Piraya33

Hey guys, I have a problem. I just found out that my front passenger wheel has a crack in it and the tire has a bubble. I guess I'm just going to replace all the wheels and tires because these are knock-off ebay wheels that are on it. My question is, what OEM mercedes wheels will fit on a C32? I am finding wheels all over craigslist, but I am not sure if they will fit my car. I know the easiest way to find out is to take my car with me, but I can't because of the cracked rim. Thanks for any help!

Piraya33

I found some 18" OEM wheels from an S-class AMG. Will these work? 18x9 front and 18x9.5 rear.

ScottW911

I'm not a fan of aftermarket wheels because you may need spacers. Same goes for the E-class and S-class wheels you may see on ebay and the classified. I bought a nice pair of OEM 18's from a CLK55 and they fit great.

Basically, stock C32's, stock W203 (2004.5 and newer), C55, CLK55 wheels are all plug and play.

There are some good deals out there. I'm afraid you may not have the time to shop for them though.

Good luck.

ScottW911

No. You will regret that.

Piraya33

Will any of the new C-class wheels fit? Like C63 or C350 etc...?

chris.bachman

I just put the C63 replicas from powerwheelspro on my C32 this weekend and they fit fine without any spacers. They are 8.5 all the way around though so you'll lose the staggered setup. Take a look in the picture thread to see them.

Viper98912

I think the new C-class is M14 bolt size and the offsets are slightly different, you may need spacers.

Piraya33

Chris, those wheels look awesome on your car! What size did you go with? How can I find where you got them from?

Piraya33

Nevermind, I found them. The website says that they require spacers to fit the AMG brakes. Did you have to use spacers on yours?

chris.bachman

I had spacers on but took them off and they clear just fine. You will need shorter lug bolts though. 28mm-30mm are fine.

Piraya33

Any noticeable difference going from staggered to non-staggered setup?

chris.bachman

I read that aside from the look, there really is no benefit to having staggered wheels. I haven't been able to put the car through its paces since mounting them but some spirited highway driving felt good.

Piraya33

What size tires did you go with? I have 19's on my car now and I feel EVERYTHING on the road because my tires are so slim.

chris.bachman

Check your PM Piraya.

gtr886

I saw ur wheels on powerwheelspro.com but they noted that you need spacer for AMG breakes?

chris.bachman

I had 3mm spacers and the wheels stuck out a little to far so I took them off and they clear the caliper just fine.

gtr886

Did you get the AMG style 814? Do you need special lug bolts from their site?

The AMG 814 fits without spacer on the c32?

chris.bachman

I did get the 814's. I wrapped them in 265/35R18 but would recommend going with 255 just to be safe. You will need 12x1.5mm ball set lugs with a shank no longer than 30mm and no shorter than 28mm for the rear if you're not running spacers. I would recommend using the same bolts up front.

reflex92

I will add some food for thought because I have had a wheel NIGHTMARE!! with my C32. So when I bought the car the guy had an aftermarket setup with 19's and 5mm spacers. The car had shake steering wheel AND pedal shake at 50+mph. So I took it to discount tire hoping that the wheels just needed rebalancing etc. Nope they couldn't correct the problem and obviously told me to take it to Mercedes dealer. I took it to the dealer and they came back saying it was my wheels and the spacers and there was NOTHING they could do about it. Needless to say I decided to buy all NEW wheels and tires.

I found a set of stock, used 2004 CLK AMG 18's for like $800. I asked this forum if they would fit and even called Mercedes to clarify before I shelled out the cash, because we all know once you buy from craigslist you rarely can go back. Everyone said ok.....got the rims and they hit the spring housing and DIDN'T FIT!!!! I was SOOO pissed!

So I bought some replicas that STATED they were stock spec and NEEDED NO spacers (which is why I bought them) I put them on the car and they are SOOO close to the front calipers that you literally can't fit a piece of paper between them. Was driving down the highway yesterday and all of a sudden got a loud knocking noise.....car is now at the dealership waiting the verdict on WTF is going on. The knocking noise was an obvious wheel issue because it knocked with the rotation of the tires. But I know the wheels fit because I was driving it for a week before this happened with the new rims.

Needless to say wheels for the C32 have been a PAIN in my A$$ BIG TIME!!! This forum needs a thread for C32's that list a handful of rims that will fit the C32 AMG with NO spacers......just food for thought...

gtr886

wait, just to clarify.. you need different bolts(12x1.5mm 30mm) for the rear(w/no spacer) and the front (no Spacer) with stock bolts?

How did your C63 rep with a 35 offset to clear the c32 caliper without spacer?

chris.bachman

Let me start from the beginning to try and explain this and clear up any confusion.

I ordered the AMG Style 814 (C63 Replicas) from Power Wheels Pro. I got a deal on some 265/35R18 tires so I bought them and gave it a try. The 265/35R18 Falken Azenis tires fit perfectly with no bulge, however I can't say anything about ANY OTHER TIRES. The wheels are 8.5" all the way around and barely clear the spring perch up front. Originally I had 5mm spacers in the rear and 3mm spacers in the front. The problems I ran into are as follows;

Stock lug bolts are WAAAAAY to long for the rear. You will hit the e-brake sensor/assembly if you use them. It will do damage to both the bolts and e-brake components. Without a spacer in the rear you need to find 12x1.5mm ball seat lug bolts with a shank between 28mm and 31mm. Do not cut your stock lug bolts because they are not threaded the entire length of the shank.

The 3mm spacers up front were used to clear the calipers. It made the wheel and tire stick out to far for my liking. I measured the distance from the inside of the wheel to the front of the caliper and had around 5mm of clearance. I took off the 3mm spacer and if you're doing the math, that left me with about 2mm of clearance from the caliper to the wheel. I know the website says you will need spacers up front to clear the calipers on a W203 with AMG brakes. I suspect they are being cautious because it is a pretty close fit without them.

I wouldn't recommend using stock lug bolts up front, even though they don't hit anything when torqued down there is no enough thread staying inside the hub. Stock shank length is 39.5mm and only half of that is threaded.

So to sum it up you do not need spacers up front to clear the calipers on a 2004 C32 AMG, you WILL need shorter 12x1.5mm ball seat lug bolts for the rear (28mm-31mm), I would highly recommend shorter lug bolts for the front as well (same size), and if you want the widest tires possible, a 265/35R18 will fit.

I hope this helps you out.

sterlingc1975

I just purchased these wheels and they are HUB centric no hub rings or spacer needed. My car is slammed and doesn't rub anywhere..

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