19" rims for Christmas PICS
12-28-2004, 09:52 PM
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2008 C63, 2002 BMW X5 4.4i
19" rims for Christmas PICS
Christmas was pretty good for me this year! I finally got the 19" rims I was looking for. These bad boys came in Thursday before Christmas. They are 19x8.5 up front and 19x9.5 in the rear. They are called OZ Galileo IIIs. I think they are fairly new. Now it is a matter of dropping my car about 1" in the rear and 1 1/2" up front.
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Post some more pics after the drop.
12-28-2004, 11:16 PM
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Z06, M3, Mini Cooper S. Sold: C55
What offset & tire size did you go with? Any spacers required?
That was one of the wheels I was looking at but everyone keeps telling me they won't fit on my C55.
That was one of the wheels I was looking at but everyone keeps telling me they won't fit on my C55.
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12-29-2004, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonC32amg
Those are huge...how much do they weigh? Did you upgrade your front brakes to compensate?
Thats not really necessary.
12-29-2004, 04:25 PM
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2002 C-32 AMG Renntech
Originally Posted by BlackC230Coupe
Thats not really necessary.
The rims do look incredible.
12-29-2004, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonC32amg
Hmm, ok...are you an engineer? Not trying to be snide, but from what I have gleaned from the German AMG board they didn't suggest going over the OE 17's as the brakes were overworked at that point (if you were going to be using the car to its full potential and doing high speed runs). I know the c55 comes with 18's so this issue has me curious if the brakes were changed for the 55 or if that was BS that a larger rim would make the brakes less effective.
The rims do look incredible.
The rims do look incredible.
Really has nothing to do with being an engineer or not. Just like you said, the C55 comes with the same brakes as the C32 and they were not changed at all. Mercedes would really not offer 18" wheels if they were not meant for it. Sure 19" may still be bigger, but since the wheel is a forged lighter weight wheel, its not to much of an issue. If there was a small difference, it would not be felt. The brakes are good enough for 19s anyway, a 4 piston brembo kit with a over a 13" rotor is more then sufficient for a 19" wheel. All I would say would be better is the brembo GT kit.
12-30-2004, 03:46 AM
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Thanks for the comments! No spacers or any other mods! I will drop this bad boy as soon as I can. My car does feel a little slower with the 19s. Pics will follow when it is dropped!
