OEM C55 rims fit on C32?
10-26-2004, 06:24 PM
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OEM C55 rims fit on C32?
will C55 rims fit onto a C32 with no problems? I would like to upgrade to 18's, and I like the way the C55 rims look. Just not sure if it will be a perfect fit. Thanks
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10-27-2004, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by psk145
will C55 rims fit onto a C32 with no problems? I would like to upgrade to 18's, and I like the way the C55 rims look. Just not sure if it will be a perfect fit. Thanks
Note that the C55's front wheels are 7.5 x 18 ET 30 (offset).
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10-29-2004, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ©32
E37 for the all except C55 (ET30), maybe due to the wider front fenders.
10-29-2004, 07:11 AM
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one of the published changes for the c55 was a 1/2 inch wider front track. i think this was achieved by going to a low ET ie 30mm.
i personally test fitted 2 wheels one was the 18x8 et 25 asa amg replicas from tire rack. it had my fave tire potenza s03 mounted but slightly oversize 235/40-18. the tire hangs outside the edge of the fender lip- unsightly and looks like it will rub if car is lowered. I test fitted clublineas misterios with a falken allseason 235/40 which was narrow for size (the so3 runs large-squared off shoulders) and this was perfect.
provided your backspacing correct and clear calipers i see a 18x8 rim with et 30 as being a perfect fit. so u're dead safe with the stock c55 rim in 30et. this will line up tire with edge of fender. i hate the way my stock front rims look -tucked into the wheel well too much. o well i will mount winter tires on the stock rims soon and when they come off in april next i will get new shoes. prob the misterios. BTW my rear pilots lasted 22K miles, still not down to wear bars yet but close.
i personally test fitted 2 wheels one was the 18x8 et 25 asa amg replicas from tire rack. it had my fave tire potenza s03 mounted but slightly oversize 235/40-18. the tire hangs outside the edge of the fender lip- unsightly and looks like it will rub if car is lowered. I test fitted clublineas misterios with a falken allseason 235/40 which was narrow for size (the so3 runs large-squared off shoulders) and this was perfect.
provided your backspacing correct and clear calipers i see a 18x8 rim with et 30 as being a perfect fit. so u're dead safe with the stock c55 rim in 30et. this will line up tire with edge of fender. i hate the way my stock front rims look -tucked into the wheel well too much. o well i will mount winter tires on the stock rims soon and when they come off in april next i will get new shoes. prob the misterios. BTW my rear pilots lasted 22K miles, still not down to wear bars yet but close.
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while all the tires experts are here,
I am curious any C55 owners change the 18" stock tires to other MB wheels models or other brands staying 18" ? Say, if I want the most expensives shoes which fit
I am curious any C55 owners change the 18" stock tires to other MB wheels models or other brands staying 18" ? Say, if I want the most expensives shoes which fit
10-29-2004, 09:44 AM
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found some data..see below- note mention of 14mm wider track ie 37-30x2=14mm
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www.tuningnews.net/news/040217a/amg-c55.php
New AMG sport chassis with more rigid tuning
Agile and dynamic are the features characterizing the more rigid AMG sports chassis of the C 55 AMG. The car’s handling is made even more precise and sporty thanks to a number of features: new springs and shock absorbers and harder bearings for the wheel suspension that work together with a seven-percent more directly transferred steering system and a 14 millimetre wider front-axle track. AMG’s 18-inch light-alloy, double-spoke wheels, the powerful AMG braking system and the Electronic Stability Programme (ESP®) that is outfitted with a new type of traction function satisfy the highest demands for dynamic
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www.tuningnews.net/news/040217a/amg-c55.php
New AMG sport chassis with more rigid tuning
Agile and dynamic are the features characterizing the more rigid AMG sports chassis of the C 55 AMG. The car’s handling is made even more precise and sporty thanks to a number of features: new springs and shock absorbers and harder bearings for the wheel suspension that work together with a seven-percent more directly transferred steering system and a 14 millimetre wider front-axle track. AMG’s 18-inch light-alloy, double-spoke wheels, the powerful AMG braking system and the Electronic Stability Programme (ESP®) that is outfitted with a new type of traction function satisfy the highest demands for dynamic
