Will617

Just spend the last hour on Tire Rack comparing every tire and the difference in width between the 275 and 265 is just about nothing on the AMG wheels, except the price I guess.
285's though would make a big difference. I will have to wait and see who decides to try 285's first and go from there.
I can't seem to find what the wheel width's are. I am assuming 8.5 and 9.5

deutschlandFan

Exactly! There is barely a diff between 265 and 275.

I think the best bet for factory rims are 255/35 and 285/30.

ETA the new coupe spy thread is spotted with ^ those ^ same size Conti Sport contacts

Bespoke88

the wheel in the rear is 9.5

kingmonkey

I have the same problem as Aman with the fronts I'm 12MM short,I'm even worst off I'm 12MM to wide in the rear they are making a whole new set of Rims ****!!!!

Bespoke88

So is this becasue you went 20 inch rims?

Would 19 inch rims with 10 inch wide fit 285s?

Will617

Yes But you have to worry about the highth of the tire. Scroll down on specs to compare to OEM.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....n&autoModClar=

kingmonkey

Moving on working on those sound clips

kingmonkey

Here are some clips

kingmonkey

The 285's do fit no problem and the tires grab the ground hard, traction feels much more stable than 265 , there is no rub even with the 12MM difference

Will617

That's great news for those going aftermarket. Thanks for sharing

JPMBenz

That makes sense there is more traction. Glad to know we can run a 285 at the rear. What did you run in the front?

sabre1978

Did you have to lower the profile to fit the 285 or would the 285/40 fit as is?

I'm also keen to hear the response from JPMBenz's question regarding what width and profile you went with in the front? 265's?

Bespoke88

Front 9" x 20" 245/35/20
Rear 10.5" x 20" 285/30/20

Bespoke88

Front 9" x 20" 245/35/20
Rear 10.5" x 20" 285/30/20

40 wouldnt make sense...

the original specs dont even come in 40

kingmonkey

245/35/20's in the front JP

kingmonkey

I'm thinking of going darker on the rims keeping the red inners which look dynamite in person IMO

amanuuh

Yeah my rears came out perfect. I need 3mm more in the front. Mine looked bad cause the stretched tires. They fit really nice now. I'm getting. I personally think you should go with a darker rim only because the car looks to silver but other than that it's a sick set up. It's going to look sick dropped.

kingmonkey

They shot me over this color? Nutek wants the car for SEMA they have had 2 of my cars there,They can make as many mistakes as they want , 12MM was way off

Bespoke88

Hey King, are your 285s stretched in the back?

with a 10.5 rim I think 295 if it fits, and you aren't lowering the car.. no rub would look way better.

kingmonkey

I think 295 would fit as well.

Bespoke88

Thats crazy if it does, I would of been happy if 285 fit on a 19X10 properly as the car really needs this.

but 295 would be a dream for this car!

Bespoke88

Looks way better without the stripe!

kingmonkey

The stripe especially on the Matt wrap hides the contours of the of the body it looked like a circus with the stripes ,Matt wrap and the red inners .In person the red inners are mind blowing

sabre1978

Yep, just checked, my bad. Not sure where I came up with 40 profiles must have been the caffeine, heroin and vodka cocktail for breakfast. Doesn't start the brain in the right way if you know what I mean... Apologies.

I wouldn't want to go any lower a profile than 35 tbh - not for some of our roads around where I live...

Based on the 20" rims and wheel specs above, I'll assume 285/35/19's is going to be no problem in the rear then. Also hoping 265/35/19s in the front will not be an issue. I'll have this all checked out though once I get the car.

@Kingmonkey - car looks awesome dude. Ring its neck!

profi

How did you do the letter black out? Wrap or paint??