KJI3jflarryfe93

This was a thread I made in w203 AMG section.

My C43 AMG have Brabus Monoblock V 18 inch rims.
Size of my rims are:
Front 8.5 ET35
Rear 9.5 ET 35

I have bought a new set of front w203 C55 AMG calipers and 345mm rotors which I'm going to upgrade my C43.
I searched the w203 gallery for car with my type of rims, didn't find any pictures, I only found this C55 with Monoblock VI 18 inch rims same size as my rims.
Monoblock VI clears the C55 calipers, question is do they clear my rims without using 3mm spacers?
I don't want to use spacers if not being necessary!

KJI3jflarryfe93

I recieved some great info from another forummember on MB-world.
Brabus Monoblock V 18 inch rims will clear C55 calipers, no spacers needed.

Maybe by next year I will swap my front brakes into 4 pot calipers.

Rahulio1975280C

Thanks for the information,

when it comes to the front wheel on a AMGed W203 (C32 or C55), or any car that uses the braking system present on those cars... in order to clear the front caliper it seems that the most conservative thing to do is find an ET32 wheel if you want a front wheel that is 8.5" wide.

ET35 seems to be okay if your front wheel is 8.0" wide.

Now if you want ET35 AND an 8.5" wide front wheel, it depends entirely on the spoke design.
The more 'shallow'
or less 'concave',
or a wheel that has no 'lip' at all is more likely to fit and clear the front calipers.

KJI3jflarryfe93

hey bud.
yeah, my rims are 8.5 wide ET35 as I described in the first thread.

Greg, one of the members on w203 AMG section helped me out with info about these Brabus rims.
Thanks again Greg

This is a close up of my front rims, you can se the spoke design and the clearence for C43 front calipers.