hooleyboy

I've got a chance to score a some 18x10.5 Monolites and 18x9 fronts. should I go wide and fit those bad larrys on my car?

saer1one

sure, more traction.. i say go for it..!

RLx02

how the heck are you gonna fit 10x5"s!? I can barely squeeze in 9.5" in the back and my fenders are rolled too

LawRens

I foresee a widebody/DTM w203 AMG in the near future for hooley

francoisisp

+1

02C32guy

If you can make it work, that would be awesome. It's not a problem out your way, but out here the roads are horrible. I'd be so afraid of cracking them.

BigBodyBenzC240

I say yes because it would look extremely aggresive!! The only downfall is tires since wide tires are expensive and since your rear wheels spin when you even look at the gas pedal its going to be pricey. But it would be worth it for the stance it would have!!

speedybenz

Hooleyboy,

If those wheels don't work out for you PM me as they will fit up nice in my W202 C43/55, provided they don't weigh over 19 to 20 lbs.

Thanks, Jeff

c32AMG-DTM

Are the offsets correct (or at least close) for a w203? That would guide my answer for "yes, make it work" or "no, don't even bother trying."

I have the 18" Monolites for w203 and they're great, but even with the 8.5 and 9.5 staggered setup, they're a pretty flush fitment option. Not sure how much work fitting those 9/10.5's would entail, especially w/o knowing the offsets.

EDIT: Pic for reference - here's what the 8.5/9.5 looks like on stock fenders:

c32used

+1

mk4mike

im about to run a 19x9 and 19x10 on my clk its gonna.

splinter

Always admired Monolites – light and strong. 10.5” seems a bit much. Neither tried nor seen them on a W203...without air shocks that is.

Potential downside is having to fit a narrower tire than might otherwise properly clear the wheelwell, owing to their increase in section width when mounted on wider wheels.
It’ll look mean if you can shoehorn them in there.



Don’t recall having seen that picture of yours before, c32AMG-DTM.

The perfect stance. Stunningly detailed, too.

advans

hahaa hooley boy, i'm going wide body this spring/summer

hooleyboy

Yeah I'm thinking its in the pipeline.. I'm going to do some photoshop stuff just to make sure I'm going to like living everyday with it.

IDK... put that on my list of stuff to do.

c32AMG-DTM

Thanks splinter; for relatively simple mods (wheels/tires & springs, basically), I'm quite happy with the stance. A nice improvement from stock, and yet not too much that *might* compromise handling (or my ability to drive it to a client mtg. without reservations).

Good thing the pic wasn't from today; the weather hasn't been compliant with maintaining a clean vehicle.

hooleyboy - good luck with whatever path you take... keep us posted (w/ pics, please) on your progress.