fatmike

pay to play boys...all I gotta say

tusabes

some 20 inch tires are cheap, you can get Kumhos for under $600 a set.

wease206

go to
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/home.do

i got mine for $634.00
front 245/35/20
rear 275/30/20
Yokohama Tires

once you rec'd it take it to tires shop and put in
about $20 a rim balance and mounting

brokenstunter

Love my 20's, I live in Calgary Canada where the roads are rough due to the weather and havnt bent them yet.
She is also lowered 2.5"

soulsearcher

I have had three sets of 20s (including forged). I speak from personal experience. I bent at least 2 wheels with every set. The act of repairing them, made them bend even easier (something to do with re-heating the metal). Wider lips (4-5 inches) are even more prone to bending. Maintaining air pressure at OEM levels makes them also more prone to bending ( I set mine at 45 psi and that helped-I am not telling u to do this).
If your car is lowered (ELM) also increases the odds that u will bend them.
Additionally 305/25R20 tires WILL NOT survive being driven (even by mistake) on low air pressure at all. The sidewall WILL get damaged very easily.

Also as a general rule, your handling will improve BUT ride quality will decrease. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise.

So if you are OK with all of these facts and have the money, then go for it but don't expect to escape bending 20 inch fat lip rims in ATL.

Chauss

I have set of chrome 8.5 x 20" Baccarrat Mirage wheels with Falken tires for sale if anyone is interested...they have the deep dish look due to the way the wheel is made. These are very high quality rims.
The wheels are in as new condition - very minor curb rash in 1 wheel can not see unless less than a foot away. Other than that - the wheels / tires are impeccable.

I am selling because I sold my Benz and went to the dark side and purchased a Lexus- the rims almost fit the Lexus...but not quite 2mm off on BC.
The Lexus is not as beautiful as the CL- but it rides just as smooth and is even quieter! I was just after a change of pace after 3 Benzes in a row.
~ (My wife still has her ML55 and will not trade until we can get into a new ML63).
I had many compliments on the wheels when they were on the CL. It is if the wheel was made specifically for this car!
Wheel pic attached (pic from web...)
Tires are Falken 452s with less than 1K miles on them.

If anyone is interested PM me and I will provide pics. I will take 1K plus shipping for them.
For anyone with 20" wheels on a CL and living in a pothole prone area- I suggest the tire insurance. Discount Tire would probably cover the tires for a fee ( I think it was $18 per tire) because they are as new.

Be patient for my reply to PMs as I visit this site maybe once a week.
Cheers!

Patentmat

As the only person I have met on this forum with the 305s, I can attest to this. Since I lost one of them due to unrepairable damage to the sidewall, I believe. This was about 2 years ago, and since then, I have kept my air pressure sensors working properly, and I usually keep the pressure at around 40 PSI. I have driven as low as 32 PSI for months without damage, but generally I keep them at 40, and it is perfectly fine.

Second, if you can afford it get aluminum wheels. They do not get weaker with repairs the way cheaper wheels will - plus they are lighter

Austinite

I called Brabus and asked about recommened tire brands. They said due to the weight of thus car the recommened Goodyear piliot sports, perelli or one of the continentals. You can find cheaper and I have had nittos but the pilot sports are way better... Hands down, no matter how much rain is on the road the car is stuck like glue

bigben320e

Very good points here. I have had my Vossen 20 083's for about 9 months now, and they have been great. No bends, but as most are stating, you do give up some ride comfort.

The wheels I have are not that heavy, 28-30lbs in fact. I was on the fence for a long time before getting any rims, because of the negatives and positives I kept hearing. I picked a rim that looked good, low weight, hub-centric, Vossen has a good rep on fit, finish and quality. I bought my rims through D2.

Whatever you decide to do, be sure to get high quality tires. Don't run cheap tires.