I saw, that the tire definitely would have touched the control arm. They called Vossen and Vossen said they are aware of the issue and said I could have some custom ones made at this point. I am sure that will cost an arm, leg, kidney and a lung.

Mike5215

You're within a mm of the OEM offset for the front on a C450, so it can't be an offset issue. That leaves wheel width and rolling diameter (rim+tire overall diameter).

IstvanC

What offset are you running here? The car looks great!

atl 2 chi

Agreed. It's down to the wheel width at this point.

nadeau

I contacted Vossen about wheels for the C450, and they said the only wheels that would fit would be their custom forged line lol which i think start at $1800 per wheel

HRD2PLZ

I'm not sure of the offset. I'm local in s fla to the manufacturer. I took the car to them and they machined the wheels from blanks for a custom fit.

Mike5215

Yeah, when I was shopping the 450 and wasn't thrilled with the OEM wheel options I dug in pretty good trying to find a set of staggered aftermarkets and it was tough going. Just an odd combo of offsets front and rear that didn't line up with most off-the-shelf aftermarket offerings, which tend to run either 35mm or 45mm.

More proof the C450 is a unique beast, top to bottom, for better or worse.

david.kazman

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angeloxnet

maybe im late to the party, did i read someone was saying my vossen's were replica?

jet_00

Ispiri ISR 6 19x8.5 ET45 square on 235/35/19.
No spacer needed but the car doesn't have amg brakes.

Learning

Does everyone think 235/35/20 would fit on the C450?
I'm think to go 8.0 or 8.5

Verlengsnoer

deleted my c205 pics ((((20" (8.5J ET 45 and 9.5J ET 50) and lowered on H&R)))) pics because this is the W205 section.. sorry....

jackmile

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lifeinitaly

The 4x45 Alpine amp gives plenty of sound! You will not need anything bigger. Since my Alpine was installed where the speaker are ( invisible ) I also added a JBL Basspro SL as a sub. it was a nice improvement but not as drastic as the Alpine which is a must. THe sub cost was $150 + $110 installation if I remember correctly. I took to the same guy who installed the Alpine and he did again a great job. I tried to upload a picture but the forum here would not let me and it would freeze.

mbC300guy

FRONT: 225/35R20
REAR: 245/35R20
Toyo Extensa Tires

richysh

Hi. What's the spec of those wheels?

And btw, i had those extensas on my last car (genesis coupe) in the rear, 275/30/20 and these were pretty slippery in the rain, even in the slightest rain so I just wanted to tell you to be careful. I totaled my genesis coupe on the highway by hitting the wall because I had to yank the steering wheel just a little so I can avoid this stupid car coming into my lane (they didn't check their blind spot) and the rear end kicked out to the point that I couldn't save the car. I must have counter steered in the middle of 5 lane highway like 6 times(luckily I dodged all the cars but couldn't avoid the wall) but still couldn't bring it back.

mortenste

ManiacGT

would you post a side shot and front also? These are by far my favourite wheels (same as Vic had on his S205) which when lowered look amazing.

mortenste

Have this from the side.

richysh

Hi. Do you think it's possible to fit a 9" wheel in the front? I know it entirely depends on the offset so I'm trying to figure out what offset would work to clear the inside and at the same time, not poke. This is for a C400 btw. Thanks guys!