wadgras44

Hey gang.

What did the 2008 crew do for winter rims last year ?

I've reached out to a number of vendors - and but for Discount Tire Direct - there do not appear to be any replicas w/ the C63's high offset.

If you've had luck elsewhere please chime in.

Z99

Tirerack sells an inexpensive wheel for the car. They are 19s. They actually look good. I bought an extra front and rear. I take them to the track with me as I travel a long distance. The weigh 30lbs upfront and 29 in the back. the offer those and very expensive Forged 3 piece OZ.

Mr. Happy

I'm about to buy replica wheels for my snow tires. I found them at www.replika.ca.

wadgras44

Any thoughts on whether 18" VMR VB3's (18 x 8.5 ET 45) will fit w/ stock tire sizes?

http://www.1010tires.com/wheel.asp?w...etal&pc=V13101

The tirerack calculator shows

FRONT - 6mm LESS clearance on the strut side, and the outside edge of the wheel will EXTEND an extra 6mm

REAR - 15mm MORE clearance on the strut side, and the outside edge of the wheel will EXTEND an extra 3mm

So the rear looks fine, but the front sort of scares me in both directions. Would be interested to hear from those folks with aftermarkets wheels what rim widths / offsets have worked without fender rubbing and brake clearance issues. Thx!

ZAHANMA

check usarim.com they have a lot of MB replicas

benyl

I got wheels from replika. They work alright, but wheel weights are a very tight fit. The offset isn't too bad, so spacers aren't really needed.

gsrjc

Just order from tirerack and get some generic brand - I got the MSW.

dockt

Just got my MSW's on and as stated above, on one wheel the wheel weights just tap the brake line on the caliper... Are there any other options to move these weights elsewhere?

Mr. Happy

I was afraid they were too tight when they installed mine but after a month of driving, no incident to report. On the front wheels, they had to move the weights around (and rebalance the wheels) to avoid contact with the galipers. I don't dislike the design which is almost "transparent" highlighting the big brakes. Hard to beat for that price.

I went with the plain MB crest but the blue one on yours looks great.

benyl

Yeah, they had to rebalance 3 of the 4 wheels and use thinner weights that were more spread out.

I picked those center caps for a little contrast!

Bad_debt

I have C63 replicas but the offset prob. isn't high enough for you guys.