Wheel Upgrade; 18inch vs 19inch
09-25-2006, 05:00 PM
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I highly recommend you make the jump to 19's. The 18's would look great as well but if you are going to spend the money on aftermarket wheels, might as well get something that will really set your car apart. In fact you can get 19's that are lighter than your stock 18's.
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We have a wide variety of wheel choices from BBS to DPE to HRE, Carlsson, Lorinser, Brabus as well as replica versions of AMG and aftermarket manufacturers. Here are some of our more popular Mercedes choices:
http://jlevistreetwerks.com/store/pr...da92349a1ffe8c
http://jlevistreetwerks.com/store/pr...da92349a1ffe8c
And the rest of our wheel lineup:
http://jlevistreetwerks.com/store/in...da92349a1ffe8c
09-26-2006, 10:53 PM
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C55AMG W203; 330i E90
I also have 19" bremmas with Toyo T1R's on my C55 - I think the ride has improved a little, and the performance has slightly dropped off, but its hardly noticeable to me, and certainly not to any passengers. Depending on the offset, I think you might have to roll fenders on the C32 (I didn't need to on my C55.) Good luck! But I think you will love the look of the 19's, I LOVE the way my car looks with them.
I wish you can provide the full specification of your 19" rims for C55 W203 inclduing widths , offsets and specs of the tires you have used.
I am alsmot deciding to go 18" aftermarket BBS and perhaps this is the last time I will give the 19" a revisit. I also wish to know whether you are keeping your stock suspension intact with the 19".
Your assistance is deeply appreciated.
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09-27-2006, 11:34 AM
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I wish you can provide the full specification of your 19" rims for C55 W203 inclduing widths , offsets and specs of the tires you have used.
I am alsmot deciding to go 18" aftermarket BBS and perhaps this is the last time I will give the 19" a revisit. I also wish to know whether you are keeping your stock suspension intact with the 19".
Your assistance is deeply appreciated.
cnt
I wish you can provide the full specification of your 19" rims for C55 W203 inclduing widths , offsets and specs of the tires you have used.
I am alsmot deciding to go 18" aftermarket BBS and perhaps this is the last time I will give the 19" a revisit. I also wish to know whether you are keeping your stock suspension intact with the 19".
Your assistance is deeply appreciated.
cnt
09-27-2006, 01:52 PM
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At first I was a little unhappy with the performance loss from 19s, but it turned out mainly to be from an issue with my Powerchip that I installed at the same time. Go with 19s, they make the car look so much better than 18s
09-27-2006, 03:16 PM
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Your roads (chi-town) are like mine (detroit). Don't you find the 19" rims to be too harsh over uneven surfaces?
09-27-2006, 05:19 PM
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cnt, you should just go 19's this time around and be done with it. If you don't after all this, you'll always wish you did and second guess whether or not you should have. I say go for the 19" BBS. They should know what offset will work for your car, but ideal offsets for the C55 would be 28-30ET up front and 34-35ET in back. Have you tried asking sdsilverm3 what the specs on his BBS LM's are?
CNT, I see that you're considering the BBS RGR's. According to the BBS USA site there is no fitment for C55's though that could differ since your distributor probably pulls from BBS Japan (not sure). The only wheels available for the C-AMG's in the US are the LM's, RE's, and RS-GT's. The RS-GT's are similar to RGR's but have rivets and are a multi-piece wheel.
BBS's only available offset for the front 19" wheels are +32mm and that will require at least a 3-5mm spacer to clear the AMG brakes. Luckily they do make wheel specific spacers so vibration worries should not be an issue. As for the rear wheels the RS-GT's come in +32mm or +38mm. With the LM's I didn't have a choice so +32 was what I had to work with. I don't foresee any issues with +32 on your car either since your ride height is very reasonable.
So basically I'd say go with +32mm all around if you go with 19's. I'm not too sure about 18's though.
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09-27-2006, 05:53 PM
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