Ideas for wheels?
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2004 CLK 500
Ideas for wheels?
I am looking to get wheels for my car . I will be dropping the suspension with new springs the drop is about 1.2" all around . I was looking for 19 or 20 . What would work best ? I would like to get more tire sidewall . Any ideas on offset ? looking to do concave style
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Personally, I think anything bigger than 19 looks wrong on these cars. Others have said the same. Plus, that's how you get more sidewall. As for offset, you need to decide what width wheels you want. Then you can do the math from there. Basically, to have your wheels clear things on the inside exactly as they do now, you need a lower offset number that is equal to 1/2 of any increased width.
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And to be clear - I mean the change in offset should be equal to 1/2 the increased width, not the total offset. So if you get 1"wider wheels, that's about 25mm. 1/2 of that is 12-13mm. So if your current offset is 40, then something around 28, plus or minus, will give you the same clearance. But that's not an ironclad rule. You have room to play depending on how much clearance you have now, tire style, etc.
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I had these in mind . All in silver . going on a silver car
http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-Niche-For...ZXcv0c&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-ZENETTI-M...VX3GqL&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-Niche-For...ZXcv0c&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-ZENETTI-M...VX3GqL&vxp=mtr
