FITMENT ADVICE!

I posted this in the sticky.

Would these fit my CLK500? 2003?

I havent been able to find for certain if ill run into any brake caliper issues.

 

I would like to know too as at some point I might upgrade to 4 piston calipers and rotors. BTW you have good taste, I like #2.

 

There is a lot of chrome on the trim to black this out easily. Plus, my SUV is blacked out so I think chrome or brushed my be best. Something clean.

With the 500 and offset with brakes I wanted to make sure before ordering online that it may fit. Plus it helps that I have half of this in Amazon gift cards sitting around.

Amazon fitment says no, but I think it may be too generalized.

 

i would message the seller and find out the offsets of them

 

I actually have those rims from the middle link. I have custom made wheel spacers about 1/4in to make the front wheels fit properly otherwise the calipers will hit them.

 

The seller should be able to answer that question for you. If not, I would try to locate the wheels from another vendor/company. Just an FYI, if the vendor can't answer that question for you then the likelihood of them offering quality customer service after your purchase is a lot lower. Just my 2 cents as a consumer.

Unfortunately we don't carry that brand or I would answer for you. Good luck!

 

17x7.5 will fit all the way around and the bolt patterns are correct on all of them. Offset should be ET 30-35. - W209's come with staggered wheels from the factory and most members here would recommend you stay with that set up for performance reasons. 17x7.5 upfront and 17x8 or 8.5 in the back - pair them with 225 width tires in the front and 245 width tires in the back. Though, I do believe you can do 8.5 front and up to 9.5 on the rears without spacers. Look for asymmetrical treaded tires so you can rotate side to side.

 

Also I've purchased from USArim who is the vendor on Amazon, they are great and will help you with any questions you may have.. Just give them a ring. They recommended the proper length lug nuts when I upgraded, saved me a lot of hassle off the jump. Best of luck!

 

Could you just get an 8in rim and put 225 up front and 245 in the rear on the same size rim?

I like these as well:

(17x8"/5x112mm) 35mm offset

 

you could but you shouldn't. first of all it wont look to good, especially the rear tires, it will look weird having the overhand of the 8in tire in the back with a wide tread thats sticking out on the edges. also you wont be getting good traction on the rear as 245 tire treads as designed for 8.5in rims most of the time. your golden ratio here is 7.5in - 8in in the front and 8.5-9.5 in the rear. you'll also need to take into rim offset into consideration, or look into spacers for a good fit.

In the end its your choice, but if your going to change your rims and pay money might as well do it right and get the right setup for your car.

I'm running 8.5in on 235 in the front and 265 on 9.5 in the rear, with 10mm spacers up front and 15mm hubcentric spacers in the rear.
i cant get 245 wheels to fit in the front without rubbing issues even 235 tires wouldn't fit without spacers. in the rear i was fine without spacers but just wanted that wide track look with the rear.

 

What is our center bore?

I agree, I want it to look good and perform good. I am glad I asked about the rim/tire size.

I would rather stay away from spacers, unless, and from what it seems, they arent as bad safety wise as I thought.

Great ill look at your "golden ratios" - would you still look for 37mm offsets for both?

Thank you.

 

i have spacers on my car with no issues and its seen the track and plenty of 150 + mph stints

 

its not a problem to have spacers. as long as you have the right spacers. 66.6 mm bore on our cars

 

dont know much about offsets though. not sure what you should be be using in that respect.