mickey13

I'm about to mount my w210 e55 18" Monos.

Anyone interested in buying them before I mount the tires and slap them on?

They were chrome, I had the chrome chemically stripped by a plater and then refinished and powdercoated in a sparkly silver. They are perfect, will pick up end of week.

If nobody interested, what is the tire size everybody is using on these? I am looking on tirerack right now and see a nice summer tire, Continental ExtremeContact Sport. Would anyone recommend a different tire model or different tire brand?

size i saw ppl using is front 225/40/18 and rear 255/35/18. is that the consensus?

KJI3jflarryfe93

the above size fits great on our cars.

why are you selling your rims?
do you have other rims you want to put on your car?

PJmak

265/35/18 is you are not too low is nicer for the back.


Btw id steer away from continental. Weak sidewalls....

mickey13

i love the look of monos but they are so damn heavy, the 18s are something like 30+lbs each, with the rears of course being heavier.

i'd rather just go with more modern reps that were ~24lbs or go with the rpf1 which is like ~18lbs

but i didnt think of weight when i bought them and they are taking up a lot of room in my storage, i definitely dont have room for another set of rims to sit around so its either sell them or use them

mickey13

What do you like and why?

PJmak

I dont like Pirellis. They are rough

Contis are fine but I've seen sidewalls bubble up way too many times.

My favorite tire I had was Azenis Falken but I had the R compound.

Michelin is always a safe bet

mickey13

I had a Conti sidewall bubble on me... damn you're right LOL. I believe the tire was a bit old though,

I had Michelin on my mustang, never had a problem. They are expensive though. What about Dunlops, I definitely want a smooth ride. I cannot remember what I had on my Mazda, they were a really smooth ride.

KJI3jflarryfe93

did you have XL stamp on your Conti tires sidewalls?
extra load is stamped on european Conti's Sport Contact 3 and 5 series

mickey13

Yeah, they come with the XL stamp here. It's just funny that he brought up the sidewall bubble and that actually happened to me twice on Conti although the second time I hit a really big pothole and bent the rim too so kind of expected.

Looking at a nice set of Michelin Pilot Super Sport on tirerack, a bit more expensive but I'm thinking worth it after reading all the reviews. Also I read that the "installers" for tirerack will match tiretrack prices, so really no need to buy online. Just want to find a place with touchless mounting and hunter wheel alignment machine.

KJI3jflarryfe93

i had my conti's for 6 years now, yet i haven't noticed any sidewall bubbles on my tires
is it a common prob on conti's with sidewall bubbles

mickey13

googled it and found tons of complaints about conti (bubbles) all over the interweb and this forum as well.

so glad i posted before buying. definitely going with the michelins

eFifty5AMG

Have a few thousand miles on the new Continental ExtremeContact Sports; stick like glue. Not too worried about them bubbling, but will let ya guys know if they do

Sulaco

I used to run Kumho's when I was much poorer, for the money they were good but definitely not a "great" tire.

I have Falkens right now, don't recall the exact type.

if you were to sell the monos, how much? I've wanted a set of 18's but I'm torn between E55 18's or getting the 2 piece again.

mickey13

check your PM

mickey13

Do I need different lug nuts on my 18 monos?

PJmak

No you dont

benzslo

I've seen every kind of tire bulge sidewalls, Continental's don't do it more than any other tire. Michelin makes the best tires, second I'd say contis, Pirelli aren't bad. Granted each has many models that range but I'm speaking overall. Pilot supersport is the best bang for buck tire you can buy for a performance oriented tire. Putting cheap tires on a nice Mercedes is the dumbest thing you can do. See it all the time, what a waste of a car to have crap tires on it.

PJmak

I got brand new Pirelli zero neros on my other car and they are loud/rough/hard compound.

DRBC43AMG

Tried Pirelli PZeros once and also found them hard and noisy. Also they tramlined like crazy
Michelins for me anytime. Going for the new PS4 very soon....

99CEEFOURTHREE

99CEEFOURTHREE

Pilot super sports...great tires no regrets

99CEEFOURTHREE

mickey13

BEAUTY-FUL!

mickey13

what is your set up with those rims? i cant find them in 18s on the bay.


all i am finding in 18 is a set of amg 5 star reps with

18x8.5 et35
18x9.5 et35


guessing i will need spacers for these? maybe just the fronts?

mickey13

so i ordered a set of w204 amg reps (the five star machined black), the monos are up on ebay for sale EBAY SALE

the rims i ordered are:

18x8.5 et35
18x9.5 et35


read on a site somewhere someone had this size on their w202. i'm going to stick with the tire sizes 225/40 and 265/35