ML500K

I think I already decided which ones to get but want to get some more opinions. What do you guys think?

RLx02

I'm a fan of the c63 wheels rather than the SL wheels...they're too busy IMO.

TemjinX2

i have the c63 replicas on my c32 and i'm pretty happy with the look.

ML500K

got a link to those on your car? Ooops my bad, the one in the box is the c63. the one on the rear next to my car is the e63, they look very similiar. here's the e63 in the box. not going to choose the c63 it cause it only comes in 8.5J. ( that is what i'm told...)

TemjinX2

pics here

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...s-rides-2.html

pics and videos

https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...ics-video.html

ML500K

nice pics and vids! decisions decisions.....

RLx02

are the rears concave? s4avt has those c63 replicas on his rears except his are concave in the back which looks quite nice.

ML500K

I think they go slightly inwards towards the middle...

RLx02

I say go for those.

ML500K

what kind of tires are you using (size wise)

I'm looking at 225/40/18 Front and 255/35/18 for the rear. some go for 235/40/18 for the front and 265/35/18 for the rear. So far i'm looking at bridgestone RE001's, there are quite cheap and offer decent performance. about 850 for all four tires.

ML500K

yeah, i'm leaning towards those. the longer i look at them, the better they get. wifey likes the SL ones cause she said the e63 looks stock. ( which is good in a way)

s4avt

Mines are AMC btw, : )

I like the concaved one over lip.. I was a big fan of deep lip, but not after I bent few wheels including HRE, Brabus....

I like to play safe game now

ML500K

got any pics?

JonMBZ

those don't look like very good replicas, I like the SL63 wheels a lot more.


https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...-replicas.html

Biscuit

Powerwheels Pro had a version of the C63 wheels which were silver/black instead of silver/anthracite. Not sure if they still have them though. I really like them too. If I ever change the wheels on mine that's what I'm going with.

TemjinX2

I'm running 235/35/19 all around on a 19x 8.5 on hankook evo12 fronts and bfg t/a rears. The car actually had less understeer when i destaggered.

But i mostly went for the destaggered for the ability to route my tires since i drive 20k a yr.

The hankook are pretty good dd tires for $150 a piece. I'm probably going to replace the rears with hankook evo12 as well maybe next yr.

Tirerack has a special on good yr F1's for $220, which i hear is on par with michelin ps2's.

If you track you car a lot, i would go with the michelin ps2's though.

FrankW

i like the SL63 reps.

ML500K

I really like the SL reps in 19". make it look longer. The 18" looks a bit shorter.

TemjinX2

i say go with the 19's they look nicer and with all the tq our cars put down. You don't notice the performance difference between 18 and 19.

ML500K

I finally decided to go with the e63 style instead of the SL reps for a few reasons. I wanted to stick with 18" instead of 19" for both cheaper tires and lighter wheels. The rear weighed about 8 pounds heavier than stock, front about 4lbs more. SL reps were even a bit heavier...Not sure if its me but i do feel the power difference between 17" and 18".


Here are the before and after pics.