C55 wheel upgrade
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C55 wheel upgrade
Does the new C55 have different front and rear quarter panels?
With the increase in track over the C32, it is quite possible that there will be some potential fitment problems with wider than stock wheels/tires. The increase in front and rear track will no doubt help in the handling department. There is an increase of 13mm in the front, and 10mm in the rear, which is just about what my aftermarket wheels and tires have equaled. I will have to think it through, but it seems that the wider track should cause additional wheel/tire clearance issues with both the front and rear fenders upon a wheel/tire upgrade for the C55. Does this increase in track set the hub mounting surface out towards the fender more causing the stock 7.5/8.5 wheels with 225/245 tires to sit in the same orientation as upgraded 8.5/9.5 wheels with 235/265 tires? Remember one inch is 25.4mm, so the increase in track is about .5", or half the wheel width increase of the upgraded wheels, which represents the same increase out towards the fender if you split the 1.0" total wheel width increase between the inside and the outside. Food for thought...
With the increase in track over the C32, it is quite possible that there will be some potential fitment problems with wider than stock wheels/tires. The increase in front and rear track will no doubt help in the handling department. There is an increase of 13mm in the front, and 10mm in the rear, which is just about what my aftermarket wheels and tires have equaled. I will have to think it through, but it seems that the wider track should cause additional wheel/tire clearance issues with both the front and rear fenders upon a wheel/tire upgrade for the C55. Does this increase in track set the hub mounting surface out towards the fender more causing the stock 7.5/8.5 wheels with 225/245 tires to sit in the same orientation as upgraded 8.5/9.5 wheels with 235/265 tires? Remember one inch is 25.4mm, so the increase in track is about .5", or half the wheel width increase of the upgraded wheels, which represents the same increase out towards the fender if you split the 1.0" total wheel width increase between the inside and the outside. Food for thought...
