rubix_cube12

Finally got a chance to give her a bath. Still need to put on the kW v3's.

Love the look nonetheless.

Thanks to Kriston for hooking it up.

Specs:
19 x 8.5 - ET 30 and 19 x 9.5 - ET 44
Advan v105's with 225/35 and 255/30

Will post some better pictures when I take some. These are off the phone.

MTV10

So much win. Looks sexy as hell man.

abcut973

Looking sweet! Needs a drop now

Roswell

Looks good, but yeah ur 255 looks stretched so once lowered it will look much better.

beejAMG

very nice!

Kriston

That's a set of FF01's done right!


Meng - 255 over a 9.5 is not stretched by any means my man.


Looks beautiful Reuben. Take some pics of the rear to show the concavity of those bad boys!

Roswell

Lol @ Kriston , come on look at how skinny the rear tires are. Maybe we don't have the same definition for "stretched".

Anyhow, the drop will fix that no doubt.

rubix_cube12

Thanks.

I'll try to get some better pictures later. It definitely needs the drop. But you were right Kriston, the rear concave 👌🏻

tasho3

NICEEE

BenzoBoi

Looks great! The drop will set it off!

computertom

Looks really good. Can you snap a pic or two from the back and down the side to see how flush they are?

Thanks!

Spazdoc

It looks great, but I have to agree that the OP could have gone wider in the rear. I was running 255 on an 8.5 wheel previously with appropriate appearance.

HRE_Wheels

Excellent!

Kriston

255 on a 9.5 is not a stretch by any means guys, the Advans have narrower sidewall profiles compared to other tires. Most people use PSS's which have a chunky sidewall in comparison. You may perceive the 255 as being stretched as the sidewall profiles play a big factor in appearance.


I agree that more mechanical grip via a wider tire is always beneficial. But I always remember that AMG engineers felt a 255 wide rear tire was sufficient for the C63. Why are the OEM 19's on 255's?


I have experimented with a host of tire sizes on the C63. I will tell you now that if you feel a 255 isn't sufficient for road use you are crazy. I have even gone upto a 285/30/18 on the rear of my car. In all honestly aside from the 18's being more planted, I didn't feel mechanical grip was drastically increased.


On a track perhaps you will reap the benefits of the wider width tires. On the street for every day use 255's are okay. I am back down to a 255 on the LM's because of the drop. I can tell you I hook up with no issues and I drive the car "spirited"

rubix_cube12

You need to also take into account that these offsets are probably more aggressive than what your wheel setup was. It would more than likely rub on the fender with anything wider in this tire brand.

And I agree with Kriston. 255 is plenty enough for the street. I had 255's on the stock wheels and they still held up pretty good at the track. And I have an open diff. I still have yet to install the wavetrac lsd. However i probably wouldn't be doing any track time with this wheel setup.

Spazdoc

Kriston - Are you running PSS or Advan on yours? The rear does not look stretched, but it appears that the sidewall is angling slightly back (although hard to tell from the pictures). Mind you, I also had an old Corvette Stingray with bubble tires that look like flotation devices, so my perspective is a little off.

With that offset and drop, it looks like going wider may cause rubbing, so I do not disagree with running 255s.

I do not doubt that you are connecting well with extreme performance summer tires. For my C63, the dealer put the Continental Extreme Contact DWS (all season) tires for selling the car as CPO, and traction control is kicking in with hard acceleration in 2nd and 3rd. Not a big deal, as I only need them to last to November (and then swap winter tires on).

Regardless, great looking wheels - this is my favorite rim aside from split 5-spoke, and I hope to pick this up for my C63 and my wife's GLI.

Sidv22

Looks great already! will look 10x better after the drop.

rubix_cube12

Thanks guys.
It definitely would look better with that drop. Just need some free time. I bought a house a month ago and am in the middle of remodeling...it's hard to get time on the car.

Kriston

Spazz, that was Advan Sports on my old set. Reuben has the wheels now, not sure if he switched them out yet.


Either way, I try to be subjective when recommending things to people. If you are not a track rat and are using the wheels / tires for primarily street use, there is no issues with the 255's. I am not naïve to say a wider tire wont help with traction. But there has to be a happy median between performance / aesthetics and overall driveability for street driven vehicles IMHO.

hyperion667

na-nice!

VividRacing

That looks really flush. Did you use any spacers?

rubix_cube12

No spacers. And I got a new set of rear tires.
Here's a couple shots of the fitment in be rear.

Hedges

That looks clean! I like it! Whats next on the mod list?

Spazdoc

So in that pic the Advans look a little stretched, although perfectly flush with the fender.

rubix_cube12

I've already installed the v5 tune. I got the kW v3's and the wavetrac lsd to install.
Then I'm planning carbon fiber lip, diffuser, and spoiler.