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17" setup for rear???

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Old Feb 21, 2016 | 01:43 PM
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2006 CLS55 AMG
17" setup for rear???

Looking to buy a cheap set of 17's to throw some radials on for the street/strip in my cls 55, can someone point me in the right direction for the cheapest route? Not worried about finding the lightest set possible, just need something budget friendly to put more tire on.
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Old Apr 3, 2016 | 11:48 PM
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2006- car sells for +/- $100,000

2016- a guy ends up with it who is determined to find the cheapest wheel possible to bolt to the drive axles of this 4200 lb torque monster.

Good luck !
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Old Apr 4, 2016 | 12:04 AM
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2006 CLS55 AMG
Originally Posted by Sir-Boost-a-Lot
2006- car sells for +/- $100,000

2016- a guy ends up with it who is determined to find the cheapest wheel possible to bolt to the drive axles of this 4200 lb torque monster.

Good luck !
Lol... Anything that fits will be off a MB and therefore not cheaply made, I'm simply searching for a cost effective route as anyone else with sense would.

But here we have a guy who thinks 500+ ft lbs is a torque monster lol meanwhile I've had a $700 set of wheels (all 4) on my turbo coyote making 1000+ whp and 900+ ft lbs for 2 years now with no problems. Cheers!
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