noljagoo

Hello,

I'm kind of a new guy here and about to change the wheels.
I've searched and figured out that clk's recomended offsets are ET30 front, ET35 rear.
but I'm not really cleared about spacers.

I'm trying to get wheels like:

Front: 18x8.5 offset:25mm
Rear: 18x9.5 offset:28mm

Actually:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-x-...0628#vi-ilComp

Do I need 5mm spacers for front and rear?
I didn't modify anything to my car, so it would be ok w/o spacers?

I know a lot of questions about wheels and offset, but it also makes me crazy right now.

so, if the wheels' offset are ET25 or ET40 for front, both of them need spacers? I really don't get it.........

My 18'' wheels had been cracked recently, so I need to get wheels asap.

Can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance.

dynomite05

Hello and welcome. You should be ok with those offsets. You only need spacers when you have to push the wheel out making the offset lower. You would need a lower offset because of your brake setup or to have the wheels sit flush with the fender.

noljagoo

Thanks Dyno!
I've learned lots of things from your posts.
now I'm interested in lowering my car and more!

So, if the offsets are lower than ET30(F) and ET35(R), any wheels are fine?
I only need spacers for high offset wheels, right?

Then, do I need shoter bolts for them?

Thanks again!

dynomite05

NP. With your brakes, you really don't have to worry about having a low offset. The question is if you would like the wheels to sit flush with the fender. Take my wheels for example, they came with ET35 all around. With my stock 320 brakes I had no problems. When I upgraded to my BBK I had to install 10mm spacers for the wheels to clear, so now I am at ET25 all around. The bolts depend on the wheels you get, but you would most likely have to get new ones.

Here are a couple pics with and without spacers. The first 2 are without the 10mm spacers and the last 2 are with them.

Mka77

Those offset should look pretty good.

noljagoo

Thanks again!

Now I'm so clear about offsets.

nice pics and good explaination.

Kevwood

Are those taillight covers or tint in the first pic Wes?

dynomite05

NP, hope everything works out.


It is tint film. I bought the lights already tinted.

Kevwood

I much prefer you're new tails, I like the bold red & tint look.

dynomite05

Yea, me too. I just bought them because the deal was too good to pass up.

Kevwood

Always good to try new things too, how else will you know what looks good and what doesn't?

dynomite05

That's true. Hey at least I didn't take a loss when I sold them and they stayed in the mbworld family.

Kevwood

Can't ask for anything more I guess.

apostle14420

ok so heres my question. i just bought my baby amg rims off an sl.. shes an 04 320.. im also getting her a bilstein pss9 coilover.. my question is, according to renntech the clk offset for stock 18x8f offset 34 and 18x8.5r offset 30.. the rims i got are 18x8.5f offset 30 and 18x9.5r offset 33.. am i screwed or would spacers save my ***? and what tire size could i put because im looking at either nitto invos or vredestein tyres..

dynomite05

Hello and welcome to the forum.

I am currently running 19x8.5/9.5 with PSS9's and 10mm spacers all around. My wheels came with a ET35 so with the 10mm spacers they are ET25. I really don't have rubbing problems. Aside from my front tire sometimes rubbing against the front plastic liner on sharp turns. I am running 235s in the front.

The specs that you mentioned above should work fine. With the CO's, you could fine tune the height if you do encounter problems. As far as tires, it's really personal preference. Your location also make a difference in tire selection. Do you have awesome weather all year round, or are you like us 4 season guys?

apostle14420

Im in florida so its either dry or wet.. Never snow.. Sadly.. But yea was looking to get asymetrical tires.. Because rain is unannounced... Plus I drive alot.. 04 150k miles...

dynomite05

You should be ok with summer tires. I used the Hankook EVO V12s this past summer and they were great for the price. Tirerack usually has the best prices.

mebe29

Hey guys,

SInce we are on the topic I just had a question about my car. I have a 2006 CLK 500 and I will be lowering the car abouts 2 inches in the rear and an inch in the front with H&R Springs. My only concern is does anybody know what size spacers I would need to have the rims sticking out a bit? Im currently running the stock 17' amgs.

dynomite05

H&Rs lower 1.4" front and 1.3" rear. How are you going to go 2" in the rear? As far as the spacers go, only 10mm is hubcentric so I would go with that.