E class wheels on the c55?
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E class wheels on the c55?
Hi all,
Been trying to figure this out, to no avail.
Will stock 18" AMG wheels from a 2013 E class fit my C55?
Spacers ?
Thanks
Been trying to figure this out, to no avail.
Will stock 18" AMG wheels from a 2013 E class fit my C55?
Spacers ?
Thanks
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yes with spacers the offset is in the 40s on the e class. you could always look up the offset of the wheels you have and compare them with the set you are looking at.
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Did you ever do this. I have been trying to find rims that fit properly but am running out of time. I am thinking about going with the e350 sport wheels.
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Ok, so I installed wheels off a 2013 E-class with the sport package that came with AMG wheels.
Wheels are 18x8.5 with a 48 offset front and 18x9 with a 54 offset rear.
The wheels came with the stock e-class tires. The tires are Continentals in
245/40/18 front and 265/35/18 rear.
The stock tires wont fit on the C-Class.
Fronts were replaced with 225/45/18.
I kept the 265/35/18 on the back, but they do rub. Luckily my car had the fenders rolled by the previous owner, but it still rubs on certain turns and when I have people in the back seat. Its a small rub, the sidewalls are showing some wear now, nothing major, but it has been 6 months. Did not want to replace almost new tires. I believe the proper size is 255/35R18.
Now this is important, we tried at the tire shop different tires, and the only ones that fit properly were the Continentals.
The spacers were from H&R.
The front were H&R 15mm Spacer 30556659
The rear were H&R 25mm Spacer 5055665
You may need to replace lug nuts, I had aftermarket wheels from the previous owner, and I believe those were used, I had 3 different sets, I told the tire shop to pick the best ones.
I have a couple of pics attached, car is dirty, will get better pics soon.
Overall I like it. The first day or so there was some light rubbing, metal on metal, I think it was one of the brake shields, I bent and banged on them and the noise eventually went away.
The light rubbing gets annoying sometimes, but I usually drive by myself so dont care too much, eventually Ill get the smaller tire. I could probably have gone with the slightly smaller spacer but wanted to go all the way out.
I like em and thing they look good.
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Wheels are 18x8.5 with a 48 offset front and 18x9 with a 54 offset rear.
The wheels came with the stock e-class tires. The tires are Continentals in
245/40/18 front and 265/35/18 rear.
The stock tires wont fit on the C-Class.
Fronts were replaced with 225/45/18.
I kept the 265/35/18 on the back, but they do rub. Luckily my car had the fenders rolled by the previous owner, but it still rubs on certain turns and when I have people in the back seat. Its a small rub, the sidewalls are showing some wear now, nothing major, but it has been 6 months. Did not want to replace almost new tires. I believe the proper size is 255/35R18.
Now this is important, we tried at the tire shop different tires, and the only ones that fit properly were the Continentals.
The spacers were from H&R.
The front were H&R 15mm Spacer 30556659
The rear were H&R 25mm Spacer 5055665
You may need to replace lug nuts, I had aftermarket wheels from the previous owner, and I believe those were used, I had 3 different sets, I told the tire shop to pick the best ones.
I have a couple of pics attached, car is dirty, will get better pics soon.
Overall I like it. The first day or so there was some light rubbing, metal on metal, I think it was one of the brake shields, I bent and banged on them and the noise eventually went away.
The light rubbing gets annoying sometimes, but I usually drive by myself so dont care too much, eventually Ill get the smaller tire. I could probably have gone with the slightly smaller spacer but wanted to go all the way out.
I like em and thing they look good.
-bb
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Thanks for the info.
So... no issues with the spacers then? Do you drive the car hard? i have just been worried about running spacers.
I would need new bolts as the e class wheels I am looking at are m14 not 12
So... no issues with the spacers then? Do you drive the car hard? i have just been worried about running spacers.
I would need new bolts as the e class wheels I am looking at are m14 not 12
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The first couple of days I was worried since it was my first time ever with spacers. The slight grinding didn't help. But once I figured it out , the noise went away. And slowly I started to let her rip. I haven't tracked her yet, I will, but I let her loose when I can. Living in SoCal, there are potholes and road hazards all over the place and no issues.
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